Bundesliga · Sun, 8 Feb 2026 ·
1. FC Köln vs RB Leipzig — 1 - 2
RheinEnergieStadion · Referee: Frank Willenborg, Germany
Match report
RB Leipzig beat 1. FC Köln 2-1 as C. Baumgartner scores twice
1. FC Köln were beaten 2-1 by RB Leipzig at RheinEnergieStadion on Sunday, 8 February 2026 in Bundesliga matchday 21. J. Thielmann (51') scored for 1. FC Köln, while C. Baumgartner (29', 56') found the net for RB Leipzig. It was 0-1 at half-time.
1. FC Köln had 46% of the ball and 10 shots (3 on target) against RB Leipzig’s 19 (4 on target). Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) was the top-rated player with 9.6. The result leaves 1. FC Köln 13th in the Bundesliga table on 4 points and RB Leipzig 9th on 6.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | RB Leipzig | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | SC Paderborn 07 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | 1. FC Köln | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 4 | -3 | 3 |
Match events
- 29'goalC. BaumgartnerAssist: D. Raum
- 51'goalJ. ThielmannAssist: I. Johannesson
- 56'goalC. BaumgartnerAssist: X. Schlager
- 58'yellow cardJan ThielmannYellow Card
- 64'substitutionB. HenrichsOff: R. Baku
- 64'substitutionRomulo CardosoOff: C. Harder
- 68'substitutionI. JohannessonOff: M. Bulter
- 76'yellow cardDavid RaumYellow Card
- 76'yellow cardChristoph BaumgartnerYellow Card
- 78'substitutionK. LundOff: L. Waldschmidt
- 80'VAR decisionJan ThielmannPenalty confirmed
- 82'substitutionB. GrudaOff: E. Banzuzi
- 82'substitutionY. DiomandeOff: T. Gomis
- 90'substitutionJ. ThielmannOff: F. Chavez
- 90'substitutionR. AcheOff: F. Schenten
- 90+1'yellow cardEzechiel BanzuziYellow Card
- 90+4'yellow cardPéter GulácsiYellow Card
- 90+6'substitutionA. NusaOff: M. Finkgrafe
Lineups
1. FC Köln
Formation 5-3-2 · Coach Lukas Kwasniok
Starting XI
- 1M. SchwabeG
- 29J. ThielmannD
- 28S. SebulonsenD
- 6E. MartelD
- 39C. OzkacarD
- 32K. LundD
- 18I. JohannessonM
- 5T. KraussM
- 16J. KaminskiM
- 9R. AcheF
- 13S. El MalaF
Substitutes
RB Leipzig
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Ole Werner
Starting XI
- 1P. GulacsiG
- 39B. HenrichsD
- 4W. OrbanD
- 13N. SeiwaldD
- 22D. RaumD
- 10B. GrudaM
- 24X. SchlagerM
- 14C. BaumgartnerM
- 49Y. DiomandeF
- 40Romulo CardosoF
- 7A. NusaF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 46%Possession54%
- 1.05Expected goals (xG)1.99
- 10Total shots19
- 3Shots on target4
- 4Shots off target7
- 3Blocked shots8
- 10Shots inside the box14
- 1Shots outside the box5
- 4Corners3
- 5Offsides3
- 7Fouls13
- 1Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves1
- 341Passes431
- 249Accurate passes352
- 73%Pass accuracy82%
- -0.22Goals prevented-0.22
Player statistics
1. FC Köln
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marvin SchwäbeG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 6Eric MartelD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 28Sebastian SebulonsenD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 29Jan ThielmannD | 89 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 32Kristoffer LundD | 78 | 7.3 | ||
| 39Cenk ÖzkaçarD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 5Tom KraußM | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 16Jakub KamińskiM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM | 68 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 9Ragnar AcheF | 89 | 6.9 | ||
| 13Said El MalaF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Ron-Robert ZielerG | – | – | ||
| 2Joel SchmiedD | – | – | ||
| 33Rav van den BergD | – | – | ||
| 8Denis HuseinbašićM | – | – | ||
| 27Felipe ChávezM | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| 7Luca WaldschmidtF | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| 30Marius BülterF | 22 | 6.7 | ||
| 38Youssoupha NiangF | – | – | ||
| 40Fynn SchentenF | 10 | 6.3 |
RB Leipzig
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Péter GulácsiG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 4Willi OrbánD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 13Nicolas SeiwaldD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 22David RaumD | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 39Benjamin HenrichsD | 64 | 6.5 | ||
| 10Brajan GrudaM | 82 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Christoph BaumgartnerMTop rated | 90 | 9.6 | 2 | |
| 24Xaver SchlagerM | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 7Antonio NusaF | 89 | 7.0 | ||
| 40RômuloF | 64 | 7.2 | ||
| 49Yan DiomandeF | 82 | 7.7 | ||
| 26Maarten VandevoordtG | – | – | ||
| 5El Chadaille BitshiabuD | – | – | ||
| 16Lukas KlostermannD | – | – | ||
| 17Ridle BakuD | 26 | 6.9 | ||
| 35Max FinkgräfeD | 1 | – | ||
| 6Ezechiel BanzuziM | 8 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Johan BakayokoF | – | – | ||
| 11Conrad HarderF | 26 | 6.7 | ||
| 27Tidiam GomisF | 8 | 6.2 |