Germany - BundesligaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Cologne and Bayer Leverkusen, taking place on Sunday, 03 March 2024, at RheinEnergieStadion in Köln.
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Cologne, Recent FormAn important point secured against Stuttgart will have left Cologne quite happy with their 1-1 draw. In that game they had 25% possession and managed 11 attempts on goal, with 5 on target, compared to Stuttgart who had 13 attempts and 5 on target.
It's fair to say that manager Timo Schultz will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 5 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 8 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points. They have been unable to score at home in 4 of their last 6 games, and so far this season they have conceded at least 1 goal in 20 of their 23 games overall.
It's been a disappointing spell of home league form lately, having managed to rack up just 1 victory and 3 defeats in their last 6 matches. They will not be pleased with their form in the league this season having managed just 3 wins from the 23 matches they've played so far.
Goalscorer Davie Selke will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Cologne.
Bayer Leverkusen, Recent FormBayer Leverkusen head into this match with some confidence in the knowledge that they recorded a solid 2-1 home win against Mainz 05 in their last league encounter. Their share of possession in that meeting was 67%, while racking up 17 shots along the way, 7 of which were on target. Mainz 05 had 12 shots on goal with 5 on target.
Manager Xabi Alonso will be delighted with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 12 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 4 goals conceded in the same period. They've kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 6 away games, and they've scored in 22 of their 23 games overall this season.
Unbeaten in their last 11 away league games, including 4 consecutive wins is a good spell of form on the road.
Victor Boniface will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for Bayer Leverkusen.
A defeat for Cologne in their last match against Bayer Leverkusen was not completely unexpected, but they will have been disappointed to lose by 3 goals.
Playing at home in the league, Cologne have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 3 matches against Die Werkself. When Leverkusen are away to Die Geißböcke in the league, they know how to find the net, with 8 goals in their last 3 meetings and an average of 2.67 per game.
In the league, Leverkusen have been unbeaten in the last 3 times they have visited Cologne at RheinEnergieStadion.
Cologne manager Timo Schultz has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Damion Downs (Head), Timo Hübers (Illness), Davie Selke (Broken foot), Mark Uth (Knee) and Luca Waldschmidt (Broken leg) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Xabi Alonso has a number of injury concerns in his Leverkusen squad to contend with: Victor Boniface (Groin), Arthur de Matos Soares (Tendon) and Exequiel Palacios (Lack of fitness)
Cologne Playing at home | Bayer Leverkusen Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.8 | Goals scored | 2.3 |
| 1.5 | Goals conceded | 0.8 |
| 40' | Time first goal scored | 32' |
| 42' | Time first goal conceded | 40' |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 2.1 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.6 | Subs used | 3.8 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | - |
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