On the 4th of February, in this week 19 match, Köln will host RB Leipzig at Rheinenergiestadion in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Köln is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Schalke 04. Schalke 04 had 17 on net, and Köln had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed RB Leipzig is fresh off their 2-1 win against Stuttgart. Dominik Szoboszlai scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 25th minute, then Dominik Szoboszlai added another in the 49th minute on a feed from André Silva. RB Leipzig looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Red Bull Arena, RB Leipzig and Köln battled to a 2-2 draw. Timo Werner struck first for RB Leipzig in the 36th minute on a feed from Benjamin Henrichs, but Florian Dietz got the equalizer for Köln in the 40th minute .
RB Leipzig’s most prolific scorer has been André Silva. The Portugeese attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Köln is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Denis Huseinbasic and Ellyes Skhiri each having 3 goals in their last five
Köln will be without Jan Thielmann, Luca Kilian, Lemperle, Florian Dietz, Rijad Smajic and Schmid, while Christopher Nkunku, Péter Gulácsi and Timo Schlieck are unavailable to play for Marco Rose’s team.