International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both RB Leipzig and Manchester United are looking forward to this Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
These teams have little in common geographically as Manchester United have to travel 1300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
RB Leipzig form and stats
RB Leipzig participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.Overall Bundesliga stats at home this season for RB Leipzig are 5-0-0 (wins-draw-losses). 3W-0D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for RB Leipzig. After failing to beat Borussia Dortmund here at Red Bull Arena, RB Leipzig has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
Before that match, a Champions League win away at İstanbul Başakşehir.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Leipzig have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won one, drawn zero and lost one.
The match schedule is unforgiving for RB Leipzig as they have a new game in only four days, a Bundesliga match thankfully also at home. Werder Bremen are visiting.
RB Leipzig are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (14 goals in 5 games). From these home matches, Leipzig have conceded only 3 goals.
Manchester United form and stats
They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Barcelona drew the shortest straw.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Manchester United have produced an overall stat of 5-0-0 so far. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses both home and away. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Liverpool game have they lost an away game, meaning Manchester has taken points from twelve away matches in a row. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Manchester hope to make it five in this match.
A loss against Paris Saint Germain was the result prior to that, in a Champions League home game.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Manchester United in our archives, and the results are: one win for Manchester United, one draw and two defeats.
A new game in only four days for Manchester United, the Premier League home match versus Manchester City. Busy days.
The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Manchester alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (16 from 5 played). Manchester United have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Manchester United - Leipzig 5-0.Top Goalscorers
  B. Borges Fernandes 7 goals |   J. Esmoris Tasende 4 goals |  E. Forsberg 3 goals |
RB Leipzig missing players
Manchester United missing players
| RB Leipzig | Manchester United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 10 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 43 | 25 | Scored | S | 30 | 48 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Conceded | C | 13 | 32 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 14.4 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 13.8 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 5.9 | ||
| 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 34% | ||
| 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 United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 4 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 3 |
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 23 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Wolfsburg | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Union Berlin | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 9 | Augsburg | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Hertha BSC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Hoffenheim | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Freiburg | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 8 |
| 15 | Köln | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 7 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 5 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 | -22 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Southampton | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Everton | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 17 | Fulham | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 7 |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 6 |
| 19 | Burnley | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -13 | 6 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 1 |
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