International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both RB Leipzig and Manchester City are looking forward to this Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's no vacation for neither RB Leipzig nor Manchester City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
RB Leipzig form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals against Liverpool.RB Leipzig have performed here at Red Bull Arena this season with 5 wins from 7 Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses in this competition. Leipzig has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager J. Marsch and the players.
Leipzig are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Union Berlin. Dominik Szoboszlai, a forward, was the best performer for the team in that game, earning a rating of 7.65 (out of 10). Szoboszlai served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 37 successful passes (of 46 total).
Preceding that match was a Bundesliga defeat to Bayer Leverkusen (1-3).Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Borussia M'gladbach are coming to town in four days.
Goals are plentiful at Red Bull Arena in the league this season as Leipzig has scored 21 goals here in 7 home games. On the other hand, Leipzig have conceded 9 goals.
Manchester City form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the final.Manchester City have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 6-1-1 from 8 games. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss both home and away. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Tottenham Hotspur game have they lost an away game, meaning City has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
It's the second away game in a row for Manchester City, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Watford in the Premier League last time out. Bernardo Silva got a match rating of 9.65 in that game, top player of the team. Silva scored two goals, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 57 successful passes (of 61 total).
Prior to that result City won their away game at Aston Villa in the Premier League. The scoreline was 2-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers in just four days.
City are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 8 away games so far. City are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The newest recorded history between these teams is the Manchester City - RB Leipzig 6-3 played previously this season.Top Goalscorers
  B. Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva 7 goals |   C. Nkunku 6 goals |  E. Forsberg 4 goals |
RB Leipzig missing players
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| RB Leipzig | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 48 | 29 | Scored | S | 20 | 63 | ||
| 37 | 19 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 32% | ||
| 64% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 5.5 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.5 | 8.1 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 15.2 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 19 | 18.7 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.9 | 7.1 | ||
| 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 34% | ||
| 10.3 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 7.2 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -11 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 30 | 34 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 27 |
| 4 | Hoffenheim | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 6 | Freiburg | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Mainz 05 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 9 | Köln | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Bochum | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -7 | 19 |
| 11 | RB Leipzig | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| 12 | Borussia M'gladbach | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 14 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 13 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 10 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 31 | -34 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 35 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 32 | 34 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 33 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -3 | 23 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 22 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Brentford | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Southampton | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Everton | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 10 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -20 | 10 |