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


1. FC Köln
Ranking: #59 overall, #9 in Germany

73.2 → 76.0 (+2.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 25 Apr Leverkusen (H) 76.0 +1.3
2-2 02 May Union Berlin (A) 76.7 +0.7
1-3 10 May Heidenheim (H) 76.2 -0.5
5-1 16 May Bayern Munich (A) 76.1 -0.1
3-2 29 Aug Hoffenheim (H) 76.0 -0.1
RB Leipzig
Ranking: #29 overall, #5 in Germany

80.9 → 81.8 (+0.9 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-1 24 Apr Union Berlin (H) 82.4 +0.5
4-1 02 May Leverkusen (A) 81.7 -0.7
2-1 09 May St. Pauli (H) 81.6 -0.1
4-1 16 May Freiburg (A) 81.4 -0.2
3-0 29 Aug Gladbach (H) 81.8 +0.4

1. FC Köln vs RB Leipzig: by the numbers

RB Leipzig sit 30 places above 1. FC Köln in our European rankings, and 4 places above them in Germany.

The recent trend shows 1. FC Köln on the rise, +2.8 rating points over their last 10 matches, while RB Leipzig has also improved, albeit more slowly at +0.9.

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

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

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