RB Leipzig vs Manchester City FC, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
RB Leipzig vs Manchester City FC — Champions League at Red Bull Arena.
- RB Leipzig 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester City FC 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Artur Dias (Portugal)
- Assistant 1 Paulo Soares
- Assistant 2 Pedro Ribeiro
3 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 7.7 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 04 Oct Manchester City FC H 1–3 L 30 Sep FC Bayern München H 2–2 D 27 Sep SV Wehen Wiesbaden A 3–2 W 23 Sep Borussia Monchengladbach A 1–0 W 19 Sep BSC Young Boys A 3–1 W 16 Sep FC Augsburg H 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Oct RB Leipzig A 3–1 W 30 Sep Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L 23 Sep Nottingham Forest FC H 2–0 W 19 Sep FK Crvena Zvezda H 3–1 W 16 Sep West Ham United FC A 3–1 W 02 Sep Fulham FC H 5–1 W 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' We are underway at Red Bull Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' 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.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Manchester City 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.
- 20' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' GOAL! Phil Foden scores on 25. Assisted by Rico Lewis
- 30' 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.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from David Raum, as he is very good at scoring at Red Bull Arena with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
- 40' It looks like no one’s ball. RB Leipzig is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 45' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 48' What a strike from Lois Openda! The score is 1-1.
- 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
- 58' Nathan Ake needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Josko Gvardiol made 188 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 66' Manuel Akanji was booked on 66.
- 70' Time for substitution for RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg is replaced by Benjamin Sesko.
- 72' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Jack Grealish departs to be replaced by Nathan Ake.
- 73' RB Leipzig receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
- 75' It is a substitution in RB Leipzig team. Yussuf Poulsen is replaced by Christoph Baumgartner on 75 minute.
- 78' It’s a booking for RB Leipzig player. David Raum gets a Yellow card.
- 79' Julian Alvarez is replacing Phil Foden for the Manchester City FC side.
- 84' What a strike from Julian Alvarez! The score is 1-2.
- 86' The RB Leipzig manager makes a substitution. Nicolas Seiwald departs to be replaced by Amadou Haidara.
- 87' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Bernardo Silva departs to be replaced by Matheus Nunes.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for RB Leipzig.
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Lineups
RB Leipzig Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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17
Lois Openda ↓ Timo Werner 70'
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- 9
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Emil Forsberg ↓ Benjamin Sesko 70'
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- 22
- 24
- 2
- 20
- 13
- 23
Bench
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14
Christoph Baumgartner ↑ 75'
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11
Timo Werner ↑ 70'
- 1
- 44
- 3
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8
Amadou Haidara ↑ 86'
- 18
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30
Benjamin Sesko ↑ 70'
Coach Marco RoseManchester City FC Lineups
3-2-4-1Starting XI
- 31
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20
Bernardo Silva ↓ Matheus Nunes 87'
- 2
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47
Phil Foden ↓ Julian Alvarez 79'
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10
Jack Grealish ↓ Nathan Ake 72'
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25
Manuel Akanji ↓ Jeremy Doku 72'
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- 9
- 24
- 82
Bench
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6
Nathan Ake ↑ 72'
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- 33
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- 21
- 18
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27
Matheus Nunes ↑ 87'
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19
Julian Alvarez ↑ 79'
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11
Jeremy Doku ↑ 72'
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Coach Pep Guardiola -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Erling Haaland 8 Lois Openda 3 Christopher Nkunku 3 Riyad Mahrez 3 Gabriel Jesus 2 Phil Foden 2 Julian Alvarez 2 Jeremy Doku 1 Head to Head
RB Leipzig Form
Manchester City FC Form
2023-10-04 RB Leipzig 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2023-09-30 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Manchester City FC L 2023-09-23 Manchester City FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2023-09-19 Manchester City FC 3–1 FK Crvena Zvezda W 2023-09-16 West Ham United FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2023-09-02 Manchester City FC 5–1 Fulham FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.43 RB Leipzig xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.94 Manchester City FC xGI would bet for: RB Leipzig or Manchester City FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.37Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 64% 36% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 25% 75% Double Chance
RB Leipzig or Draw 55%Draw or Manchester City FC 70%RB Leipzig or Manchester City FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Manchester City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.4%1 – 2 8.9%2 – 1 6.6%0 – 2 6.5%2 – 2 6.3%0 – 1 6.1%1 – 3 Actual0 – 0 4.9%1 – 0 4.3%2 – 3 4.1%0 – 3 4.1%2 – 0 3.6%Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig
Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push Manchester City FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 8% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 15% 72% -0.5 28% — 72% +0.5 52% — 48% +1 52% 20% 28% +1.5 72% — 28% +2 72% 15% 13% +2.5 87% — 13% Clean Sheet
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.