The first of two encounters in the Champions League Round of 16, as the hometeam RB Leipzig will try to edge Manchester City in their own ballpark.
These teams have little in common geographically as Manchester City have to travel 1300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for RB Leipzig and Manchester City.
RB Leipzig form and stats
Leipzig was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Champions League.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Red Bull Arena as RB Leipzig have scored 23 goals to get 23 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Bundesliga are 7-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Champions League, RB Leipzig has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
RB Leipzig enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Wolfsburg's place. The match ended 3-0 with Szoboszlai, Laimer and Forsberg scoring. Raum, defender, was given a rating of 8.02/10 in that game, top of the team. Raum hit three key passes and won 5 of 6 duels.
Ahead of that match, RB Leipzig lost 1-2 at home to Union Berlin.The match schedule is unforgiving for Leipzig as they have a new game in only three days, a Bundesliga match thankfully also at home. Eintracht Frankfurt are visiting.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (23 in 10 games), RB Leipzig's attacking play is working. Leipzig have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Manchester City form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the semi-finals against Real Madrid.The visitors are W6-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. Total Champions League statistics for Manchester City: 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
Manchester City has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Nottingham Forest for a 1-1 draw. Midfield player Bruyne was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.4/10. Bruyne hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that game was the away Premier League victory against Arsenal with the score of 3-1.The schedule is very tough for City now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League game at AFC Bournemouth is waiting in only three days.
The travelling fans enjoy Manchester City's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 12 league matches away. Manchester City are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding two meetings): Leipzig won one game, zero matches ended with a tie and Manchester City got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zero. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last two duels. Nkunku loves to face Manchester City and have scored 3 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Håland 25 goals |   C. Nkunku 12 goals |  P. Foden 7 goals |
RB Leipzig missing players
Manchester City missing players
| RB Leipzig | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Won | W | 4 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 65 | 41 | Scored | S | 10 | 46 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 72% | ||
| 76% | 86% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 20% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.6 | 2.8 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13.1 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 14.6 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.3 | ||
| 42% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 35% | ||
| 8.8 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 7.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 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 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 40 | 43 |
| 2 | Union Berlin | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 42 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | Freiburg | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 40 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 39 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 38 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 30 |
| 8 | Borussia M'gladbach | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Bayer Leverkusen | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Werder Bremen | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 23 | -10 | 27 |
| 11 | Köln | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Mainz 05 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 26 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -10 | 24 |
| 14 | Stuttgart | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -10 | 19 |
| 15 | Hoffenheim | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -11 | 19 |
| 16 | Bochum | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 51 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 32 | -27 | 19 |
| 17 | Hertha BSC | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 17 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -27 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 28 | 54 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 36 | 52 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 46 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 39 |
| 6 | Fulham | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 38 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 35 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 35 |
| 9 | Brentford | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 35 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 28 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 26 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 25 | -20 | 25 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -2 | 24 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -15 | 23 |
| 16 | Everton | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 21 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 32 | -23 | 21 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -11 | 19 |
| 20 | Southampton | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -21 | 18 |
