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1. FC Köln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — match prediction
· Kicks off in 1001h 6m
Home advantage: 1. FC Köln
Lean
The prediction
Win probability
Full-time / regulation result. Sums to 100%.
1. FC Köln 24%, draw 24%, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 53%.
Model comparison
1.27Expected goals1.95
39%Projected control61%
Expected goals and control are derived estimates from the model's ratings — indicative leans, not measured match stats.
Goals lean
Over 2.5 goals: 62% · Under 2.5: 38%.
At a glance
- Tempo
- high
- Confidence
- Moderate
Why this number
Why this number
- Elo ratings: 1. FC Köln 1429 vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1566 (gap ~137).
- 1. FC Köln gets a home-venue bump.
- high data quality — 1. FC Köln 72 matches of history, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 106. Both clubs have a full record in this competition, so the ratings are well-established. The result is still inherently uncertain.
- Built from locked pre-match data: long-run team ratings, nudged only within tight caps by real, confirmed factors (never a guess) — see every one below.
Tactical read
Tactical read
AI-generatedLeverkusen arrive as clear favourites with the superior Elo rating and attacking threat, but this carries real volatility—the model flags it. Köln at home will look to compress space and hit on transition; Leverkusen will seek to dominate possession and run the game through a faster tempo.
Key matchup
Leverkusen's attacking output versus Köln's ability to stay compact and transition when possession turns over.
Biggest factor
The model's confidence is modest—volatile conditions mean a strong attacking display from Leverkusen can just as easily be undone by a single lapse.
AI-generated context based on a statistical model. Full-time/regulation result only. Not betting advice; no specific current team-news is used.
Context
Display-only — none of this is used in the prediction above.
Confirmed lineups
via FlashscoreContext only — these confirmed lineups are not used in the prediction above. By kick-off, public team news is already reflected in any market line.
Lineups not available. We only show a confirmed starting XI when we can match this exact fixture to a Flashscore event — we never guess or invent one.
Venue
Venue not available. We only show a stadium when it comes from a source we can tie to this exact fixture — our scheduled-venue data, the club's registered home ground, or a matched Flashscore event. We never guess one.
Venue is shown for information only and is not used in the prediction.
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Sources & freshness
- Fixtures: football-data.org (live)
- Model: Elo + margin-of-victory, chronological replay with season boundary (re-centre, regress, league-changer shrink) — club-tuned FairPlay model
- Ratings generated: 2026-09-21
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- Scope: full-time / regulation
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