RB Leipzig should be expected winners of this home game versus FC Köln, if the league table is thought to provide some clues. Or are we eyeing a possible shock?
- RB Leipzig have not yet lost a game at home.
- FC Köln have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Bundesliga
There have been limited time to rest for the team playing at home, as they were involved in a Champions League fixture only three days earlier. This match was also played here at Red Bull Arena. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, FC Köln have had more rest.
RB Leipzig form and stats
The story so far in the Bundesliga for RB Leipzig at their home stadium (Red Bull Arena) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. RB Leipzig have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Leipzig's previous fixture was a Champions League game also played at their own stadium, finishing 3-1 vs Crvena Zvezda. The home side are looking to build on that result. Raum, defender, was given a rating of 9.15/10 in that game, top of the team. Raum scored one goal, served one assist, hit seven key passes and won 3 of 6 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Darmstadt 98 and winning 3-1.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for RB Leipzig as they are travelling to their away game against Wolfsburg in the DFB Pokal. That match is three days after this one.
RB Leipzig can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 10 times. RB Leipzig are not conceding a lot of goals here at Red Bull Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
FC Köln form and stats
0 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of FC Köln playing as the away team in the Bundesliga this season. Köln has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
FC Köln go into this game after a win, the home game against Borussia M'gladbach that ended 3-1. Eureka; their first win in the league after seven rounds not winning. Midfielder Kainz was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.45. Kainz scored two goals, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 42 successful passes (of 49 total).
Prior to that match, the Köln manager Baumgart faced defeat when travelling to Bayer Leverkusen and losing 0-3.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The DFB Pokal trip to Kaiserslautern.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from FC Köln's away games in the league this season with only {2 goals} from 4 matches. As for defending, FC Köln rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 7 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Leipzig have won or drawn the last 4 fixtures (1-3-0) versus FC Köln.Top Goalscorers
  L. Openda 6 goals |  X. Simons 3 goals |   F. Kainz 3 goals |
RB Leipzig missing players
FC Köln missing players
| RB Leipzig | FC Köln | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 88% |
| 75% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4 | 6.4 |
| 4.5 | 3 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.8 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.2 | 13 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.8 | 13.4 |
| 6.1 | 6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 39% | 42% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 11.4 | 11.2 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 16.5 | 13.9 |
| 3.6 | 4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
- FC Köln have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- FC Köln have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- FC Köln have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- FC Köln have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Bundesliga
- FC Köln have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- FC Köln have yet to win a game away.
- FC Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- RB Leipzig have not yet lost a game at home.
- RB Leipzig have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- RB Leipzig have scored more than double the goals of FC Köln.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 22 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | Bayern München | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 20 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 17 |
| 6 | Hoffenheim | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 9 | Wolfsburg | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Augsburg | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 8 |
| 11 | Heidenheim | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 7 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 7 |
| 13 | Borussia M'gladbach | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | -5 | 6 |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 6 |
| 15 | Union Berlin | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 6 |
| 16 | FC Köln | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 4 |
| 17 | Bochum | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -15 | 4 |
| 18 | Mainz 05 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -15 | 2 |
