§ Bundesliga · 2025-26 · Matchday 21

FC Köln 1–2 RB Leipzig

  • Thielmann 51'
  • Baumgartner 29'
  • Baumgartner 56'

8 February 2026

The match in data

A 2–1 win for RB Leipzig against FC Köln on 8 February 2026, on matchday 21 of the 2025-26 Bundesliga.

Player of the match: Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig), rated 64, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 7 final-third passes. Schlager produced 1.6 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.7 times the cost.

For FC Köln, the highest-rated player was Tom Krauß, with 64.

Christoph Baumgartner scored twice.

64
Player of the match

Xaver Schlager

RB Leipzig · 90'

Produced 1.59× and cost 0.73× their position's average

Added
  • 1 big chance created 4.0×
  • 7 final-third passes 1.3×
  • 2 completed dribbles 2.8×
Took away
  • 7 misplaced passes 0.9×
  • 1 ball lost 1.0×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

FC Köln
PlayerPositionMinRating
Tom Krauß Midfielder 90 64
Jan Thielmann Forward 90 56
Jakub Kamiński Forward 90 49
Marius Bülter Forward 22 49
Ragnar Ache Forward 90 42
Ísak Jóhannesson Midfielder 68 42
Marvin Schwäbe Goalkeeper 90 40
Kristoffer Lund Defender 78 37
Cenk Özkacar Defender 90 34
Eric Martel Midfielder 90 30
Said El Mala Forward 90 29
Sebastian Sebulonsen Defender 90 26
Luca Waldschmidt Forward 12 no rating
Felipe Chavez Midfielder 10 no rating
Fynn Schenten Forward 10 no rating
RB Leipzig
PlayerPositionMinRating
Xaver Schlager ★ Midfielder 90 64
Willi Orbán Defender 90 52
Christoph Baumgartner Midfielder 90 50
Nicolas Seiwald Midfielder 90 49
Antonio Nusa Forward 90 48
Péter Gulácsi Goalkeeper 90 43
Conrad Harder Forward 26 42
Yan Diomande Forward 82 41
David Raum Defender 90 40
Ridle Baku Defender 26 37
Benjamin Henrichs Defender 64 31
Rômulo Forward 64 28
Brajan Gruda Midfielder 82 25
Ezechiel Banzuzi Midfielder 8 no rating
Tidiam Gomis Forward 8 no rating
Max Finkgräfe Defender 1 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which RB Leipzig player played the most passes leading to a shot?

David Raum, with 5 key passes. Next: Antonio Nusa 3, Xaver Schlager 2.

David Raum served as RB Leipzig's primary creative outlet with five key passes in the 1–2 win. Raum's chance creation eclipsed Antonio Nusa's three key passes and Xaver Schlager's two.

Which FC Köln player won the most aerial duels?

Ragnar Ache, with 9 aerial duels won. Next: Eric Martel 3, Jakub Kamiński 2.

Despite the 1–2 defeat, Ragnar Ache ruled the air with 9 aerial duels won. That was triple the tally of Eric Martel, who followed with 3.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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FC Köln 1–2 RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2025-26. Player of the match: Xaver Schlager, 64
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.