Saturday , 14 November 2026

RB Leipzig vs 1. FC Köln, Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2025-26
RB Leipzig
3 – 1
Full Time
1. FC Köln
Sat 20 Sep 2025 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

RB Leipzig vs 1. FC Köln — Bundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Benjamin Brand
6 games this season 🟨 4.5/game ⚽ 24.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 9 21
2 Borussia Dortmund 9 21
3 SC Freiburg 9 19
4 RB Leipzig 9 18
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 16
6 SV Werder Bremen 9 15
7 SV 07 Elversberg 9 13
8 VfB Stuttgart 9 12
9 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 9 12
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 12
11 Hamburger SV 9 12
12 1. FSV Mainz 05 9 10
13 SC Paderborn 07 9 10
14 FC Augsburg 9 9
15 1. FC Köln 9 9
16 1. FC Union Berlin 9 7
17 FC Schalke 04 9 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 4

Head-to-Head

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7
5
RB Leipzig 20 games · Avg 3.4 goals 1. FC Köln
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-20 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FC Köln 2024-03-15 1. FC Köln 1–5 RB Leipzig 2023-10-28 RB Leipzig 6–0 1. FC Köln 2023-02-04 1. FC Köln 0–0 RB Leipzig 2022-08-13 RB Leipzig 2–2 1. FC Köln

Recent Form

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep 1. FC Köln H 3–1 W
13 Sep 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 1–0 W
30 Aug 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 H 2–0 W
22 Aug FC Bayern München A 0–6 L
16 Aug SV Sandhausen 1916 A 4–2 W
17 May VfB Stuttgart H 2–3 L
1. FC Köln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep RB Leipzig A 1–3 L
13 Sep VfL Wolfsburg A 3–3 D
31 Aug SC Freiburg H 4–1 W
24 Aug 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 1–0 W
17 Aug SSV Jahn Regensburg A 2–1 W
18 May 1. FC Kaiserslautern H 4–0 W

Season Stats

RB Leipzig 1. FC Köln
#4 Position #15
18 Points 9
9 Played 9
6 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 4
27 Scored 10
13 Conceded 14
+14 GD -4
2.00 PPG 1.00
67% Win % 22%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
56% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season
11% Clean Sheets
1. FC Köln this season

RB Leipzig are 4th (18 pts). 1. FC Köln are 15th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RB Leipzig
0-15
2/3
16-30
3/1
31-45
6/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/2
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
1. FC Köln
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RB Leipzig
Christopher Nkunku 5 G 2 A
Romulo Cruz 5 G
Antonio Nusa 4 G 7 A
Tidiam Gomis 3 G 2 A
Ridle Baku 2 G
1. FC Köln
Said El Mala 3 G
Thijs Dallinga 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between RB Leipzig and 1. FC Köln is underway.
  • RB Leipzig celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

1. FC Köln Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-09-20 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FC Köln 2024-03-15 1. FC Köln 1–5 RB Leipzig 2023-10-28 RB Leipzig 6–0 1. FC Köln 2023-02-04 1. FC Köln 0–0 RB Leipzig 2022-08-13 RB Leipzig 2–2 1. FC Köln

RB Leipzig Form

2025-09-20 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FC Köln W 2025-09-13 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 RB Leipzig W 2025-08-30 RB Leipzig 2–0 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 W 2025-08-22 FC Bayern München 6–0 RB Leipzig L 2025-08-16 SV Sandhausen 1916 2–4 RB Leipzig W 2025-05-17 RB Leipzig 2–3 VfB Stuttgart L

1. FC Köln Form

2025-09-20 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FC Köln L 2025-09-13 VfL Wolfsburg 3–3 1. FC Köln D 2025-08-31 1. FC Köln 4–1 SC Freiburg W 2025-08-24 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 1. FC Köln W 2025-08-17 SSV Jahn Regensburg 1–2 1. FC Köln W 2025-05-18 1. FC Köln 4–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.9 RB Leipzig xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 1. FC Köln xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + RB Leipzig to win 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig68% Draw18% 1. FC Köln14%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw
86%
Draw or 1. FC Köln
32%
RB Leipzig or 1. FC Köln
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig55% Draw33% 1. FC Köln12%
Actual: RB Leipzig win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.4%
2 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
7.7%
1 – 1
6.6%
4 – 1
5.7%
4 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
4.2%
5 – 1
3.4%
5 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push 1. FC Köln covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 20% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 19% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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