FC Cologne vs RB Leipzig, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

FC Cologne

51': Jan Thielmann

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1 - 2

RB Leipzig

29': Christoph Baumgartner
56': Christoph Baumgartner

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FC Cologne are hosting RB Leipzig at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln).
2': Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt saved. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Péter Gulácsi (RB Leipzig). Assisted by Ragnar Ache.
6': Attempt saved. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln). Assisted by David Raum.
7': Rômulo (RB Leipzig) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
7': Attempt blocked. Yan Diomande (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
7': Attempt missed. Yan Diomande (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antonio Nusa with a cross.
11': Delay in match (RB Leipzig).
12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
13': Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (1. FC Köln).
15': Foul by Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig).
15': Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt missed. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Krauß.
24': Attempt blocked. Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
25': Attempt blocked. Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Diomande.
25': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson.
26': Attempt missed. Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a corner.
26': Attempt blocked. Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner.
27': Attempt blocked. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
27': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Nicolas Seiwald.
28': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln).
28': Yan Diomande (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, RB Leipzig 1. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a set piece situation.
31': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig).
31': Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Foul by Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig).
32': Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
32': Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt missed. Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Saïd El Mala with a cross.
34': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Nicolas Seiwald.
34': Attempt blocked. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Kristoffer Lund with a cross.
36': Attempt blocked. Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rômulo.
36': Offside, RB Leipzig. Yan Diomande is caught offside.
38': Attempt missed. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yan Diomande.
39': Foul by Rômulo (RB Leipzig).
39': Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig).
40': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt blocked. Yan Diomande (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
45': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Jakub Kaminski.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Rômulo (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a corner.
45'+1': Offside, RB Leipzig. Rômulo is caught offside.
45'+1': First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, RB Leipzig 1.
45': Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 0, RB Leipzig 1.
46': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Saïd El Mala is caught offside.
49': Attempt missed. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kristoffer Lund with a cross.
51': Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, RB Leipzig 1. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson.
55': Delay in match (RB Leipzig).
55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Saïd El Mala is caught offside.
56': Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, RB Leipzig 2. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
58': Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
58': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
62': Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Conrad Harder replaces Rômulo.
64': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Ridle Baku replaces Benjamin Henrichs.
64': Handball by Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig).
68': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Ridle Baku.
68': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Marius Bülter replaces Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson.
68': Attempt missed. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski with a cross following a corner.
69': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marius Bülter.
72': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln).
72': Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Foul by Conrad Harder (RB Leipzig).
75': Attempt saved. Yan Diomande (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln). Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
75': Foul by Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig).
75': Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Sebastian Sebulonsen is caught offside.
76': Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': David Raum (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
78': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Luca Waldschmidt replaces Kristoffer Lund.
80': VAR Decision: Penalty 1. FC Köln.
82': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Ezechiel Banzuzi replaces Brajan Gruda.
82': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Tidiam Gomis replaces Yan Diomande.
83': Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln).
84': Attempt blocked. Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Raum.
84': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Luca Waldschmidt.
84': Attempt missed. Ezechiel Banzuzi (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
85': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Ragnar Ache is caught offside.
87': Foul by Tidiam Gomis (RB Leipzig).
87': Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Delay in match because of an injury Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln).
90': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Felipe Chávez replaces Jan Thielmann.
90': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Fynn Schenten replaces Ragnar Ache because of an injury.
90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90': Dangerous play by Ezechiel Banzuzi (RB Leipzig).
90': Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Ezechiel Banzuzi (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+3': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Ridle Baku.
90'+4': Péter Gulácsi (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Conrad Harder (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Nusa with a headed pass.
90'+5': Offside, RB Leipzig. Tidiam Gomis is caught offside.
90'+6': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Max Finkgräfe replaces Antonio Nusa.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Max Finkgräfe (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ezechiel Banzuzi.
90'+7': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Marius Bülter is caught offside.
90'+8': Foul by Tidiam Gomis (RB Leipzig).
90'+8': Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+9': Conrad Harder (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+9': Foul by Cenk Özkacar (1. FC Köln).
90'+10': Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 1, RB Leipzig 2.
0': Match ends, 1. FC Köln 1, RB Leipzig 2.

Statistics

RBL		KOE
13	Fouls	7
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	5
3	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	2
54.5	Possession	45.5
19	SHOTS	10
4	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
352	Accurate Passes	249
431	Passes	341
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	7
10	Crosses	25
0.4	Cross %	0.3
47	Long Balls	61
17	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
8	Blocked Shots	3
14	Effective Tackles	14
19	Tackles	21
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
7	Interceptions	6
49	Effective Clearances	33
49	Clearances	33

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
Location: Cologne, Germany
Attendance: 49,000

Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	23	+64	60
2	Borussia Dortmund	23	+27	52
3	TSG Hoffenheim	23	+19	46
4	VfB Stuttgart	23	+12	43

Full Table

Line-Ups

FC Cologne (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
6	Eric Martel
39	Cenk Özkacar
28	Sebastian Sebulonsen
32	Kristoffer Lund
29	Jan Thielmann
5	Tom Krauss
16	Jakub Kaminski
18	Ísak Jóhannesson
13	Said El Mala
9	Ragnar Ache

FC Cologne Substitutes:

Rav van den Berg, Youssoupha Niang, Denis Huseinbasic, Luca Waldschmidt, Joel Schmied, Fynn Schenten, Marius Bulter, Ron-Robert Zieler, Felipe Chávez.

RB Leipzig (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Péter Gulácsi (GK)
13	Nicolas Seiwald
4	Willi Orbán
22	David Raum
39	Benjamin Henrichs
24	Xaver Schlager
14	Christoph Baumgartner
10	Brajan Gruda
40	Rômulo
7	Antonio Nusa
49	Yan Diomande

RB Leipzig Substitutes:

Ezechiel Banzuzi, Ridle Baku, Lukas Klostermann, Johan Bakayoko, Max Finkgrafe, Conrad Harder, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Maarten Vandevoordt, Tidiam Gomis.

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