Friday , 16 October 2026

1. FC Koln vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2023-24
1. FC Koln
1 – 5
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Fri 15 Mar 2024 · 19:30 UTC RheinEnergieSTADION HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 15' Xavi Simons
Sargis Adamyan 18' 1–1
1–2 63' Lois Openda
1–3 67' Lois Openda
1–4 70' Amadou Haidara
1–5 82' Yussuf Poulsen
Max Finkgrafe 49' Y
Y 62' Xavi Simons
Faride Alidou 66' Y
Y 72' Amadou Haidara

Overview

Match Preview

1. FC Koln vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga at RheinEnergieSTADION.

Match Details

  • Referee Florian Badstubner
  • Assistant 1 Markus Schuller
  • Assistant 2 Thomas Stein
4 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SC Freiburg 5 13
2 Borussia Dortmund 5 13
3 FC Bayern Munchen 5 11
4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5 10
5 RB Leipzig 5 9
6 FC Augsburg 5 8
7 SV Werder Bremen 5 8
8 1. FSV Mainz 05 5 7
9 SV 07 Elversberg 5 7
10 1. FC Koln 5 7
11 VfB Stuttgart 5 6
12 Hamburger SV 5 6
13 FC Schalke 04 5 5
14 Eintracht Frankfurt 5 5
15 SC Paderborn 07 5 4
16 1. FC Union Berlin 5 4
17 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 5 3
18 Borussia Monchengladbach 5 0

Head-to-Head

5
7
8
1. FC Koln 20 games · Avg 3.4 goals RB Leipzig
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-15 1. FC Koln 1–5 RB Leipzig 2023-10-28 RB Leipzig 6–0 1. FC Koln 2023-02-04 1. FC Koln 0–0 RB Leipzig 2022-08-13 RB Leipzig 2–2 1. FC Koln 2022-02-11 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FC Koln

Recent Form

1. FC Koln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar RB Leipzig H 1–5 L
09 Mar Borussia Monchengladbach A 3–3 D
03 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–2 L
24 Feb VfB Stuttgart A 1–1 D
16 Feb SV Werder Bremen H 0–1 L
11 Feb TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–1 D
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar 1. FC Koln A 5–1 W
09 Mar SV Darmstadt 98 H 2–0 W
06 Mar Real Madrid CF A 1–1 D
02 Mar VfL Bochum 1848 A 4–1 W
24 Feb FC Bayern Munchen A 1–2 L
17 Feb Borussia Monchengladbach H 2–0 W

Season Stats

1. FC Koln RB Leipzig
#10 Position #5
7 Points 9
5 Played 5
2 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 2
8 Scored 15
10 Conceded 5
-2 GD +10
1.40 PPG 1.80
40% Win % 60%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
1. FC Koln this season
60% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season

1. FC Koln are 10th (7 pts). RB Leipzig are 5th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Koln
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/3
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
RB Leipzig
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Koln
Thijs Dallinga 2 G
Said El Mala 2 G
RB Leipzig
Christopher Nkunku 4 G 1 A
Antonio Nusa 3 G 3 A
Tidiam Gomis 2 G 2 A
Ridle Baku 2 G
Rocco Reitz 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds RheinEnergieSTADION will turn into a battlefield for 1. FC Koln and RB Leipzig.
  • 5' El Chadaille Bitshiabu, a France defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Xavi Simons makes it 0-1.
  • 18' What composure from Sargis Adamyan! The Armenia international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 23' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 28' RB Leipzig fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' Leart Paqarada is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for 1. FC Koln so far.
  • 43' 1. FC Koln have won 353 goals from 403 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 48' 1. FC Koln seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 49' It’s gonna be a card for Max Finkgrafe.
  • 54' Lois Openda has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 3 cards already picked up this season.
  • 59' It looks surprising 1. FC Koln does not make any changes. Florian Kainz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' Xavi Simons is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
  • 63' GOAL! Lois Openda fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 66' The referee has no hesitation. Faride Alidou is booked for 1. FC Koln — card on 66.
  • 67' Goal! Lois Openda scores his 105 goal in 359 matches.
  • 70' Goal! Amadou Haidara scores his 19 goal in 223 matches.
  • 72' Amadou Haidara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 72.
  • 73' Fresh legs for 1. FC Koln! Davie Selke comes on to replace Florian Kainz.
  • 75' Fresh legs for RB Leipzig! Christoph Baumgartner comes on to replace Benjamin Sesko.
  • 80' It is a substitution in 1. FC Koln team. Denis Huseinbasic is replaced by Jacob Christensen on 80 minute.
  • 82' GOAL! Yussuf Poulsen fires home to make it 1-5!
  • 83' Kevin Kampl gets the nod from RB Leipzig. He replaces Amadou Haidara and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' It is a substitution in RB Leipzig team. Castello Lukeba is replaced by El Chadaille Bitshiabu on 85 minute.
  • 88' Another substitution for 1. FC Koln to replace Max Finkgrafe by Benno Schmitz on 88 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-5 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

1. FC Koln Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Timo Schultz

RB Leipzig Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Timo Werner 5
Lois Openda 4
Anthony Modeste 3
Christopher Nkunku 3
Dani Olmo 3
Amadou Haidara 3
Emil Forsberg 3
Jonas Hector 2

Head to Head

2024-03-15 1. FC Koln 1–5 RB Leipzig 2023-10-28 RB Leipzig 6–0 1. FC Koln 2023-02-04 1. FC Koln 0–0 RB Leipzig 2022-08-13 RB Leipzig 2–2 1. FC Koln 2022-02-11 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FC Koln

1. FC Koln Form

2024-03-15 1. FC Koln 1–5 RB Leipzig L 2024-03-09 Borussia Monchengladbach 3–3 1. FC Koln D 2024-03-03 1. FC Koln 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2024-02-24 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 1. FC Koln D 2024-02-16 1. FC Koln 0–1 SV Werder Bremen L 2024-02-11 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 1. FC Koln D

RB Leipzig Form

2024-03-15 1. FC Koln 1–5 RB Leipzig W 2024-03-09 RB Leipzig 2–0 SV Darmstadt 98 W 2024-03-06 Real Madrid CF 1–1 RB Leipzig D 2024-03-02 VfL Bochum 1848 1–4 RB Leipzig W 2024-02-24 FC Bayern Munchen 2–1 RB Leipzig L 2024-02-17 RB Leipzig 2–0 Borussia Monchengladbach W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.9 1. FC Koln xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.12 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + RB Leipzig to win 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Koln14% Draw17% RB Leipzig69%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 4.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

1. FC Koln or Draw
31%
Draw or RB Leipzig
86%
1. FC Koln or RB Leipzig
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
1. FC Koln9% Draw31% RB Leipzig60%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
9%
0 – 3
9%
1 – 3
7.9%
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 4
6.9%
1 – 4
6.2%
1 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
5.7%
0 – 5
4.3%
1 – 5
Actual
2 – 3
3.6%
2 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Koln

Handicap 1. FC Koln covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 5% 93%
-0.5 7% — 93%
+0.5 21% — 79%
+1 21% 18% 61%
+1.5 39% — 61%
+2 39% 20% 41%
+2.5 59% — 41%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Koln keeps clean sheet
5% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.