Can RB Leipzig halt Manchester City’s Champions League winning streak?
Manchester City vs RB Leipzig - 28/11/2023
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Manchester City will aim to preserve their 100% record in this season’s Champions League when RB Leipzig visit the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.
As we head into Matchday 5, Pep Guardiola’s side find themselves three points clear of second-placed Leipzig in Group G, with Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys on one point apiece.
While Man City have won all four matches so far, the Red Bulls have won three of their four encounters, losing 3-1 to the defending champions last month.
Manchester City enter Tuesday’s clash on the back of a 1-1 draw with Liverpool, meaning they have drawn each of their last two games.
As a result, the reigning champs find themselves second in the Premier League table – one point shy of Arsenal and one point clear of Liverpool and Aston Villa.
Still, Guardiola’s men have enjoyed a perfect Champions League campaign up to now, notching 12 goals across four victories to book their place in the knockout phase.
Having scored exactly three goals in each of their UCL matches this season, City will be confident of recording another high-scoring win on Tuesday.
RB Leipzig, meanwhile, suffered a 2-1 defeat at Wolfsburg last time out, meaning they have lost three of their previous five matches across all competitions.
The Red Bulls have slipped to fifth in the Bundesliga standings – 11 points behind table-topping Bayer Leverkusen – after a run of two defeats in three outings.
Leipzig kicked off their Champions League campaign with a 3-1 victory over Young Boys before losing to Man City by the same scoreline.
Since then, however, the German outfit have secured back-to-back wins against Red Star Belgrade to punch their ticket to the last 16.
Head-to-head: Leipzig have managed to win just one of their five previous Champions League meetings with Man City, suffering three defeats in the process.
Last season, Guardiola’s men claimed an 8-1 aggregate victory over Leipzig in the last 16, winning the second leg 7-0 at the Etihad.
Team news: Kevin De Bruyne remains a long-term injury absentee for Man City, while there are question marks over the fitness of Mateo Kovacic, Jack Grealish and Matheus Nunes.
On the flip side, the visitors are expected to be without the injured trio of Timo Werner, Dani Olmo and Willi Orban for the trip to England.
Given that Man City hold an 18-7 lead over Leipzig after five meetings, the reigning European champions are expected to claim all three points on Tuesday.
Forebet predicts that Man City and RB Leipzig will combine for over 3.5 goals at the Etihad, with the hosts outscoring the visitors.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
UCL
503119
1
3 - 1
3.56
4°
1.33
1.33
5.50
8.50
no
no
no
3 - 2(0 - 2)
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