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Match preview · Bundesliga

RB Leipzig – 1. FC Köln

RB Leipzig 9th in Bundesliga Home 2.14 projected goals by the model
1. FC Köln 13th in Bundesliga Away 1.39 projected goals by the model

Model updated 5 October, 18:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
2.14 1.39
RB Leipzig 1. FC Köln
RB Leipzig
54%
Draw
24%
1. FC Köln
22%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
RB Leipzig Draw 1. FC Köln
Fair odds 1.85 4.18 4.52
Total goals
3.53
Over 2.5 goals
71%
Both teams to score
72%
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 leans RB Leipzig

54% RB Leipzig to win

Attack
3rd vs 9th
RB Leipzig attack v 1. FC Köln defence
Defence
6th vs 7th
RB Leipzig defence v 1. FC Köln attack
Recent xG form
+0.64 vs -0.39
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.14 – 1.39
RB Leipzig v 1. FC Köln
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: RB Leipzig and 1. FC Köln compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading RB Leipzig 1. FC Köln
xG / match (better) 2.22 · 5th from 4 matches 1.97 · 7th from 4 matches
xGA / match (better) 1.35 · 5th from 4 matches 1.98 · 10th from 4 matches
xGD / match (better) +0.86 · 4th from 4 matches -0.01 · 8th from 4 matches
xPts / match (better) 1.85 · 5th from 4 matches 1.40 · 8th from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.64 -0.39

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 28% of the model's distribution.

RB Leipzig clean sheet
22%
RB Leipzig 2+ goals
65%
Under 2.5 goals
29%
Both teams to score: no
28%

Most likely scorelines

2:1
10.5%
1:1
10.2%
2:2
7.7%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
RB Leipzig sample
20 matches
1. FC Köln sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · RB Leipzig
2 matches
Away xG sample · 1. FC Köln
2 matches
Computed
Monday, 05/10/2026 at 18:30

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.