RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th September 2022
RB Leipzig take on Shakhtar Donetsk at Red Bull Arena Leipzig, where an exciting match should be on the cards this coming Tuesday. It is one of 16 matches in round one of the group stages of the Champions League this season.
RB Leipzig are off to a surprisingly slow start to the Bundesliga. They will be very eager not to let that affect their performances in the Champions League where they should be able to see off Shakhtar on home soil.
Shakhtar Donetsk have had a tough time in the Champions League tournament, as they failed to win a single one of their six group matches last season. No doubt RB Leipzig are eager to extend this streak.
RB Leipzig scored 2.5 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 25 times. They conceded 23 goals, an average of 2.3 and pulled off two clean sheets.
Shakhtar Donetsk scored 14 goals, conceded 16 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction
RB Leipzig are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Wolfsburg by 2-0, before beating Teutonia Ottensen by 0-8. The winning streak came to an end against Eintracht, who ran out 4-0 winners. RB Leipzig won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded ten goals.
In their last three matches, Shakhtar Donetsk beat FC Lviv 6-1, drew 1-1 with FC Sheriff and beat FC Olexandriya by 1-2. Shakhtar Donetsk claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and four scored.
Anything but a home win for RB Leipzig will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely Shakhtar Donetsk could be in for a hammering.
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RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk Stats
RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk Team News
RB Leipzig are looking at up to five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Shakhtar Donetsk this coming Tuesday.
Daniel Olmo, Lukas Klostermann, Yussuf Poulsen, Marcel Halstenberg and Xaver Schlager are missing from the squad, RB Leipzig will field against Shakhtar Donetskon Tuesday.
Shakhtar Donetsk just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena Leipzig.
Lassina Traore is too injured to face Shakhtar Donetsk.
RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk H2H
Having never shared a season in the Champions League in recent past, this is the first time RB Leipzig comes up against Shakhtar Donetsk in this context.
RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk Results
RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk Betting Tips
It is the beginning of a new Champions League campaign, and both RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
RB Leipzig were able to win six of their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing one of the games. They suffered defeat in three of these outings. Shakhtar Donetsk won five of their last 10 games away, drew one and suffered defeat in four of them. Shakhtar Donetsk managed the first goal of the game in only threeof those 10 previous games played away from home. Meanwhile, RB Leipzig were first on target in sevenof their last 10 outings on home soil.
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of RB Leipzig’s last ten home matches across the tournaments. They scored an average of 2.5 goals in the process. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 1.4 times in those matches.