Bayer Leverkusen go travel to Müngersdorf on Sunday, 8 November 2026, to face 1. FC Köln for the Bundesliga Rhine derby, with both teams hoping to find better form before the international break.
For Bayer Leverkusen, a win in Cologne go equal the longest winning run in this fixture. Between 2004 and 2009, Werkself beat their Rhine rivals six times in a row.
On their last visit to the cathedral city, Patrik Schick score brace to give im side three points. Schick don hit the net seven times in eight matchdays of this campaign. Only Patrick Helmes in 2008/09 don score more at this stage for Bayer 04, with eight goals.
1. FC Köln main creator Linton Maina get four assists in all competitions this season. Together with Said El Mala, e dey particularly dangerous in transitions when space dey behind the defence. The pair show how deadly dem can be in the 5-0 DFB Pokal win over 1. FC Union Berlin, where dem register five goal involvements between them.
Köln attack fit receive boost as striker Ragnar Ache set to return to the squad after injury. The Billy Goats lose only one of their last five competitive games, and their solid defence dey behind that run.
Bayer Leverkusen dey come into the match after a 1-0 home loss to Marseille in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, dia first defeat of the European campaign. Still, dem get nine points at the league phase halfway stage and dem well on track to reach the knockout rounds. Carles Martínez and him team want learn from the loss before Sunday derby.
