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Liverpool FC vs RB Leipzig, Champions League 2020-21 ROUND OF 16

UEFA Champions League · 2020-21
Liverpool FC
2 – 0
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Wed 10 Mar 2021 · 20:00 UTC Puskas Arena HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs RB Leipzig — Champions League at Puskas Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Nicolas Danos
  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Jerome Brisard
  • Referee Franck Schneider
16 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 5.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

3
Liverpool FC 3 games · Avg 1.7 goals RB Leipzig
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-10 Liverpool FC 2–0 RB Leipzig 2021-02-16 RB Leipzig 0–2 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar RB Leipzig H 2–0 W
07 Mar Fulham FC H 0–1 L
04 Mar Chelsea FC H 0–1 L
28 Feb Sheffield United FC A 2–0 W
20 Feb Everton FC H 0–2 L
16 Feb RB Leipzig A 2–0 W
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
06 Mar SC Freiburg A 3–0 W
03 Mar VfL Wolfsburg H 2–0 W
27 Feb Borussia Mönchengladbach H 3–2 W
21 Feb Hertha BSC A 3–0 W
16 Feb Liverpool FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Dominik Szoboszlai 5 G 4 A
Mohamed Salah 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Liverpool FC is hosting RB Leipzig for another epic battle.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Justin Kluivert needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Liverpool FC and RB Leipzig are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' RB Leipzig come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' Liverpool FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Liverpool FC and RB Leipzig are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' The travelling RB Leipzig supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' Time for substitution for RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl is replaced by Alexander Sorloth.
  • 51' It looks surprising RB Leipzig does not make any changes. Kostas Tsimikas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' The RB Leipzig bench stirs into life. Yussuf Poulsen is withdrawn and Hwang Heechan gets his opportunity.
  • 65' RB Leipzig seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 70' GOAL! Mohamed Salah fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 71' The whistle greets Diogo Jota as he departs to be replaced by Divock Origi.
  • 72' Liverpool FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Divock Origi is hanging Diogo Jota on the field on 72 minute.
  • 74' GOAL! Sadio Mane fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 79' Thiago Alcantara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 82' James Milner has so much to prove this time. He replaces Georginio Wijnaldum on 82 minute.
  • 87' Tyler Adams is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Liverpool FC tonight.
  • 90' A change in the Liverpool FC ranks — Sadio Mane exits the field as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain enters on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Liverpool FC players.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.28 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC46% Draw29% RB Leipzig25%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
75%
Draw or RB Leipzig
54%
Liverpool FC or RB Leipzig
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC29% Draw52% RB Leipzig19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
13%
1 – 0
12.6%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.