Germany - BundesligaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Cologne and RB Leipzig, taking place on Friday, 15 March 2024, at RheinEnergieStadion in Köln.
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Cologne, Recent FormA point gained from their 3-3 draw against B. M'gladbach in their previous encounter will not be considered a bad outcome for Cologne. During that encounter they had 41% possession and had 12 attempts on goal with 5 on target, while their opponents hit 5 of their 17 shots on goal.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 7 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 8 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. They have been unable to score at home in 4 of their last 6 games, and so far this season they have conceded at least 1 goal in 22 of their 25 games overall.
They've had a poor run of form at RheinEnergieStadion recently, losing 3 of their last 6 home games and managing only 1 win.
Faride Alidou will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 4 goals in the last 6 league games for Cologne.
RB Leipzig, Recent FormHaving secured a 2-0 home win against Darmstadt 98 in their latest league match, RB Leipzig will have a positive feeling ahead of this match. They came away from that fixture with a 64% share of the possession and clocked up 28 attempts on goal with 8 on target, in comparison to Darmstadt 98, who managed 9 attempts on goal, 4 of which were on target.
With 13 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, their manager Marco Rose will be very pleased with his team's form going forward, but he will be casting a cautious eye over his defence, who have shipped 5 goals in the same period. They have scored in 11 of their 12 away games this season.
They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way.
On an individual basis, Loïs Openda will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 17 goals in RB Leipzig's 25 league games this season.
A defeat for Cologne in their last match against RB Leipzig was not completely unexpected, but they will have been disappointed to lose by 6 goals.
During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league, Cologne have been unable to break through Die Roten Bullen's defence and find the back of the net. Playing at home, Cologne have conceded at least one goal in 2 of their last 3 league games against RB Leipzig.
This fixture has produced a draw on the last 2 occasions that these 2 sides have met at RheinEnergieStadion in the league, but Cologne will take some small comfort in being unbeaten in their last 3 meetings there.
In front of goal, Amadou Haidara has scored 2 goals in the previous 3 league matches for RB Leipzig against Cologne at RheinEnergieStadion and will be confident of getting more of the same this time out.
Cologne manager Timo Schultz has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Justin Diehl (Hip), Damion Downs (Head), Mark Uth (Knee) and Luca Waldschmidt (Broken leg) are all currently out of contention for this game.
There is only really one injury concern for the RB Leipzig manager Marco Rose ahead of this clash, with Lukas Klostermann (Hip) missing out, which gives Rose a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Cologne Playing at home | RB Leipzig Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.8 | Goals scored | 1.9 |
| 1.5 | Goals conceded | 1.8 |
| 40' | Time first goal scored | 43' |
| 41' | Time first goal conceded | 38' |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 2.1 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.7 | Subs used | 4.8 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | 5-2 |
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