Bundesliga – RB Leipzig – FC Köln on Match-day 22

Bundesliga action on Friday as Leipzig and Cologne meet at Red Bull Arena – 8:30pm GMT.

It’s a clash of seventh vs sixth, as Leipzig host Cologne at Red Bull Arena.

With the Bundesliga season well into its stride, RB Leipzig have managed to gain 31 points

Leipzig suffered an away loss to Bayern Munich in their last outing, they will doubtless be keen get a positive outcome in this fixture.

Also, With 31 points, they currently sit seventh in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 9 wins, 8 losses and 4 draws having won nine meetings, drawn four games, and lost eight fixtures.

Playing at home, Leipzig have won eight matches and lost three matches.

RB Leipzig will have 34 points if they manage to secure a victory.

Good Attacking Performance

This has been a good season so far for Leipzig, in terms of goals scored (40). This has been largely down to the key attacking players: Christopher Nkunku (10), Andre Silva (9), and Yussuf Poulsen (4). Leipzig have conceded 26 goals.

Leipzig are no strangers this season to illness and injury and Domenico Tedesco is concerned that Friday’s fixture could see him without two of his key players.

FC Köln have 32 points to their name, going into this tie

With a win in their previous game, (1-0) against SC Freiburg, Cologne will likely be in a positive frame of mind.

Also, Cologne keep finding ways to win, having secured four victories in their last six fixtures is astonishing this season. They currently stand sixth in the League, with 32 points for a total of 8 wins, 5 losses and 8 draws having won eight fixtures, drawn eight matches, and lost five meetings.

Cologne’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Leipzig. In the 10 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won two games, drawn five meetings, and lost three games.

Winning this fixture will see FC Köln on 35 points.

Good Attacking Performance

Cologne will be pleased to have a good goal scoring record so far this season (33). Their stand out attacking players have been Anthony Modeste (14), Mark Uth (3), and Ellyes Skhiri (3). Cologne have shown a poor consistency in defence so far, having conceded 34 goals in their previous matches.

Going into Friday’s game, Steffen Baumgart without two of his players, due to illness or injury.

RB Leipzig v FC Köln – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels Leipzig and Cologne have faced each other nine times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Leipzig’s favour (4 – 2). Further, Leipzig have won all four of the previous six meetings played against Cologne. In their most recent meeting of this fixture was September 2021 and the score line ended up with a 1-1 draw.

Other players of note for Leipzig are Christopher Nkunku and Andre Silva with 10 goals each and for Cologne are Mark Uth and Ellyes Skhiri with three goals and three goals respectively.