RB Leipzig will take on FC Koln in the Bundesliga 2022/23 season 2nd round match. The game will be played at Red Bull Arena and will kick off at 15:30 CET on Saturday, August 13th. Check out team news, predicted lineups, where to watch and our RB Leipzig vs FC Koln prediction for the same.
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Bookmaker ratings: Prediction one: RB Leipzig to win – 1.41
Bookmaker ratings: Prediction two: Total goals over 2.5 – 1.56
RB Leipzig will be looking for their first win in the new campaign. They are overwhelming favorites to win this matchup.
In 4 of the 5, last h2h meetings between those teams saw more than 2.5 goals. There have been over 2.5 goals scored in RB Leipzig’s previous 3 home league fixtures.
RB Leipzig’s new season haven’t gone to plan early on. After losing to Bayern Munich in the German Super Cup, Domenico Tedesco’s followed by a 1-1 draw against Stuttgart last weekend.
However, the RB Leipzig head into this game with confidence, as they have never lost their first home match of the league season, securing 5 wins and just one draw.
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On the other hand, after a shock exit from DFB Pokal’s first round, FC Koln bounced back against newly promoted Schalke (3:1), registering their first win in the new Bundesliga campaign.
Meanwhile, FC Koln had some difficulties in their first away match of the new season in the last years, as they have suffered defeat in each of the previous four campaigns.
After spending two seasons in the Premier League, Timo Werner has rejoined RB Leipzig from Chelsea on a four-year contract. Both Lukas Klostermann and Yussuf Poulsen have muscle injuries and are ruled out.
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The guests will be without Dimitrios Limnios, Mark Uth and Steffen Tigges. Meanwhile, FC Koln lost their last season’s top-scorer Anthony Modeste who joined Borussia Dortmund last week.
RB Leipzig: Gulasci; Halstenberg, Simakan, Orban, Raum, Kampl, Laimer, Henrichs, Nkunku,Szoboszlai,Werner
FC Koln: Schwabe; Schmitz, Chabot, Hubers, Hector, Adamyan, Skhiri, Schindler, Ljubicic, Kainz,Thielmann
If you are looking for safe bets, you can try “RB Leipzig goals handicap (0)” outcome. This bet has odds of 1.14 at 22Bet.
Last season at home matches, RB Leipzig scored 30 of their 43 in the second half. Thus, we will back “RB Leipzig total goals in the second half over 1.5” outcome for a quick profit bet. This bet has odds of 2.55 at 22Bet.
The last match between these teams ended in a 3:1 win for RB Leipzig in April 2022.
This fixture will be played at Red Bull Arena
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We recommend checking out the odds at 22Bet for RB Leipzig vs FC Koln