1. FC Köln vs RB Leipzig prediction | 12 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


1. FC Köln
Ranking: #67 overall, #10 in Germany

74.7 → 75.7 (+1.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-2 29 Aug Hoffenheim (H) 76.0 -0.1
4-1 04 Sep Stuttgart (A) 75.9 -0.1
1-1 12 Sep Bremen (H) 76.0 +0.1
2-1 19 Sep Hamburg (A) 75.9 -0.1
2-1 11 Oct Gladbach (H) 75.7 -0.2
RB Leipzig
Ranking: #25 overall, #5 in Germany

81.7 → 81.8 (+0.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-1 10 Sep Como (A) 81.5 -0.6
5-0 13 Sep Hamburg (H) 81.7 +0.2
2-0 20 Sep Leverkusen (A) 81.3 -0.4
6-0 10 Oct Frankfurt (H) 81.8 +0.5
1-0 13 Oct PSV (H) 81.8 0.0

1. FC Köln vs RB Leipzig: by the numbers

RB Leipzig sit 42 places above 1. FC Köln in our European rankings, and 5 places above them in Germany.

The recent trend shows 1. FC Köln on the rise, +1.0 rating points over their last 10 matches, while RB Leipzig has also improved, albeit more slowly at +0.1.

1. FC Köln lost 0.6 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 8 February 2026.

The highest 1. FC Köln have ever stood in our European rankings is #35, first reached on 10 April 2019.

RB Leipzig first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 89.7 on 22 February 2020.