Match Report
The table gap was wide: 33 points between RB Leipzig (3rd, 65 pts) and FC Köln (14th, 32 pts). Per game in the league, FC Köln were scoring 1.44 and conceding 1.85, RB Leipzig 1.94 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.62 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 15 meetings between the two: 2 for FC Köln, 8 for RB Leipzig and 5 drawn, at 3.47 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 73% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
The venue was RheinEnergieStadion, with room for 50,000 spectators. F. Willenborg officiated: 82 games logged, averaging 1.7 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: RB Leipzig led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
FC Köln: Jan Thielmann (51') · RB Leipzig: Christoph Baumgartner (29'), Christoph Baumgartner (56')
Key stats
Possession: FC Köln 46% · RB Leipzig 54% · Total shots: 10-19 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 4-3