FC Köln vs RB Leipzig prediction and preview

Bundesliga · Saturday 12 December 2026, 00:00 UTC

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FC Köln vs RB Leipzig

Bundesliga · Saturday 12 December 2026, 00:00 UTC · RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

FC Köln · RB Leipzig · Bundesliga predictions

FC Köln vs RB Leipzig preview

The Bundesliga fixture between FC Köln and RB Leipzig is scheduled for Saturday 12 December 2026 at 00:00 UTC at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne. FC Köln sit 13th on 9 points after 8 matches, while RB Leipzig sit 4th on 15 points after 8 matches.

FC Köln come into the game with a D-D-L-W-L run in the league (1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while RB Leipzig's recent sequence reads W-W-L-W-L. Over their last 6, FC Köln have scored 0.8 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. RB Leipzig average 3.0 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 4 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: FC Köln won 1, 4 games were drawn and RB Leipzig won 5. Those games averaged 3.2 goals, 7 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 7. The most recent meeting, on 8 Feb 2026, ended FC Köln 1-2 RB Leipzig.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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4RB Leipzig85032211+1115LWLWW
13FC Köln8233912-39LWLDD

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Köln 1, draws 4, RB Leipzig 5.

Team news

FC Köln expected line-up (4-4-2)

Marvin Schwäbe, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Borna Sosa, Sebastian Sebulonsen, Linton Maina, Tom Krauß, Ísak Jóhannesson, Saïd El Mala, Marius Bülter

RB Leipzig expected line-up (4-5-1)

Maarten Vandevoordt, Willi Orbán, David Raum, Castello Lukeba, Neil El Aynaoui, Antonio Nusa, Ezechiel Banzuzi, Brajan Gruda, Rocco Reitz, Rômulo

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