Manchester City FC vs RB Leipzig, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Manchester City FC vs RB Leipzig — Champions League at Etihad Stadium.
- Manchester City FC 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
- RB Leipzig 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Glenn Nyberg
- Assistant 1 Mahbod Beigi
- Assistant 2 Andreas Soderqvist (Sweden)
15 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/gameStandings
# 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 Atletico 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 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodø/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 København 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Nov RB Leipzig H 3–2 W 25 Nov Liverpool FC H 1–1 D 12 Nov Chelsea FC A 4–4 D 07 Nov BSC Young Boys H 3–0 W 04 Nov AFC Bournemouth H 6–1 W 29 Oct Manchester United FC A 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Nov Manchester City FC A 2–3 L 25 Nov VfL Wolfsburg A 1–2 L 12 Nov SC Freiburg H 3–1 W 07 Nov FK Crvena Zvezda A 2–1 W 04 Nov 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 0–2 L 31 Oct VfL Wolfsburg A 0–1 L Key Stats
83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Manchester City FC and RB Leipzig has kicked off!
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Bernardo Silva has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 13' Lois Openda puts RB Leipzig on the lead.
- 18' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolas Seiwald made 222 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 21' Manchester City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 26' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 31' The travelling RB Leipzig supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 33' What a strike from Lois Openda! The score is 0-2.
- 38' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' The whistle greets Ruben Dias as he departs to be replaced by Nathan Ake.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RB Leipzig needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 54' GOAL! Erling Haaland scores on 54. Assisted by Phil Foden
- 54' The supporters are chanting for Jeremy Doku. He replaces Jack Grealish on 54 minute.
- 59' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Manuel Akanji suffering a number of foals already.
- 60' Time for substitution for RB Leipzig. Lois Openda is replaced by Benjamin Sesko.
- 65' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 70' Goal! Phil Foden scores his 98 goal in 436 matches.
- 74' It is a substitution in RB Leipzig team. Amadou Haidara is replaced by Fabio Carvalho on 74 minute.
- 79' RB Leipzig is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RB Leipzig that had 513 games and scored 719 goals.
- 87' Goal! Julian Alvarez scores his 93 goal in 182 matches.
- 87' The whistle greets Xaver Schlager as he departs to be replaced by Kevin Kampl.
- 90' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sergio Gomez is hanging Josko Gvardiol on the field on 90 minute.
- Full Time. Manchester City FC beats RB Leipzig
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Lineups
Manchester City FC Lineups
3-2-4-1Starting XI
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Kyle Walker ↓ Julian Alvarez 54'
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Jack Grealish ↓ Jeremy Doku 54'
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- 18
- 16
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Ruben Dias ↓ Nathan Ake 46'
- 9
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24
Josko Gvardiol ↓ Sergio Gomez 90'
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Bench
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Nathan Ake ↑ 46'
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- 5
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- 4
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Sergio Gomez ↑ 90'
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Julian Alvarez ↑ 54'
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Jeremy Doku ↑ 54'
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Coach Pep GuardiolaRB Leipzig Lineups
5-4-1Starting XI
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17
Lois Openda ↓ Benjamin Sesko 60'
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- 16
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Amadou Haidara ↓ Fabio Carvalho 74'
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24
Xaver Schlager ↓ Kevin Kampl 87'
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Xavi Simons ↓ Yussuf Poulsen 74'
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Bench
- 39
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Christoph Baumgartner ↑ 60'
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Yussuf Poulsen ↑ 74'
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44
Kevin Kampl ↑ 87'
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Fabio Carvalho ↑ 74'
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Benjamin Sesko ↑ 60'
Coach Marco Rose -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Erling Haaland 8 Riyad Mahrez 3 Lois Openda 3 Christopher Nkunku 3 Phil Foden 2 Julian Alvarez 2 Gabriel Jesus 2 Jack Grealish 1 Head to Head
Manchester City FC Form
2023-11-28 Manchester City FC 3–2 RB Leipzig W 2023-11-25 Manchester City FC 1–1 Liverpool FC D 2023-11-12 Chelsea FC 4–4 Manchester City FC D 2023-11-07 Manchester City FC 3–0 BSC Young Boys W 2023-11-04 Manchester City FC 6–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2023-10-29 Manchester United FC 0–3 Manchester City FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.04 Manchester City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.14 RB Leipzig xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.18Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 60% 40% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Manchester City FC or Draw 81%Draw or RB Leipzig 41%Manchester City FC or RB Leipzig 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: RB Leipzig win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.5%2 – 1 9.5%2 – 0 8.6%1 – 0 7.9%3 – 1 6.4%0 – 0 5.8%3 – 0 5.7%2 – 2 5.4%1 – 2 5.3%0 – 1 4%3 – 2 Actual4 – 1 3.3%Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC
Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push RB Leipzig covers -2.5 17% — 83% -2 17% 17% 65% -1.5 35% — 65% -1 35% 22% 43% -0.5 57% — 43% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 12% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet 33% ✓RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.