GolVolt — RB Leipzig vs FC Köln: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Antonio Nusa: 2 goals and 5 assists in 5 league matches

Goals2 xG0.42

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 0.4).

Defence

RB Leipzig concede 2.2 goals per match

RB Leipzig2.2 FC Köln0.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. FC Köln concede 0.8.

Last time

Last meeting, 8 February 2026: FC Köln – RB Leipzig 1:2

Christoph Baumgartner: 2 goals.

Streak

RB Leipzig have scored in 6 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 15 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Bundesliga, this season.

Antonio Nusa

RB Leipzig · midfielder

3goals 5assists 7.75avg rating

Last match, Elversberg: 2 assists, rating 8.0.

Linton Maina

FC Köln · midfielder

1goal 2assists 6.99avg rating

Last match, Schalke 04: rating 6.4.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is RB Leipzig at home and FC Köln away, as in this match.

RB Leipzig

at home · 10

10W0D0L3.2scored per match0.3conceded per match

FC Köln

away · 10

1W4D5L1.1scored per match2.1conceded per match

Head to head

2 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 8 Feb 2026 · Bundesliga FC Köln 1:2 RB Leipzig Thielmann 51' · Baumgartner 29', 56'. RB Leipzig: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.

2wins

0 draws3.5 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 2

0wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1, last: Rot-Weiss Essen) · FC Köln (3-1-4-2, last: FC Union Berlin).

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RB LeipzigFC Köln

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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