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RB Leipzig vs 1.FC Köln contrasts an ambitious attacking force with a challenger whose organisation and direct running can change the game’s rhythm. Leipzig have the stronger historical profile, but Köln have shown that home pressure and well-timed transitions can keep the contest competitive. A future meeting will ask whether Leipzig’s movement creates an early advantage or Köln can turn resistance into a result.
Past matches, RB Leipzig vs 1.FC Köln
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes 1.FC Köln
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20G
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33D
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2D
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27M
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8M
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40F
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38F
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30F
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7F
RB Leipzig Substitutes
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G
26
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D
5
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D
16
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D
35
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M
6
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D
17
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F
9
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F
11
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F
27
Match events
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29'⚽C. Baumgartner Normal Goal (Asst: D. Raum)
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51'⚽J. Thielmann Normal Goal (Asst: I. Johannesson)
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56'⚽C. Baumgartner Normal Goal (Asst: X. Schlager)
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58'Jan Thielmann Yellow Card
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64'R. Baku B. Henrichs
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64'C. Harder Romulo Cardoso
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68'M. Bulter I. Johannesson
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76'David Raum Yellow Card
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76'Christoph Baumgartner Yellow Card
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78'L. Waldschmidt K. Lund
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80'Jan Thielmann Penalty confirmed
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82'E. Banzuzi B. Gruda
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82'T. Gomis Y. Diomande
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90' +4Péter Gulácsi Yellow Card
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90' +1Ezechiel Banzuzi Yellow Card
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90'F. Chavez J. Thielmann
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90'F. Schenten R. Ache
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90' +6M. Finkgrafe A. Nusa
Stats for this game
Matchup RB Leipzig VS 1.FC Köln
Leipzig bring the larger attacking threat
RB Leipzig have generally controlled this matchup through pressing, pace and a willingness to attack the space behind the first defensive line. They won 2–1 at RheinEnergieStadion on 8 February 2026, also won 3–1 at the Red Bull Arena on 20 September 2025 and 5–1 in Cologne on 15 March 2024. A 6–0 home win on 28 October 2023 showed the ceiling of Leipzig’s attacking control.
Köln’s resistance can alter the game
Köln still have evidence of a route through the hierarchy. The sides drew 0–0 in Cologne on 4 February 2023 and 2–2 in Leipzig on 13 August 2022, games in which Leipzig’s pressure did not become a decisive lead. Köln’s task is to keep distances compact and attack the moments after Leipzig lose the ball; Leipzig must make their territorial advantage count before the contest becomes emotional. That tension gives a future meeting its central question.
Past head to head stats
RB Leipzig VS 1.FC Köln
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 16 games
RB Leipzig VS 1.FC Köln
Head-to-Head History
Previous games RB Leipzig
Previous games 1.FC Köln
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