RB Leipzig vs 1. FC Köln match stats & report

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Bundesliga · Germany · Regular Season - 4 · Red Bull Arena, Leipzig · Ref Benjamin Brand, Germany

RB Leipzig stats & fixtures · 1. FC Köln stats & fixtures

RB Leipzig beat 1. FC Köln 3–1 in the Bundesliga on 20 September 2025. Expected goals finished 3.28–1.70. 1. FC Köln had 53% of the ball.

RB Leipzig vs 1. FC Köln match statistics

RB Leipzig1. FC Köln

47% Ball possession 53%
3.28 Expected goals (xG) 1.70
18 Total shots 13
8 Shots on target 2
7 Shots off target 5
3 Blocked shots 6
14 Shots inside the box 8
9 Corners 5
10 Fouls 8
3 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 1
421 Passes 474
87% Pass accuracy 87%
0 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

13' Goal A. Ouedraogo RB Leipzig
23' Goal J. Thielmann (assist E. Martel) 1. FC Köln
44' Goal Romulo Cardoso RB Leipzig
45' Goal D. Raum RB Leipzig
45+3' Yellow card E. Martel 1. FC Köln
69' Yellow card R. Baku RB Leipzig

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

RB Leipzig

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Ole Werner

1 P. Gulacsi

22 D. Raum 23 C. Lukeba 4 W. Orbán 17 R. Baku

13 N. Seiwald 20 A. Ouedraogo

49 Y. Diomande 14 C. Baumgartner 9 J. Bakayoko

40 Romulo Cardoso

Bench M. Vandevoordt , El Chadaille Bitshiabu , E. Banzuzi , C. Harder , K. Nedeljković , T. Gomis , A. MaksimoviÄ‡ , T. Werner , Kevin Kampl

1. FC Köln

Confirmed 4-3-3 Lukas Kwasniok

1 M. Schwäbe

5 T. Krauß 4 T. Hubers 2 J. Schmied 28 S. Sebulonsen

16 J. Kaminski 6 E. Martel 18 Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson

30 M. Bülter 29 J. Thielmann 7 L. Waldschmidt

Bench R. Zieler , Dominique Heintz , Kristoffer Lund , Cenk Özkaçar , Denis Huseinbašić , Florian Kainz , S. El Mala , L. Maina , R. Ache

Form guide

RB Leipzig at home

10–0–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 3.1 per game
Conceded: 0.2 per game
Clean sheets: 8 / 10
Corners: 5.9 per game
Shots on target: 8.5 per game

13% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

1. FC Köln away

1–5–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.9 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.9 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

26% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

RB Leipzig vs 1. FC Köln head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
15 Mar 24	1. FC Köln v RB Leipzig	1–5
28 Oct 23	RB Leipzig v 1. FC Köln	6–0
4 Feb 23	1. FC Köln v RB Leipzig	0–0
13 Aug 22	RB Leipzig v 1. FC Köln	2–2

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full RB Leipzig vs 1. FC Köln head-to-head record