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RB Leipzig Köln betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

The most likely scenario for this challenge is the triumph of RB Leipzig. Due to the individual quality they present, it will be normal for the club led by Julian Nagelsmann to dominate and enjoy the best opportunities to score goals. On the other hand, the visiting club come motivated for this round after having won the last two away games, however, they face a very competent opponent when playing at home. Taking into account these factors, betting in favor of the "Asian Handicap -1.5 of RB Leipzig" market is a good option.
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Preview
RB Leipzig and Köln face at Red Bull Arena, in a match for the 13th round of the Bundesliga. The head‑to‑head history at this stadium, favours the home team, since in the last 3 head‑to‑heads they won 2 and lost 1. Accordingly, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the Bundesliga, on 23‑11‑2019, RB Leipzig won by (4‑1). E. Forsberg (79' and 32' ), T. Werner (22' ) and K. Laimer (37' ) scored for RB Leipzig and R. Czichos (39' ) for Köln. The home/away factor is worth special atention, since although this is a match between 3rd and 15th of the league table, it’s also a match between the 1st best team in home matches and the 8th best in away matches.

Analysis Leipzig

The home team is currently in the 3rd position of the league, with 27 points won, after 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Werder Bremen, by (2‑0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Hoffenheim, by (0‑1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 9 points in away matches, with 8 goals scored and 6 conceded, against 18 points won at their stadium, with 16 goals scored and 3 conceded.

In this competition, they have a sequence of 6 wins in the last home matches. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 16 of the last 23 have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that likes to score first. They have opened up the score in 9 of the last 12 matches for the Bundesliga, they have reached half‑time in front in 6 of those 9 matches and have held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in 7 of them.

RB Leipzig come to this match with a 0-1 triumph at Hoffenheim, registering in this way the second consecutive victory in this competition: the only goal of the match was scored by Yussuf Poulsen. The home team usually play in a 3-4-3, favoring a more relaxed playing style, attacking through the central aisle. The arrow pointed at the opponent's goal will be Yussuf Poulsen, with the players responsible for defining and conducting his team's attacks being the midfielders Emil Forsberg and Dani Olmo. Coach Julian Nagelsmann cannot count on Lazar Samardzic, Benjamin Henrichs, Hwang Hee-chan, Lukas Klostermann, Konrad Laimer and Fabrice Hartmann, all injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Péter Gulácsi, Willi Orbán, Angeliño, Dayot Upamecano, Marcel Halstenberg, Nordi Mukiele, Marcel Sabitzer, Kevin Kampl, Amadou Haidara, Tyler Adams, Yussuf Poulsen.
Coach: D. Tedesco.

Analysis Köln

The away team is currently in the 15th position of the league, with 10 points won, after 2 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Mainz 05, by (0‑1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Bayer Leverkusen, by (0‑4). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 8 points in away matches and 2 at their stadium, with 8 goals scored and 17 conceded at home, against 5 goals scored and 4 conceded in away matches. In the last 5 away league matches Köln has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 8 points out of 15 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 4 away matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 12 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

Köln come to this match with a 0-4 home defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, putting an end to the three consecutive games without losing in this Bundesliga. Coach Markus Gisdol usually plays in a tactical system in 3-5-2, favoring fast transitions, mainly through the wings. The two most advanced players in this tactical formation are Jan Thielmann and Sebastian Andersson, while Marius Wolf, Ismail Jacobs, Ellyes Skhiri, Salih Ozcan, Elvis Rexhbecaj should make up the middle line. Midfielder Ellyes Skhiri is Köln's top scorer, with 2 goals scored. The visiting coach should not be able to count on Rafael Czichos and Florian Kainz for being injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Timo Horn, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Jorge Meré, Noah Katterbach, Salih Özcan, Dominick Drexler, Elvis Rexhbecaj, Ondrej Duda, Ellyes Skhiri, Jan Thielmann, Marius Wolf.
Coach: S. Baumgart.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Leipzig vs Köln match, on 19 December 2020, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Asian Handicap, Leipzig -1.5 ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Leipzig vs Köln on 19 December 2020 will be played at Leipzig, Red Bull Arena.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Leipzig Köln match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Leipzig at with 93% of the tips.

 

Bundesliga - 2020/2021

  • 100% 306 / 306 Games

  • Home team wins 42.16%
  • Draws 26.47%
  • Away team wins 31.37%
  • Over 1.5 82.03%
  • Over 2.5 58.82%
  • Over 3.5 36.6%
  • Goals 928
  • Goals /match 3.03
  • Goals /match home 1.68
  • Goals /match away 1.36
  • Both teams score 60.13%
  • Goals after 80' 14.76%
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