It's still early in the UEFA Youth League season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the RB Leipzig U19 - Benfica U19 preview!
The hosts RB Leipzig U19 saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Junioren Bundesliga. Thankfully the previous game, versus St. Pauli U19, was also a home game here at RB-Training Center Cottaweg. The away team is better rested.
RB Leipzig U19 form and stats
Two UEFA Youth League home games so far for RB Leipzig U19, who are yet to win here at RB-Training Center Cottaweg. Only 1 point so far.
The RB Leipzig U19 supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host St. Pauli U19 in Junioren Bundesliga and win 4-1. Heartbreak before that as RB Leipzig U19 lost 1-3 at Wolfsburg U19's place.
The manager A. Blessin will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bremen U19 in only four days.
At RB-Training Center Cottaweg, RB Leipzig U19 has the goal stats of 2-4 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Benfica U19 form and stats
Benfica U19 are yet to lose a point on their UEFA Youth League travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Benfica U19 are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
It's the second away game in a row for Benfica U19, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Olympique Lyon U19 (placed 2nd) in the UEFA Youth League last time out. A loss against Olympique Lyon U19 was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Benfica U19 have the goal stats of 10-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Benfica U19 - RB Leipzig U19 2-1 earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  D. Borkowski 7 goals |  N. Holm 3 goals |  K. Amededejisso 2 goals |
RB Leipzig U19 missing players
Benfica U19 missing players
| RB Leipzig U19 | Benfica U19 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.8 | 6 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 31 | 55 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 19 | 27 |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 88% | 53% | 48% |
- Benfica U19 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1)
- Benfica U19 has the most scored goals (10) away
- Benfica U19 has the most scored goals (13)
- Benfica U19 has the most scored goals in the first half (7)
- Benfica U19 has the the best goal difference (+7)
- Benfica U19 has the the best goal difference (+7) away
- RB Leipzig U19 has the fewest matches over the total-line (1)
- RB Leipzig U19 has the most clean sheets (1)
- RB Leipzig U19 has the most matches under the total-line (3)
| RB Leipzig U19 | Last season | Benfica U19 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 21 | 15 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 11 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 73% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 55% | 80% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | ||
| 18% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | ||
| 55% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 57% | ||
| 27% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | ||
| 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 14% | ||
| 6.4 | 6.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7.8 | 7.6 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 106 | 48 | Total Shots | T S | 53 | 90 | ||
| 50 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 44 | ||
| 42% | 68% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 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 | Benfica U19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyon U19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig U19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Zenit U19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wolfsburg U19 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 25 | 30 |
| 2 | Bremen U19 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 32 | 28 |
| 3 | Hertha U19 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Union Berlin U19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 25 |
| 5 | Hannover U19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 22 |
| 6 | Hamburger SV U19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | Dresden U19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | RB Leipzig U19 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 16 |
| 9 | St. Pauli U19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel U19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25 | -20 | 13 |
| 11 | Magdeburg U19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 11 |
| 12 | Energie Cottbus U19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -27 | 7 |
| 13 | Niendorfer TSV U19 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -27 | 6 |
| 14 | Chemnitzer FC U19 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 28 | -39 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax U19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 11 |
| 2 | Benfica U19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Bayern U19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | AEK Athens U19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | -24 | 0 |