In a weekend match on Fri Feb 11th, in week 22, RB Leipzig will play host to Köln in a meeting of these two evenly matched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, RB Leipzig recorded a 2-3 loss against Bayern München. Thomas Müller struck first for Bayern München in the 12th minute, then André Silva tied it up for RB Leipzig in the 27th minute on a feed from Konrad Laimer , but luckily for Bayern München it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. RB Leipzig is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Köln is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Freiburg. Anthony Modeste struck first for Köln in the 23rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Freiburg was frustrated by Köln’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Köln ended the match with the shutout victory. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Köln should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Sep 18th, Köln hosted RB Leipzig at the Rheinenergiestadion in their last match together. Köln and RB Leipzig battled to a 1-1 draw. Anthony Modeste struck first for Köln in the 53rd minute, then Amadou Haidara tied it up for RB Leipzig in the 71st minute on a feed from Dominik Szoboszlai earning RB Leipzig a comeback draw.
Köln is glad to have Anthony Modeste in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. André Silva has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for RB Leipzig.