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FC Koln v RB Leipzig Prediction
Monday night sees high-flyers RB Leipzig travel to FC Koln to take on a team battling its way up the table. The eyes will be drawn towards Julian Nagelsmann’s side as they aim to get their season back on track. The wins just haven’t been coming and FC Koln will be looking to keep it that way.
FC Koln v RB Leipzig Recent Form
FC Koln sit eighth in the Bundesliga form table over the last eight matches but things have been going awry of late. The 3-1 loss to Hoffenheim extended their winless run to four matches. RB Leipzig are in a similar rut. They’ve won two of their last ten matches in a spell of games that has all-but ended their Bundesliga title push.
FC Koln v RB Leipzig Recent Matchups
These two sides haven’t met too many times in RB Leipzig’s comparatively short history. Nagelsmann’s side won 4-1 in the return fixture back in November and that was a result that fell in line with those that preceded it. Leipzig have won three and drawn one of the five matches between the two clubs.
FC Koln v RB Leipzig Stats & Analysis
It’s been a stop-start season for FC Koln. They seem to follow a string of impressive wins with dizzying defeats. That run of eight wins from ten matches they enjoyed between December and March now feels like a lifetime ago. It’s been four matches without a win since then and it’s becoming increasingly clear what the issue is.
FC Koln are conceding a lot of goals, just three fewer than bottom-side Paderborn FC. They’ve let in 19 in their last 10 matches which doesn’t seem that bad. However, something that underlines their inconsistency is the fact that they’ve earned three clean sheets in those ten matches.
RB Leipzig are having no such problems defensively. Only Bayern Munich have conceded fewer goals than them in the Bundesliga this season with 29 from 28 matches. No, Leipzig’s issues have come at the other end and converting enough chances to secure vital wins. Things have come off the boil for Nagelsmann’s men with Leipzig in poor form by their lofty standards. They’ve won just three of their last ten matches despite winning eight in nine before that.
Leipzig have drawn six of their last nine matches and just a few more goals in those matches would have shot them up the table. One possible explanation for this is the loss of form of star man Timo Werner. The Germany international has scored goals in just two of his last ten Bundesliga appearances. That came after a run of Werner scoring in eight successive matches during Leipzig’s best spell of the campaign. The two are inextricably linked.
FC Koln v RB Leipzig Bets
FC Koln are far from the favourites for this one. You’ll get odds of 5/1 for the home side to win this one which perhaps isn’t a surprise given their recent form. Of course, RB Leipzig are the favourites for this one with odds of 1/2 available to those backing Julian Nagelsmann’s men. You’ll get a draw at 4/1 which seems like an excellent price given the high number of draws Leipzig have notched up in recent game weeks.
It may be worth backing a draw and punters can find good value by betting on the eventual scoreline. A scoring draw seems like a decent punt considering Leipzig’s recent run of results. You’ll get odds of 17/2 for a 1-1 and 27/2 for a 2-2. Failing that, it would be a big victory for Leipzig if they can get back to winning ways. One fact that plays into their favour reveals that they’ve won two of their last three Bundesliga away matches by five goals to zero. A 0-5 scoreline is just 50/1.
As previously mentioned, Leipzig’s star man Timo Werner is having a tough time of it in front of goal right now. Get odds of 4/5 for the forward to put that run to an end and score a goal at any time. Failing that, punters can just look towards the wealth of attacking options like Patrik Schick and Yussuf Poulsen who are 5/4 and 11/8 respectively to score at any time.
