November 9th features a match where Köln and Bayer Leverkusen will play a match in Cologne in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 12th placed Köln is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Hoffenheim. Florian Kainz struck first for Köln in the 13th minute on a feed from Linton Maina, but Jacob Bruun Larsen got the equalizer for Hoffenheim in the 36th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Hoffenheim. Köln is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Bayer Leverkusen is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Club Brugge. Neither Bayer Leverkusen nor Club Brugge could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Köln won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Bayer Leverkusen’s most prolific scorer has been Moussa Diaby. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Köln is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Steffen Tigges and Florian Kainz each having 3 goals in their last 5
Steffen Baumgart’s Köln squad will be without Jan Thielmann, Luca Kilian, Jonas Hector, Julian Chabot, Lemperle and Florian Dietz, while Kerem Demirbay, Karim Bellarabi, Charles Aránguiz, Sardar Azmoun, Exequiel Palacios and Wirtz are unavailable to play for Bayer Leverkusen.