Leverkusen vs Koeln prediction — 2027-03-13

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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 26 · 2027-03-13 14:30 UTC · BayArena, Leverkusen

LeverkusenTeam strength 1804 · projected league finish #3

MOST LIKELY RESULT

Leverkusen

single most likely score: 2–0 (13.7%)

KoelnTeam strength 1568.2 · projected league finish #15

Leverkusen wins 69.3%Draw — neither team wins 21.1%Koeln wins 9.7%Average simulated goals 2.10–0.68

These three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.

Why does Leverkusen have the highest number? Leverkusen currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Leverkusen playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 2.10for Leverkusen and 0.68 for Koeln. That makes Leverkusen the highest of the three result estimates at 69.3%. For the full league season, Leverkusen is projected to earn about 62points and Koeln about 35. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Leverkusen a 69.3% chance of beating Koeln at home in the Bundesliga on 2027-03-13, with 21.1% for the draw and 9.7% for an away win. The single most likely score is 2–0 (13.7%), with average simulated goals of 2.10–0.68; the chance of both teams scoring is 44.4% and of three or more total goals 52.6%. Estimates come from an Elo → Dixon-Coles → Monte Carlo model, walk-forward backtested on 913 internationals (ranked probability score 0.175 vs 0.241 for random guessing) with a public prediction record.

Source: The Open Model (theopenmodel.com) · probabilities as of the latest daily build · data reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

Possible final scores

	0	1	2	3	4
0	7.3	3.1	1.4	0.3	0.1
1	11.9	10.0	3.0	0.7	0.1
2	13.7	9.3	3.2	0.7	0.1
3	9.6	6.5	2.2	0.5	0.1
4	5.0	3.4	1.2	0.3	0.0
5+	3.1	2.1	0.7	0.2	0.0

Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.

Most likely scores

2–0 13.7%1–0 11.9%1–1 10.0%3–0 9.6%2–1 9.3%0–0 7.3%

Other match possibilities

Both teams to score		44.4%
2 or more total goals		77.7%
3 or more total goals		52.6%
4 or more total goals		30.4%
Leverkusen avoids defeat		90.3%
Koeln avoids defeat		30.7%
Leverkusen allows no goals		50.7%
Koeln allows no goals		12.2%