RB Leipzig vs Manchester City FC, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2023-24

RB Leipzig

1 – 3

Full Time

Manchester City FC

Wed 4 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 25' Phil Foden

Lois Openda 48' 1–1

1–2 84' Julian Alvarez

1–3 90+2' Jeremy Doku

Y 66' Manuel Akanji

Xaver Schlager 73' Y

David Raum 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RB Leipzig vs Manchester City FC — Champions League at Red Bull Arena.

RB Leipzig 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Manchester City FC 8 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Artur Dias (Portugal)
Assistant 1 Paulo Soares
Assistant 2 Pedro Ribeiro

3 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	8	24
2	FC Bayern Munchen	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 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 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

RB Leipzig 7 games · Avg 5.0 goals Manchester City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-04 RB Leipzig 1–3 Manchester City FC 2023-03-14 Manchester City FC 7–0 RB Leipzig 2023-02-22 RB Leipzig 1–1 Manchester City FC 2021-12-07 RB Leipzig 2–1 Manchester City FC 2021-09-15 Manchester City FC 6–3 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

RB Leipzig

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Oct	Manchester City FC	H	1–3	L
30 Sep	FC Bayern Munchen	H	2–2	D
27 Sep	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	A	3–2	W
23 Sep	Borussia Mönchengladbach	A	1–0	W
19 Sep	BSC Young Boys	A	3–1	W
16 Sep	FC Augsburg	H	3–0	W

Manchester City FC

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

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season

25% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

RB Leipzig

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/–

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/2

61-75

2/2

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	5 G
Phil Foden	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and RB Leipzig launch into their encounter with Manchester City FC.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' A quiet spell here at Red Bull Arena. RB Leipzig seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kyle Walker is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RB Leipzig.
25' Assisted by Rico Lewis with the perfectly-timed delivery and Phil Foden makes no mistake. 0-1!
30' 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.
35' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Mohamed Simakan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
40' Emil Forsberg is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
45' Nathan Ake has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 346 appearances.
48' GOAL! Lois Openda fires home to make it 1-1!
53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
58' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pep Guardiola will be considering his options from the bench.
63' Bernardo Silva has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
66' A moment of madness from Manuel Akanji on 66 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Manchester City FC will be frustrated.
70' Benjamin Sesko has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emil Forsberg on 70 minute.
72' Jack Grealish makes way for Nathan Ake at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester City FC.
73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Xaver Schlager.
75' Another change for RB Leipzig made on 75 minute. Yussuf Poulsen leaves to be changed by Christoph Baumgartner.
78' Controversy at the stadium! David Raum argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
79' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 79 minute. Phil Foden leaves to be changed by Julian Alvarez.
84' Julian Alvarez adds to his 3 season tally! Manchester City FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
86' Nicolas Seiwald makes way for Amadou Haidara at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from RB Leipzig.
87' The Manchester City FC bench stirs into life. Bernardo Silva is withdrawn and Matheus Nunes gets his opportunity.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — RB Leipzig 1-3 Manchester City FC.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

17
Lois Openda ↓ Timo Werner 70'
21
Janis Blaswich
9
Yussuf Poulsen ↓ Christoph Baumgartner 75'
10
Emil Forsberg ↓ Benjamin Sesko 70'
16
Lukas Klostermann
22
David Raum
24
Xaver Schlager
2
Mohamed Simakan
20
Xavi Simons
13
Nicolas Seiwald ↓ Amadou Haidara 86'
23
Castello Lukeba

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

Manchester City FC Lineups

3-2-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Erling Haaland	9
Lois Openda	3
Christopher Nkunku	3
Riyad Mahrez	3
Julian Alvarez	2
Gabriel Jesus	2
Phil Foden	2
Jack Grealish	1

Head to Head

RB Leipzig Form

2023-10-04 RB Leipzig 1–3 Manchester City FC L 2023-09-30 RB Leipzig 2–2 FC Bayern Munchen D 2023-09-27 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 2–3 RB Leipzig W 2023-09-23 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–1 RB Leipzig W 2023-09-19 BSC Young Boys 1–3 RB Leipzig W 2023-09-16 RB Leipzig 3–0 FC Augsburg W

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 accuracy

3 / 4

1.43 RB Leipzig xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.94 Manchester City FC xG

I would bet for: RB Leipzig or Manchester City FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RB Leipzig30% Draw26% Manchester City FC44%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

RB Leipzig23% Draw41% Manchester City FC36%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 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

Actual

0 – 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.