Tuesday , 21 July 2026

RB Leipzig vs 1. FC Köln, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2020-21
RB Leipzig
0 – 0
Full Time
1. FC Köln
Sat 19 Dec 2020 · 14:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Marcel Halstenberg 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RB Leipzig vs 1. FC Köln — Bundesliga at Red Bull Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Felix Brych
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Michael Bacher

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 34 89
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62
5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59
7 SC Freiburg 34 47
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44
9 FC Augsburg 34 43
10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40
11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39
12 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 38
14 1. FC Köln 34 32
15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32
16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26

Head-to-Head

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7
5
RB Leipzig 20 games · Avg 3.4 goals 1. FC Köln
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-19 RB Leipzig 0–0 1. FC Köln 2020-06-01 1. FC Köln 2–4 RB Leipzig 2019-11-23 RB Leipzig 4–1 1. FC Köln 2018-03-10 RB Leipzig 1–1 1. FC Köln 2017-09-29 1. FC Köln 3–0 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec 1. FC Köln H 0–0 D
16 Dec TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–0 W
12 Dec SV Werder Bremen H 2–0 W
08 Dec Manchester United FC H 3–2 W
05 Dec FC Bayern München A 3–3 D
02 Dec Medipol Basaksehir FK A 4–3 W
1. FC Köln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec RB Leipzig A 0–0 D
16 Dec Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–4 L
12 Dec 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 1–0 W
05 Dec VfL Wolfsburg H 2–2 D
28 Nov Borussia Dortmund A 2–1 W
22 Nov 1. FC Union Berlin H 1–2 L

Season Stats

RB Leipzig 1. FC Köln
#3 Position #14
65 Points 32
34 Played 34
20 / 5 / 9 W / D / L 7 / 11 / 16
66 Scored 49
47 Conceded 63
+19 GD -14
1.91 PPG 0.94
59% Win % 21%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RB Leipzig are 3rd (65 pts). 1. FC Köln are 14th (32 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between RB Leipzig and 1. FC Koln is underway.
  • 5' Mali international Amadou Haidara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. 1. FC Koln needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' 1. FC Koln is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' RB Leipzig started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' RB Leipzig have won 719 goals from 513 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jan Thielmann, as he is very good at scoring at Red Bull Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' It’s high time Julian Nagelsmann made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' It is a substitution in RB Leipzig team. Yussuf Poulsen is replaced by Emil Forsberg on 46 minute.
  • 51' RB Leipzig are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Julian Nagelsmann will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RB Leipzig that had 513 games and scored 719 goals.
  • 62' Alexander Sorloth has so much to prove this time. He replaces Amadou Haidara on 62 minute.
  • 67' Willi Orban needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 72' Fresh legs for 1. FC Koln! Jonas Hector comes on to replace Dominick Drexler.
  • 77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ondrej Duda made 464 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 81' Another change for RB Leipzig made on 81 minute. Kevin Kampl leaves to be changed by Dennis Borkowski.
  • 84' Fresh legs for 1. FC Koln! Benno Schmitz comes on to replace Marius Wolf.
  • 84' The referee has no hesitation. Marcel Halstenberg is booked for RB Leipzig — Yellow card on 84.
  • 89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' A change in the 1. FC Koln ranks — Noah Katterbach exits the field as Jannes-Kilian Horn enters on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

1. FC Köln Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Gisdol

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

2020-12-19 RB Leipzig 0–0 1. FC Köln 2020-06-01 1. FC Köln 2–4 RB Leipzig 2019-11-23 RB Leipzig 4–1 1. FC Köln 2018-03-10 RB Leipzig 1–1 1. FC Köln 2017-09-29 1. FC Köln 3–0 RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig Form

2020-12-19 RB Leipzig 0–0 1. FC Köln D 2020-12-16 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0–1 RB Leipzig W 2020-12-12 RB Leipzig 2–0 SV Werder Bremen W 2020-12-08 RB Leipzig 3–2 Manchester United FC W 2020-12-05 FC Bayern München 3–3 RB Leipzig D 2020-12-02 Medipol Basaksehir FK 3–4 RB Leipzig W

1. FC Köln Form

2020-12-19 RB Leipzig 0–0 1. FC Köln D 2020-12-16 1. FC Köln 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2020-12-12 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 1. FC Köln W 2020-12-05 1. FC Köln 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg D 2020-11-28 Borussia Dortmund 1–2 1. FC Köln W 2020-11-22 1. FC Köln 1–2 1. FC Union Berlin L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.91 RB Leipzig xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 1. FC Köln xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
RB Leipzig55% Draw24% 1. FC Köln21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw
79%
Draw or 1. FC Köln
45%
RB Leipzig or 1. FC Köln
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig40% Draw43% 1. FC Köln17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9%
1 – 0
8.9%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push 1. FC Köln covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 22% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
16% ✗

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