Bayer Leverkusen Köln betting prediction

The home team comes to this stage of the DFB Pokal (Quarter‑finals) after having eliminated: FC Bayern München, Elversberg and Carl Zeiss Jena. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in away matches; against 13 wins and 2 draws at their stadium. In their last match, for the Bundesliga, they got a home win against TSG Hoffenheim by (3‑1). In the last 10 home matches Leverkusen has won 10. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 27 of the last 31 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 22 out of 31 have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that likes to score first. They have opened up the score in 15 of the last 15 matches, they have reached half‑time in front in 10 of those 15 matches and have held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in 13 of them.

Bayer Leverkusen come for this match after a 3-1 win over Hoffenheim in a Bundesliga match: the winning goals were scored by Victor Boniface, Patrik Schick and Jeremie Frimpong. In the last round of the DFB Pokal, the home team beat Bayern Munich 0-1. The home team usually play in a 3-4-3, favoring a style of play with constant transitions, which allows them to create multiple goal opportunities and dominate possession of the ball. In this tactical formation, Victor Boniface, Florian Wirtz and Nathan Tella are the most advanced players. In attack, Leverkusen generally use the right line, taking advantage of the depth offered by full-back Jeremie Frimpong. For this game, Martin Terrier, Amine Adli, Matija Marsenic and Jeanuël Belocian are out due to physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Matej Kovar, Álex Grimaldo, Jonathan Tah, Edmond Tapsoba, Nordi Mukiele, Emiliano Buendía, Granit Xhaka, Jeremie Frimpong, Exequiel Palacios, F. Wirtz, Patrik Schick.
Coach: G. Seoane.