Thursday , 2 July 2026

RB Leipzig vs Aston Villa FC, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
RB Leipzig
2 – 3
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Tue 10 Dec 2024 · 20:00 UTC Red Bull Arena Leipzig 40,406 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' John McGinn
Lois Openda 27' 1–1
1–2 52' Jhon Duran
Christoph Baumgartner 62' 2–2
2–3 85' Ross Barkley
Y 45' Lucas Digne
Y 79' Diego Carlos
Benjamin Henrichs 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RB Leipzig vs Aston Villa FC — Champions League at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

Match Details

  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Assistant 1 Alessandro Giallatini
  • Assistant 2 Daniele Bindoni
14 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.4 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 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

1
RB Leipzig 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-10 RB Leipzig 2–3 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Aston Villa FC H 2–3 L
07 Dec Holstein Kiel A 2–0 W
04 Dec Eintracht Frankfurt H 3–0 W
30 Nov VfL Wolfsburg H 1–5 L
26 Nov FC Internazionale Milano A 0–1 L
23 Nov TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 3–4 L
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec RB Leipzig A 3–2 W
07 Dec Southampton FC H 1–0 W
04 Dec Brentford FC H 3–1 W
01 Dec Chelsea FC A 0–3 L
27 Nov Juventus FC H 0–0 D
23 Nov Crystal Palace FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Red Bull Arena Leipzig that hosts another battle between RB Leipzig and Aston Villa FC.
  • 3' Goal! John McGinn scores his 35 goal in 355 matches.
  • 8' It looks like no one’s ball. RB Leipzig is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 13' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 18' It looks surprising RB Leipzig does not make any changes. Ian Maatsen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' What a strike from Lois Openda! The score is 1-1.
  • 32' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 37' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' 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.
  • 45' The referee shows Aston Villa FC player a card on 45.
  • 46' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Ollie Watkins by Jhon Duran on 46 minute.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Arthur Vermeeren made 303 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' What a strike from Jhon Duran! The score is 1-2.
  • 57' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 57 minutes.
  • 62' Goal! Christoph Baumgartner scores his 48 goal in 407 matches.
  • 67' Aston Villa FC 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.
  • 71' The whistle greets Matty Cash as he departs to be replaced by Kosta Nedeljkovic.
  • 76' Andre Silva is replacing Benjamin Sesko for the RB Leipzig side.
  • 79' It’s a booking for Aston Villa FC player. Diego Carlos gets a card.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a card for Benjamin Henrichs.
  • 83' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Lucas Digne departs to be replaced by Ian Maatsen.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Lukas Klostermann. He replaces Arthur Vermeeren on 84 minute.
  • 85' Goal! Ross Barkley scores his 28 goal in 409 matches.
  • 90' 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.
  • Another three points for Aston Villa FC.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.76 RB Leipzig xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.84 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: RB Leipzig or Aston Villa FC 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig36% Draw25% Aston Villa FC39%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw
61%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
64%
RB Leipzig or Aston Villa FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig29% Draw40% Aston Villa FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 3
4.8%
0 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 0
4.3%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
4.1%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 17% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 18% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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