Week 2 features a match on Sat Aug 13th, where Köln and RB Leipzig will play a match in Leipzig in a meeting of these two mismatched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. RB Leipzig sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Stuttgart. Christopher Nkunku struck first for RB Leipzig in the 8th minute, then Naouirou Ahamada tied it up for Stuttgart in the 31st minute earning them at least the one point. RB Leipzig looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while köln is fresh off their 3-1 win against Schalke 04. Luca Kilian struck first for Köln in the 49th minute on a feed from Jonas Hector, then Florian Kainz added another in the 65th minute. Köln is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season RB Leipzig won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both Lemperle and Sargis Adamyan have been the hottest scorers for Köln in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. RB Leipzig is glad to have Christopher Nkunku in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals
Domenico Tedesco’s RB Leipzig squad will be without Yussuf Poulsen, while Florian Dietz is unavailable to play for Steffen Baumgart’s team.