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 - Zenit U19 preview!
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Junioren Bundesliga. That game was an away game at Hamburger SV U19, so at least RB Leipzig U19 are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
RB Leipzig U19 form and stats
RB Leipzig U19's first UEFA Youth League home game here at RB-Training Center Cottaweg ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat from 3 matches. It's trouble wherever RB Leipzig U19 are playing these days as they have suffered five straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for RB Leipzig U19, their manager A. Blessin and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
In their previous game, the manager A. Blessin led his RB Leipzig U19 to a defeat in the Junioren Bundesliga match away at Hamburger SV U19. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at RB-Training Center Cottaweg. Before that game, the home loss against Olympique Lyon U19 with the scoreline 1-3.
There will be little rest for RB Leipzig U19 after this match as they are travelling to Hertha U19 for a Junioren Bundesliga game in only four days.
Early season league goal statistics from RB Leipzig U19's 1 home game: 1 goal, 3 conceded.
Zenit U19 form and stats
As the visiting team in UEFA Youth League matches, Zenit U19 have produced an overall stat of 0-0-1 so far.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a UEFA Youth League home defeat versus Benfica U19 with 1-7 on the scoreboard. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Olympique Lyon U19 wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.
Zenit U19 lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-7 beating and focus on this one.
2 goals so far away for Zenit U19, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
RB Leipzig U19 missing players
Zenit U19 missing players
| RB Leipzig U19 | Zenit U19 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistics | Stat | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3.5 | 3 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8 | 5.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17-09-19 | | Benfica U19 | 2 - 1 | RB Leipzig U19 |
| 22-09-19 | | Union Berlin U19 | 1 - 0 | RB Leipzig U19 |
| 28-09-19 | | RB Leipzig U19 | 2 - 3 | Holstein Kiel U19 |
| 02-10-19 | | RB Leipzig U19 | 1 - 3 | Olympique Lyon U19 |
| 19-10-19 | | Hamburger SV U19 | 2 - 0 | RB Leipzig U19 |
| 23-10-19 | | RB Leipzig U19 | 14:00 | Zenit U19 |
| 27-10-19 | | Hertha U19 | 13:00 | RB Leipzig U19 |
| 02-11-19 | | RB Leipzig U19 | 12:30 | Dresden U19 |
| 05-11-19 | | Zenit U19 | 12:00 | RB Leipzig U19 |
| 10-11-19 | | Wolfsburg U19 | 12:00 | RB Leipzig U19 |
| 17-09-19 | | Olympique Lyon U19 | 4 - 2 | Zenit U19 |
| 02-10-19 | | Zenit U19 | 1 - 7 | Benfica U19 |
| 23-10-19 | | RB Leipzig U19 | 14:00 | Zenit U19 |
| 05-11-19 | | Zenit U19 | 12:00 | RB Leipzig U19 |
| 27-11-19 | | Zenit U19 | 12:00 | Olympique Lyon U19 |
| 10-12-19 | | Benfica U19 | 16:00 | Zenit U19 |