Bundesliga: RB Leipzig vs FC Koln – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between RB Leipzig and FC Koln who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

RB Leipzig hope to live up to their early billing as the Bundesliga title favourites this coming Saturday when they welcome FC Koln over to the Red Bull Arena Leipzig for a round 4 match.

A glance at the Bundesliga table reveals that the current difference between the teams is one points and three places.

Team form: RB Leipzig vs FC Koln

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Bayern Munich, they were left empty-handed in a 6-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating FC Heidenheim in a 2-0 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against Mainz 05 in their most recent outing. RB Leipzig claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 13 and conceded eight goals.

FC Koln Form

FC Koln recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 0-1 and 4-1 against Mainz 05 and Freiburg, respectively. Last time out, Wolfsburg ended their streak as the match finished even 3-3. FC Koln claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to seven.

Betting stats and facts for RB Leipzig and FC Koln

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that RB Leipzig and FC Koln played across all tournaments.

Players on top: RB Leipzig vs FC Koln

As the new Bundesliga campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for RB Leipzig and FC Koln this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Popular markets: RB Leipzig vs FC Koln

Full-time result

RB Leipzig won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing three as well. FC Koln won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost one in this run. RB Leipzig have not lost to FC Koln in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

RB Leipzig scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. FC Koln got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. FC Koln managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. RB Leipzig have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with FC Koln.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for RB Leipzig, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for FC Koln, who managed to hit the net 4.2 times on average in these games.