LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig overcomes FC Köln 3-1. RB Leipzig was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with C. Nkunku (25′), D. Olmo (54′) and Angelino (57′). FC Köln reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 1′) by T. Lemperle, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Florian Badstübner with the support of Markus Schüller and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.8 degrees Celsius or 37.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. RB Leipzig was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. FC Köln that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

RB Leipzig was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match​.

RB Leipzig shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, FC Köln shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card (J. Gvardiol). On the opposite side, FC Köln received 2 yellow cards (J. Thielmann and T. Hubers).

Standings

After playing this match, RB Leipzig will have 34 points like SC Freiburg and FC Union Berlin to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Köln will stay with 32 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will play away with Hertha BSC on the 20th of February with a 9-1 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (1 draw).

FC Köln will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 19th of February with a 7-7 head to head stats.

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Domenico Tedesco decided to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi (6.4), Lukas Klostermann (6.9), Willi Orbán (6.8), Joško Gvardiol (7.1), Benjamin Henrichs (6.6), Konrad Laimer (7.3), Amadou Haidara (7.4), Angeliño (7.4), Dani Olmo (7.6), André Silva (6.7) and Christopher Nkunku (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Nordi Mukiele (6.4), Hugo Novoa Ramos, Kevin Kampl, Yussuf Poulsen (6.7), Dominik Szoboszlai (6.4), Mohamed Simakan (6.7), Emil Forsberg (6.1), Josep Martínez and Tyler Adams.

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: A. Silva for Y. Poulsen (64′), D. Olmo for E. Forsberg (64′), K. Laimer for D. Szoboszlai (70′), L. Klostermann for M. Simakan (70′) and Angelino for N. Mukiele (78′).

Best player: Dani Olmo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Dani Olmo.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 12.

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Steffen Baumgart played with: Marvin Schwäbe (5.8), Benno Schmitz (7.3), Luca Kilian (6.1), Timo Hübers (6.8), Jonas Hector (6.4), Ellyes Skhiri (7.1), Salih Özcan (6.3), Jan Thielmann (6.1), Ondrej Duda (6.1), Florian Kainz (6.2) and Sebastian Andersson (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Kingsley Ehizibue, Mark Uth (7.7), Timo Horn, Tomáš Ostrák, Louis Schaub, Dejan Ljubičić (6.6), Kingsley Schindler (6.4), Tim Lemperle (7.8) and Jannes Horn.

Substitutions

FC Köln made 5 changes: O. Duda for M. Uth (62′), F. Kainz for D. Ljubicic (62′), J. Thielmann for K. Schindler (62′), E. Skhiri for T. Ostrak (85′) and S. Andersson for T. Lemperle (85′).

Best player: Tim Lemperle​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Köln was Tim Lemperle.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 4 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 85′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​

• RB Leipzig – FC Köln – 3-1