RB Leipzig vs 1. FC Köln
Ref: Benjamin Brand, GermanyRed Bull Arena, Leipzig · 47,800 cap
Match recap
RB Leipzig beat 1. FC Köln 3–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Ouédraogo, Rômulo, and Raum scored for RB Leipzig; Thielmann replied for 1. FC Köln. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.28 for RB Leipzig versus 1.70 for 1. FC Köln. RB Leipzig sit 3rd in the Bundesliga table while 1. FC Köln are 14th.
First Half
⚽
Ouédraogo
23'
⚽
Thielmann
Assist: Martel
⚽
Rômulo
45+3'
Martel
Yellow Card
⚽
Raum
Second Half
46'
⇄
Bülter
⇄
Ouédraogo
59'
⇄
Waldschmidt
59'
⇄
Thielmann
59'
⇄
Martel
Baku
Yellow Card
73'
⇄
Sebulonsen
⇄
Bakayoko
⇄
Baku
⇄
Diomande
⇄
Baumgartner
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | +36 | 73 |
| 3 |  RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | +19 | 65 |
| 4 |  VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | +22 | 62 |
| 13 |  Hamburger SV | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -14 | 38 |
| 14 |  1. FC Köln | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -14 | 32 |
| 15 |  Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
RB Leipzig1. FC Köln
5Won
Statistical edge
5–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.28VS1.70
Attack5 · 1 won
18
Shots
13
8
Shots on target
2
14
Shots in the box
8
4
Shots outside box
5
7
Shots off goal
5
9
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 3 won
47%
Possession
53%
421
Total passes
474
366
Accurate passes
412
87%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline0 · 2 won
10
Fouls
8
1
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
5
3
Blocked shots
6
1.27
Goals prevented
1.27
RB Leipzig
4-2-3-1
1. FC Köln
4-3-3
RB Leipzig
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Péter GulácsiG
- 4Vilmos Tamás OrbánD
- 9Saint-Cyr Johan BakayokoM
- 13Nicolas SeiwaldM
- 14Christoph BaumgartnerM
- 17Bote Ridle Nzuzi BakuD
- 20Forzan Assan OuédraogoM
- 22David RaumD
- 23Castello Junior LukebaD
- 40RômuloF
- 49Yan DiomandeM
Substitutes
- 5El Chadaille BitshiabuD
- 6Ezechiel BanzuziM
- 11Conrad Harder Weibel SchandorfF
- 19Kosta NedeljkovićD
- 26Maarten VandevoordtG
- 27Tidiam GomisF
- 33Andrija MaksimovićM
- 36Timo WernerF
- 44Kevin KamplM
1. FC Köln
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Marvin SchwäbeG
- 2Joël Pascal SchmiedD
- 4Timo Bernd HübersD
- 5Tom KraußD
- 6Eric MartelM
- 7Gian-Luca WaldschmidtF
- 16Jakub Piotr KamińskiM
- 18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 28Sebastian Søraas SebulonsenD
- 29Jan Uwe ThielmannF
- 30Marius BülterF
Substitutes
- 3Dominique HeintzD
- 8Denis HuseinbašićM
- 9Ragnar Prince Friedel AcheF
- 11Florian KainzM
- 13Said El MalaM
- 20Ron-Robert ZielerG
- 32Kristoffer Lund HansenD
- 37Linton MainaM
- 39Cenk ÖzkacarD
RB Leipzig
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Raum(C) | D | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Willi Orbán | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Rômulo | F | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Johan Bakayoko | M | 80 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Ridle Baku | D | 80 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Assan Ouédraogo | M | 58 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Yan Diomande | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Nicolas Seiwald | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Christoph Baumgartner | M | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Péter Gulácsi | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castello Lukeba | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Timo Werner | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maarten Vandevoordt | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| El Chadaille Bitshiabu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Kampl | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tidiam Gomis | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrija Maksimović | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kosta Nedeljković | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ezechiel Banzuzi | M | 32 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Conrad Harder | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
1. FC Köln
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Schwäbe(C) | G | 90 | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Thielmann | F | 58 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | D | 72 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Eric Martel | M | 59 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Timo Hübers | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marius Bülter | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Waldschmidt | F | 59 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joel Schmied | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Krauß | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jakub Kamiński | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ron-Robert Zieler | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Lund | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cenk Özkaçar | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominique Heintz | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Kainz | M | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Linton Maina | M | 32 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Said El Mala | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Denis Huseinbašić | M | 31 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ragnar Ache | F | 31 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |