RB Leipzig vs FC Köln prediction and preview

Bundesliga · Saturday 17 April 2027, 00:00 UTC

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RB Leipzig vs FC Köln

Bundesliga · Saturday 17 April 2027, 00:00 UTC · Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

RB Leipzig · FC Köln · Bundesliga predictions

RB Leipzig vs FC Köln preview

The Bundesliga fixture between RB Leipzig and FC Köln is scheduled for Saturday 17 April 2027 at 00:00 UTC at Red Bull Arena in Leipzig. RB Leipzig sit 4th on 15 points after 8 matches, while FC Köln are 13th in the table with 9 points from 8.

Recent form: RB Leipzig W-W-L-W-L, FC Köln D-D-L-W-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, RB Leipzig have scored 3.0 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1. FC Köln average 0.8 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: RB Leipzig won 5, 4 games were drawn and FC Köln won 1. 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: RB Leipzig 5, draws 4, FC Köln 1.

Team news

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

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

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