International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both RB Leipzig and Real Madrid are looking forward to this Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
Real Madrid have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither RB Leipzig nor Real Madrid 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.
RB Leipzig form and stats
Leipzig was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Champions League.Overall Bundesliga statistics playing at home this season for RB Leipzig are 4-1-0 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses in this competition.
RB Leipzig drew their last game, 3-3 away at Augsburg. Late drama in the game against Augsburg as RB Leipzig were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Ramos popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. Ramos was able to secure the draw 3-3 in the game against Augsburg after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Midfielder Szoboszlai was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.04 (out of ten) in that game. Szoboszlai served one assist, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 51 successful passes (of 57 total).
Ahead of that result, a home victory against Hamburger SV in the DFB Pokal.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Bayer Leverkusen are coming to town in four days.
Goals are plentiful at Red Bull Arena in the league this season as Leipzig has scored 14 goals here in 5 home games. RB Leipzig have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Real Madrid form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Real Madrid, as they won the Champions League.The strength of Real Madrid on their travels this season is incredible with 18 points collected from 6 La Liga away games. Real Madrid has 6-0-0 on the road, with 15 goals scored and 4 conceded. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away.
Madrid won their last game, 3-1 versus Sevilla played at home. Valverde has scored at least one goal for the away team three matches in a row. The skill! The attacker Valverde got a match rating of 8.12 in that game. Valverde scored one goal, hit four key passes and had 47 successful passes (of 52 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Elche.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Real Madrid are regular goalscorers on their travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties get together this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: Real Madrid - RB Leipzig 2-0.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Nkunku 8 goals |   F. Valverde Dipetta 6 goals |  K. Benzema 5 goals |
RB Leipzig missing players
Real Madrid missing players
| RB Leipzig | Real Madrid | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 52 | 32 | Scored | S | 21 | 53 | ||
| 44 | 20 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 72% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 56% | ||
| 60% | 83% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14.1 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.2 | 16.8 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6.4 | ||
| 34% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | ||
| 10.1 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 12 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Celtic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 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 | Union Berlin | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 24 | 22 |
| 3 | Freiburg | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Mainz 05 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | RB Leipzig | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Borussia M'gladbach | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Köln | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 13 | Wolfsburg | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 14 | Bayer Leverkusen | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 8 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -14 | 6 |
| 18 | Bochum | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -18 | 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 | Real Madrid | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 31 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 25 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Athletic Club | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 9 | Valencia | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 11 | Real Valladolid | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Almeria | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 14 | Sevilla | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 15 | Celta de Vigo | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 10 |
| 16 | Espanyol | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 17 | Getafe | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 9 |
| 18 | Girona | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -17 | 7 |
| 20 | Elche | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -18 | 3 |
