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Match preview · Bundesliga

1. FC Köln – RB Leipzig

1. FC Köln 13th in Bundesliga Home 1.75 projected goals by the model
RB Leipzig 9th in Bundesliga Away 1.70 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.75 1.70
1. FC Köln RB Leipzig
1. FC Köln
38%
Draw
26%
RB Leipzig
36%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
1. FC Köln Draw RB Leipzig
Fair odds 2.63 3.82 2.79
Total goals
3.45
Over 2.5 goals
69%
Both teams to score
73%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model can't separate them

38% 1. FC Köln to win

Attack
7th vs 6th
1. FC Köln attack v RB Leipzig defence
Defence
9th vs 3rd
1. FC Köln defence v RB Leipzig attack
Recent xG form
-0.39 vs +0.64
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.75 – 1.70
1. FC Köln v RB Leipzig
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: 1. FC Köln and RB Leipzig compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading 1. FC Köln RB Leipzig
xG / match 1.97 · 7th from 4 matches (better) 2.22 · 5th from 4 matches
xGA / match 1.98 · 10th from 4 matches (better) 1.35 · 5th from 4 matches
xGD / match -0.01 · 8th from 4 matches (better) +0.86 · 4th from 4 matches
xPts / match 1.40 · 8th from 4 matches (better) 1.85 · 5th from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match -0.39 (better) +0.64

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 29% of the model's distribution.

1. FC Köln clean sheet
16%
1. FC Köln 2+ goals
54%
Under 2.5 goals
31%
Both teams to score: no
27%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
11.1%
2:1
9.2%
1:2
9.0%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
1. FC Köln sample
20 matches
RB Leipzig sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · 1. FC Köln
2 matches
Away xG sample · RB Leipzig
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 03:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.