
Season 2025/2026
Bundesliga
1. FC Köln vs RB Leipzig – Lineups & Match Details
RB Leipzig beat 1. FC Köln 2-1. Goals: C. Baumgartner (29'), J. Thielmann (51'), C. Baumgartner (56'). 1. FC Köln had 46% possession against RB Leipzig's 54%. Shots on target: 3-4.
Bundesliga · Regular Season - 21
Sunday, 8 February 2026
1. FC Köln1 - 2
Full Time
HT: 0 - 1
RB LeipzigReferee: Frank Willenborg, Germany
Lineups
Substitutes
Substitutes
Match Events
C. Baumgartner
Assist: D. Raum
J. Thielmann
Assist: Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson
C. Baumgartner
Assist: X. Schlager
J. Thielmann
B. Henrichs
Substitution 1
Rômulo
Substitution 2
Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson
Substitution 1
D. Raum
C. Baumgartner
K. Lund
Substitution 2
B. Gruda
Substitution 3
Y. Diomande
Substitution 4
P. Gulácsi
E. Banzuzi
J. Thielmann
Substitution 3
R. Ache
Substitution 4
A. Nusa
Substitution 5
Statistics
Match preview
1. FC Köln host RB Leipzig on Sunday, 8 February 2026. The kick-off time is 14:30 local. The fixture is part of the Bundesliga schedule. 1. FC Köln go into the match 14th in the table; RB Leipzig sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.
Form coming in
1. FC Köln have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. RB Leipzig have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.
Head to head
The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 20 Sept 2025: 1. FC Köln 1-3 RB Leipzig; 15 Mar 2024: 1. FC Köln 1-5 RB Leipzig; 28 Oct 2023: 1. FC Köln 0-6 RB Leipzig. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.
Match recap
RB Leipzig beat 1. FC Köln 2-1. 1. FC Köln scored through J. Thielmann 51'. RB Leipzig replied with C. Baumgartner 29', C. Baumgartner 56'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 56 as the contest closed.
Stat highlights
1. FC Köln held 46% of the ball against 54% for RB Leipzig. Shots on target finished 3-4. Expected goals read 1.05 for 1. FC Köln, 1.99 for RB Leipzig.
Verdict
RB Leipzig take the three points; 1. FC Köln look at a thin night for the home crowd. 1. FC Köln sat 14th and RB Leipzig 3rd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.