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1. FC Nürnberg

Bayer Leverkusen vs 1. FC Nürnberg prediction

Data modelBookmaker prices, home/away form, scoring trends and the table, read by our AI analysts. How it works

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Who wins?

Bayer Leverkusen to win: 85%, about 4 in 5

Bayer Leverkusen85%Bookies 85
Draw10%Bookies 10
1. Nürnberg5%Bookies 5

Goals call3+ goals 81% · bookies 81%

Bookmakers' prices with their margin removed; a stats preview does not adjust them with news.

Version 1 · updated Ledger record ↗

Key factors

What our AI analysts say

All three broadly agree with the bookmakers.

The Coach

styles in the numbers

Leverkusen's home scoring should overwhelm a leaky Nurnberg defence

Leverkusen have won all four recent home games, scoring 10 and conceding 1, and average 3.5 expected goals here against 0.9 for Nurnberg. Nurnberg have scored in five straight away games, so both teams score at 57% looks fair.

✓ In line with bookmakers

The Dressing Room

the table and pressure

Fixture load favours fresher Nurnberg, but the gulf remains

Even so, the hosts' four-match home winning run should tell.

Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen: slightly overrated Low

The Sceptic

where the market may be wrong

The prices look broadly right, maybe a touch short on the hosts

Nurnberg's five-game away unbeaten run argues for slightly more than 5%. The 81% over 2.5 fits the 63% for 4+ goals and a 4.62 goals-per-match cup environment.

✓ In line with bookmakers

Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.

In short

Bayer Leverkusen are clear favourites at 85%, with 1. FC Nürnberg on 5% and the draw on 10%. In their last five matches across all competitions, Bayer Leverkusen won four and 1. FC Nürnberg two. The prices point to about 4.4 goals.

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Win or draw (double chance)

Bayer Leverkusen win or draw
95%
Either team wins (no draw)
90%
1. FC Nürnberg win or draw
15%

Goals in the match (over/under)

2+ goals
93%
3+ goals
81%
4+ goals
63%

Both teams score (BTTS)

Yes
57%
No
43%

We expect about 3.5 goals from Bayer Leverkusen and 0.9 from 1. FC Nürnberg. (expected goals)

Most likely score: 3–0 (9%). Even the likeliest exact score happens less than 1 time in 10. Next: 3–1 (8%), 4–0 (8%), 2–0 (8%), 4–1 (7%).

How these numbers are made

A data-model preview uses the bookmakers' prices for this match with their margin removed by the power method. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. The full analysis with team news can be requested on this page before kick-off. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.

Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology

Prediction history

#PublishedHomeDrawAwayReasonRecord
1 85%10%5%Stats preview#1732

This table freezes at kick-off; the last version before the start is the one that counts. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).

Form

All competitions, newest first.

Bayer Leverkusen: last 6

LWWWWW · 14 scored, 7 conceded

25 Octat 1899 Hoffenheim Bundesliga0–3L
22 Octat OFI UEFA Europa League2–0W
18 Octvs SC Freiburg Bundesliga2–1W
15 Octat Lech Poznan UEFA Europa League4–0W
10 Octat FSV Mainz 05 Bundesliga4–3W
20 Sepvs RB Leipzig Bundesliga2–0W

Last 4 at home: WWWW

1. FC Nürnberg: last 6

LDDWWD · 10 scored, 9 conceded

24 Octvs 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2. Bundesliga0–1L
16 Octat Energie Cottbus 2. Bundesliga1–1D
10 Octvs VfL Wolfsburg 2. Bundesliga4–4D
19 Sepat Karlsruher SC 2. Bundesliga1–0W
11 Sepvs Hannover 96 2. Bundesliga2–1W
5 Sepat Holstein Kiel 2. Bundesliga2–2D

Last 5 away: DWDDW

Head-to-head

Last 6 meetings: Bayer Leverkusen won 5, 1. FC Nürnberg 0, 1 draw; 2.5 goals per game.

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
20 Apr 2019Bayer Leverkusen2–01. FC NürnbergBundesliga
3 Dec 20181. FC Nürnberg1–1Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
20 Apr 20141. FC Nürnberg1–4Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
30 Nov 2013Bayer Leverkusen3–01. FC NürnbergBundesliga
4 May 20131. FC Nürnberg0–2Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
1 Dec 2012Bayer Leverkusen1–01. FC NürnbergBundesliga

Match context

Travel for 1. FC Nürnberg
339 km
Rest days
Bayer Leverkusen 31. FC Nürnberg 4
Matches in the last 14 days: Bayer Leverkusen 4 · 1. FC Nürnberg 2
Weather at kick-off
11°C · wind 6 km/h
Dry
Coaches
Carles Martínez
Bayer Leverkusen, since Oct 2026
Goals in this league
DFB-Pokal average: 4.62 per match

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