Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Koln Prediction & Betting Tips (5 February)

Author of the double championship last season, Bayer Leverkusen is therefore the title holder in this competition where he is also the main candidate for his own succession after having released Bayern Munich in the previous round in early December 0-1. Before that, the players of Xabi Alonso had not had to force their talent to dismiss the Carl Zeiss Jena 0-1 and Elversberg 3-0. In the championship, the 11 factory is still distant by Bayern Munich in the fight for the title of champion. Hanging by Leipzig 2-2, he will absolutely have to recover against Hoffenheim on Sunday. At the same time, Bayer Leverkusen took the 6th final place in the League phase of the Champions League after being able to easily rule out the Sparta Prague 2-0 last week .

Cologne, for his part, did not know the same dream season as his opponent last year. On the contrary, the FCK was relegated to the 2nd division where it battles to try to go up immediately. Co-leader of the championship with Hamburg against whom she bowed mid-January 1-0, this team has since taken over by winning in front of Elversberg 1-0 and she will try to confirm against Eintracht Brunswick on Saturday. In the cup, the goats were able to get rid of Sandhausen 2-3 AP, the Holstein Kiel 3-0 and the hertha Berlin 2-1 AP to rise to these 1/4 finals.

Once again Xabi Alonso deplores the absences of former Toulousain Amine Adli, the defender replacing Belocian and the Terrier striker who are all convalescence. Suspended in the league last Sunday, the German international midfielder Andrich will be eligible again. While he was announced leaving for Saudi Arabia, the Boniface striker (6 goals) is still there while the Spanish defender Hermoso has just landed at the club. The locals are based of course on their nugget Florian Wirtz (6 goals in C1, 9 goals, 9 pasts in the Bundesliga) and on the very prolific Patrick Schick (13 goals in Bundesliga) but it is not impossible that their coach Preserves kick -off. Cologne, for its part, should arise fairly reduced for this shock.

Indeed, in addition to the usual players replacement or long -term injured Christensen, Kilian and UTH, the goats are orphans in the middle olen, the defender Pauli, the interesting striker Waldschmidt (3 goals) and especially their top scorer Lamperle (8 goals in 2.Bundesliga). Urbig holder has been transferred to Bayern side this winter. In the absence of his attack partner, the young Downs (20 years old, 7 goals) will have a lot of responsibilities to try to create the feat, just like the Austrian Ljubicic (4 goals).

• Summary: Bayer 04 Leverkusen is going head to head with 1. FC Köln starting on 5 Feb 2025 at 19:45 UTC at BayArena stadium, Leverkusen city, Germany. The match is a part of the DFB Pokal .
• Bayer Leverkusen Feedinco Rating: 7.7
• FC Koln Feedinco Rating: 7.6