Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this Red Bull Arena clash with Köln, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Bundesliga table.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
RB Leipzig form and stats
When playing at home in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig, who have the the best goal difference (+17) in Bundesliga, have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.
Happy days for RB Leipzig in their previous game, a Bundesliga match away at Hertha BSC (placed 12th) that ended with a 4-2 victory. Before that match, a Champions League win away at Zenit.
A goal frenzy last time out for RB Leipzig, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Hertha BSC. Fun stuff to watch!
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for RB Leipzig, as the Champions League home game vs Benfica is only four days away.
Goals are plentiful at Red Bull Arena in the league this season as RB Leipzig has scored 13 goals here in 5 attempts. RB Leipzig's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Köln form and stats
Köln, who have the fewest scored goals (10) in Bundesliga, have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Bundesliga, after 1-1-4 (6 played). Recent form does not give Köln much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. RB Leipzig will be a tough nut to crack. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Köln are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Bundesliga home defeat versus Hoffenheim with 1-2 on the scoreboard. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Fortuna Düsseldorf wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Köln as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league. The Köln manager A. Beierlorzer has some worries about the defense as 13 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
RB Leipzig-Köln H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: RB Leipzig 2 wins, Köln 1 win, 1 draw. 3 of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  T. Werner 11 goals |  M. Sabitzer 4 goals |  C. Nkunku 3 goals |
RB Leipzig missing players
Köln missing players
| RB Leipzig | Köln | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 29 | 13 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 73% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 73% |
| 45% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 36% |
| 18% | 20% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 73% | 80% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 55% |
| 27% | 20% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 36% |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 5.5 | 6.2 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- All of Köln's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of RB Leipzig's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Köln have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Köln have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- RB Leipzig have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- RB Leipzig have scored in all their matches so far.
- RB Leipzig have scored more than double the goals of Köln.
- RB Leipzig haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Borussia M'gladbach | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | Bayern München | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 21 |
| 4 | Freiburg | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Hoffenheim | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | Schalke 04 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 | Wolfsburg | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 12 | Hertha BSC | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | Augsburg | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 10 |
| 16 | Mainz 05 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 21 | -18 | 9 |
| 17 | Köln | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 7 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -15 | 4 |