RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th February 2024

Real Madrid swing by RB Leipzig on Tuesday for at first leg Champions League round of 16 qualifying match at the Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

RB Leipzig could present an argument of being a tad unlucky not to finish first, since they claimed 12 points during their group phase. However, they were stung by two disappointing defeats and now face a group winner like Real Madrid.

Real Madrid steamrolled through their group, winning every single of the six matches. As such, qualification to the next round was done and dusted fairly quick which didn't see them lower the tempo in a powerful display of ability.

RB Leipzig will be focusing on what brought on their four group wins when welcoming Real Madrid for the first leg. They need a strong showing and not a performance like the ones which resulted in two defeats in their group.

Real Madrid will be immensely disappointed should they fail to qualify even further in the tournament. Home side RB Leipzig currently don't look like a side which possess the kind of quality it requires to knock out a team like Real Madrid.

RB Leipzig put some impressive numbers on display from their past ten matches in this tournament, scoring 21 goals per game on average. This resulted in 21 goals in total, but they also conceded 20. That is an average of two per match, as they managed one clean sheet.

Real Madrid show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.1 times on average per game in this tournament. They scored 21 goals and conceded 12, an average of 1.2 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in four of these.

RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig collected four points from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 5-2 against VfB Stuttgart. They retaliated in a 2-0 win against Union Berlin, before drawing 2-2 with Augsburg. In their last six Champions League home matches, RB Leipzig won four times. They've drawn once and lost once, while scoring 13 and conceding nine goals.

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Getafe by 0-2, before drawing 1-1 with Atletico Madrid. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Girona by a 4-0 scoreline. In their last six Champions League away matches, Real Madrid claimed a full handful of five wins. They've drawn none but in stead lost once, scoring 15 whilst conceding 11 times.

On the back of their recent run of results, we expect Real Madrid to claim another win, when they travel to face RB Leipzig.

RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid Team News

RB Leipzig seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Tuesday.

Amadou Haidara and Amadou Haidara nurses various injuries and won't take part for RB Leipzig against Real Madrid at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

Real Madrid are looking at six players missing out on their match on Tuesday at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

Nacho Fernandez, Vinicius Junior, David Alaba, Daniel Carvajal, Eder Militao and Thibaut Courtois all face a spell on the sidelines for Real Madrid due to various injuries.

RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, RB Leipzig came away as 3-2 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Tuesday. Entering the clash against Real Madrid at Red Bull Arena Leipzig, RB Leipzig have a 1-0-1 record in their past two encounters against their upcoming visitors.

Both teams found the back of the net in one of the last two matches between RB Leipzig and Real Madrid.

RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid Results

RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Jude Bellingham has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Tuesday, it is because Real Madrid bank on him to build on these numbers against RB Leipzig. The latter relies on Ikoma Lois Openda, who found the target four times in six games.

RB Leipzig have been pretty scary at home, winning eight of their last 10 home games across all tournaments, while also managing to draw zero of the games in the process. They were defeated in two of the games in this run. Real Madrid won eight of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost all points in one of those matches along the way. RB Leipzig managed to open the scoring no less than nine of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Real Madrid performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came up one time in the previous two encounters between RB Leipzig and Real Madrid, as RB Leipzig scored 1.5 goals on average per game and Real Madrid averaging two goals. Both teams scored in one time of these matches. In RB Leipzig's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in six of them. They managed to average 1.8 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of Real Madrid's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.7 goals in these matches.