Köln vs Leipzig head-to-head

FC Köln and RB Leipzig have met 14 times across all competitions between 2017-18 ~ 2025-26: Köln 2 wins, 4 draws, Leipzig 8 wins. At Köln's ground the home side is 1-2-4 (7 games); at Leipzig's it is 4-2-1 (7 games). The fixture averages 3.5 goals and both teams score in 78.6% of meetings (14 league).

Compare these two clubs by conditionWin rates side by side by weather, rest days, formation, referee and lineup

What stands out

1. 8 games

   Köln have gone 8 straight meetings with Leipzig without a win.8 games, 3D 5L · Köln usually win 25.0% of their league games · small sample

2. 8 games

   Leipzig are unbeaten in their last 8 meetings with Köln.8 games, 5W 3D · Leipzig normally lose 23.5% of their league games · small sample

3. 14.3%

   Köln's win rate at home against this opponent. Their usual home win rate is 30.3%.7 home games, 1W 2D 4L · 16.0pp below their usual home rate · small sample

4. 14.3%

   Köln's win rate in this fixture. Across the Bundesliga over the same span it is 25.0%.14 games, 2W 4D 8L · 10.7pp below their usual rate

5. 3.50

   Goals per game in this fixture. The average across the Bundesliga is 3.13.49 goals in 14 games · 0.37 per game more than the league average

Every condition was compared for both teams; only the items that deviate most from their usual records and the league average are kept. Samples under 5 games are left out entirely, and those under 10 are faded and marked as a small sample. Conditional records count league games only.

How these games play out

Most starts in this fixture

1. 12P. Gulacsi · Leipzig
2. 9W. Orban · Leipzig
3. 9L. Klostermann · Leipzig
4. 8J. Hector · Köln
5. 8E. Skhiri · Köln

Scorelines are shown Köln first · goal timings split the fixture's goals into 15-minute blocks · starts count league meetings since 2017-18

All results

1. 2026.12.12UpcomingKöln14:30Leipzig
2. 2027.04.17UpcomingLeipzig14:30Köln
3. 2026.02.08BundesligaKöln1–2Leipzig
4. 2025.09.20BundesligaLeipzig3–1Köln
5. 2024.03.15BundesligaKöln1–5Leipzig
6. 2023.10.28BundesligaLeipzig6–0Köln
7. 2023.02.04BundesligaKöln0–0Leipzig
8. 2022.08.13BundesligaLeipzig2–2Köln
9. 2022.02.11BundesligaLeipzig3–1Köln
10. 2021.09.18BundesligaKöln1–1Leipzig
11. 2021.04.20BundesligaKöln2–1Leipzig
12. 2020.12.19BundesligaLeipzig0–0Köln
13. 2020.06.01BundesligaKöln2–4Leipzig
14. 2019.11.23BundesligaLeipzig4–1Köln
15. 2018.02.25BundesligaLeipzig1–2Köln
16. 2017.10.01BundesligaKöln1–2Leipzig

top rows are fixtures still to be played (UK kick-off time) · green home win · red away win · league games since 2017-18 only · rows marked Preview open the pre-match data published for that game

Top scorers in this fixture

T. Werner 4 · L. Openda 4 · C. Nkunku 3 · A. Haidara 3 · C. Baumgartner 3