Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Buoyed by a thrilling 5-0 win over Union Berlin, Bayer Leverkusen will be looking to escape the relegation zone when they take on Koln on Matchday 14. Xabi Alonso’s men produced their best performance of the season at the weekend, and it seems that the Champions League elimination is going to help them make progress in the national championship.
A man to watch in the away team will be pacey winger Moussa Diaby, who scored a brace in the last league fixture, while all Charles Aranguiz, Sardar Azmoun, and Florian Wirtz remain in the treatment room. The Billy Goats, on the other hand, have been struggling in European competitions as well, and given their three-game winless run in the Bundesliga, away win should be considered. All Mark Uth, Florian Dietz, Jonas Hector, Dejan Ljubicic, Tim Lemperle, and Sebastian Andersson are out of contention with injuries for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Ellyes Skhiri):
After spending his youth career at Montpellier, Ellyes Skhiri continued playing for la Paillade at senior level. In 2019 he moved to Bundesliga side Koln, signing a four-year contract with the Billy Goats. Shkiri was born in Lunel, France on May 10, 1995, but he has a dual citizenship as his parents are of Tunisia descent.
The Koln midfielder made debut with the Tunisian national team in a 1-0 win over Iran on March 23, 2018 and he represented Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup finals in Russia later that year. Ellyes Skhiri’s main position is defensive midfielder, but he is capable of producing fine performances at both right and centre back.
His preferred foot is right and he has a contract with Koln until June 30, 2026. The Tunisia international made his Bundesliga debut on August 17, 2019 in a 2-1 loss to Wolfsburg and he scored his first ever goal in the German top flight in a 2-1 win over Freiburg on August 31, 2019.
Highlighted Team (Bayer Leverkusen):
Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club from the city Leverkusen in the North Rhine-Westphalia region. The home kit of Bayer Leverkusen is black and red. The club is playing his home games in the Bay Arena.
Bayer Leverkusen started to play in the Bundesliga from season 1979/1980. In 1988 Bayer Leverkusen managed to win the UEFA Cup by beating Espanyol in the final with 1-0. In the national league Bayer Leverkusen has been the most successful in the last couple of years with the 2nd place as their best performance.
Bayer Leverkusen never managed to win the league title. The current biggest rival of Bayer Leverkusen is 1. Koln. Next to football Bayer Leverkusen has a volleyball and basketball division as well. Currently Bayer Leverkusen is one of the biggest teams in the Bundesliga. Known players that played for Bayer Leverkusen are: Michael Ballack, Rudi Voller, Lucio and Arturo Vidal.