On Feb 4th, Köln plays host to RB Leipzig in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Köln recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Schalke 04. Schalke 04 had 17 on net, and Köln had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed RB Leipzig, recorded a 2-1 win against Stuttgart. Dominik Szoboszlai scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 25th minute, then Dominik Szoboszlai added another in the 49th minute. RB Leipzig looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10.
On the 13th of August, RB Leipzig hosted Köln in their last match together. RB Leipzig and Köln battled to a 2-2 draw in front of almost 44000. Timo Werner struck first for RB Leipzig in the 36th minute, then Florian Dietz tied it up for Köln in the 40th minute on a feed from Florian Kainz .
RB Leipzig’s most prolific scorer has been André Silva. The Portugeese attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. For Köln, their top scorers are Denis Huseinbasic and Ellyes Skhiri, each having 3 goals in their last five matches
Steffen Baumgart’s Köln squad will be without Jan Thielmann, Luca Kilian, Lemperle, Florian Dietz, Smajic and Maximilian Schmid, while Christopher Nkunku, Péter Gulácsi and Timo Schlieck are unavailable to play for Marco Rose’s team.