- RB Leipzig have not lost any of their last five encounters with 1. FC Köln ahead of Friday evening's match (20:30/DAZN). The two sides have drawn three times and RB have won two games. In the first half of the season, Leipzig won 6-0.
- Leipzig's Christoph Baumgartner particularly enjoys playing against Cologne. The Austrian has scored five goals in competitive matches, more than against any other team. His goal in the 6-0 win was Baumgartner's first competitive goal for RB.
- RB will be reunited with Davie Selke. The Cologne striker played for the Saxons from 2015 to 2017. He was Leipzig's top scorer in the 2015/2016 promotion season with ten goals. FC defender Benno Schmitz also has a RB past. He played 18 Bundesliga games for the Messestadt club before moving to Cologne in 2018.
- Cologne picked up just nine points from their first twelve home games of the season. Only in the 2020/21 season have they scored less, with seven points in twelve home games.
- Cologne and Leipzig have met 13 times in the Bundesliga so far. With a goal difference of 28:14, there have been six RB wins, five draws and only two wins for the cathedral city side. Of the current RB squad, Lois Openda, Dani Olmo and Amadou Haidara each scored twice.
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