RB Leipzig vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th October 2023

RB Leipzig take on Manchester City at Red Bull Arena Leipzig, where an exciting match should be on the cards this coming Wednesday. It is one of sixteen matches in round two of the group stage of the Champions League this season.

After the first round of the group stage RB Leipzig are number one on three points, while Manchester City have three points as number two.

RB Leipzig enter the elite competition that is the Champions League with dreams of going all the way. They should be far too good to exit the tournament after the group phase, and with a bit of momentum could claim first place.

Manchester City stumbled into their title defence by falling behind against Dinamo Zagreb. They made amends in the second half, but RB Leipzig will know, they are vulnerable at times. The Germans smell blood after to defeats on the bounce for "The Citizens".

RB Leipzig enter their next Champions League match, averaging a decent 1.9 goals per game in their last ten matches, where they pulled off 19 goals, while also conceding 19 times. That amounts to an average of 1.9 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring two times in this tournament.

Manchester City show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.4 times on average per game in this tournament. They scored 24 goals and conceded five, an average of 0.5 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in five of these.

RB Leipzig vs Manchester City Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig collected seven points from their last three matches, as they ran out 0-1 and 2-3 winners against B. M'gladbach and Wehen Wiesbaden, respectively. Against Bayern Munich, they had to settle for a draw after a 2-2 draw. RB Leipzig claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 12 and conceded 11 goals.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 2-0 win against Nottingham Forest. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-0 against Newcastle, before handing over all three points in a 2-1 defeat against Wolverhampton. Manchester City only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Champions League. In these six matches they drew five and lost zero as well as being outscored by three goals to seven.

Value hunters might think RB Leipzig is worth a shot, but in our view Manchester City are rightly favoured for the win. They contain enough quality to come home with a win from Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

RB Leipzig vs Manchester City Team News

At the time of writing, RB Leipzig have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Manchester City this coming Wednesday.

Due to various ailments Willi Orban, Dani Olmo, El Chadaille Bitshiabu and Amadou Haidara will be absent from the squad, RB Leipzig are able to field against Manchester City this coming Wednesday.

Worst-case scenario, Manchester City have a total of six players out for their next match.

Bernardo Silva, Mateo Kovacic, Jack Grealish, John Stones, Kevin De Bruyne and Zack Steffen all face a spell on the sidelines for Manchester City due to various injuries.

RB Leipzig vs Manchester City H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time RB Leipzig played against Manchester City. It finished 7-0 in a great match between the pair. Entering the clash against Manchester City at Red Bull Arena Leipzig, RB Leipzig have a 1-1-2 record in their past four encounters against their upcoming visitors.

Of the last four encounters between RB Leipzig and Manchester City three saw over 2.5 goals scored, making us hopeful of an entertaining encounter on Wednesday.

RB Leipzig vs Manchester City Results

RB Leipzig vs Manchester City Betting Tips

Timo Werner scored twice in the six most recent games for RB Leipzig, with Bernardo Silva providing three goals for Manchester City in his last six.

RB Leipzig were able to win seven of their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing two of the games. They suffered defeat in one of these outings. Manchester City won six of their last 10 games away, drew one and suffered defeat in three of them. Manchester City managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened three times in the past four encounters between RB Leipzig and Manchester City, with RB Leipzig scoring 1.5 goals on average per game. Manchester City averaged 3.75 goals, while both teams scored three times. In the past ten matches for RB Leipzig across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in nine times of them with an average of 2.8 goals goals scored by themselves. Over 2.5 goals came out as a winning bet in six of the previous ten outings for Manchester City, who were on target an average of 2.1 times times per game.