In a weekend match on Sat Aug 13th, in week 2, RB Leipzig plays host to Köln in a meeting of these two mismatched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. RB Leipzig is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Stuttgart. Christopher Nkunku scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 8th minute, then Naouirou Ahamada tied it up for Stuttgart in the 31st minute on a feed from Kalajdzic earning Stuttgart at least a draw. RB Leipzig looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while in their last match, 4th placed Köln, recorded a 3-1 win against Schalke 04. Luca Kilian struck first for Köln in the 49th minute, then Florian Kainz added another in the 65th minute on a feed from Sargis Adamyan. Köln is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season RB Leipzig won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Köln is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Tim Lemperle and Sargis Adamyan each having 2 goals in their last 5. RB Leipzig is fortunate enough to have Christopher Nkunku in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored four goals
Yussuf Poulsen is unavailable to play for Domenico Tedesco’s team, while Steffen Baumgart’s squad will be without Florian Dietz.