RB Leipzig host Manchester City at the Red Bull Arena on Wednesday night in the UEFA Champions League, with the hosts needing a win to climb out of the elimination places. City sit tenth on six points after the 5-1 win over AEK Athens, while Leipzig are 30th on three points after defeats at Real Madrid and Como.
This RB Leipzig vs Manchester City prediction matters for bettors because this fixture has never been short of goals: the six previous meetings have produced 30 goals, an average of five per game, including City’s 7-0 win in March 2023.
RB Leipzig vs Manchester City Match Preview
Leipzig’s recent run has been mixed: a 2-0 win at Schalke and a 2-1 DFB-Pokal win at Rot-Weiss Essen followed a 4-0 win over Elversberg, but they lost 4-1 at Real Madrid in Europe and 6-1 at Bayern Munich. City, meanwhile, lost 1-0 at home to Brighton in their last game and 2-1 at Aston Villa, but beat AEK Athens 5-1 in Europe and Ipswich Town 3-2.
Team Recent Form
RB Leipzig (most recent first): W-W-W-L-L — Schalke 04 0-2 RB Leipzig (Bundesliga); Rot-Weiss Essen 1-2 RB Leipzig (DFB-Pokal); RB Leipzig 4-0 Elversberg (Bundesliga); Real Madrid 4-1 RB Leipzig (Champions League); Bayern Munich 6-1 RB Leipzig (Bundesliga).
Manchester City (most recent first): L-D-L-W-W — Manchester City 0-1 Brighton (Premier League); Manchester City 2-2 Brighton (Carabao Cup, City won 4-3 on penalties); Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City (Premier League); Manchester City 5-1 AEK Athens (Champions League); Manchester City 3-2 Ipswich Town (Premier League).
Key Stats
- The six previous meetings between these clubs have produced 30 goals, an average of five per game, with City winning four, drawing one and losing one.
- Erling Haaland has scored 12 goals in eight career appearances against Leipzig, including five in the 7-0 win in March 2023.
- Leipzig have conceded 11 goals in their last five games, while City have conceded eight in the same span.
1-3 is our correct-score prediction: City’s attack and their record in this fixture should carry them through, but Leipzig’s home scoring form means the hosts should find the net at least once.
RB Leipzig vs Manchester City H2H
- 28 November 2023: Manchester City 3-2 RB Leipzig (Champions League group stage)
- 4 October 2023: RB Leipzig 1-3 Manchester City (Champions League group stage)
- 14 March 2023: Manchester City 7-0 RB Leipzig (Champions League, round of 16, 2nd leg)
- 22 February 2023: RB Leipzig 1-1 Manchester City (Champions League, round of 16, 1st leg)
- 7 December 2021: RB Leipzig 2-1 Manchester City (Champions League group stage)
City lead the overall record with four wins to Leipzig’s one, with one draw; at the Red Bull Arena the record is one win each and one draw.
Pre Game Odds
- RB Leipzig win: 5.08
- Draw: 4.70
- Manchester City win: 1.55
Odds via SportBotAI market average (2 Nov 2026), pre-match and subject to change.
Team News RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig are without Assan Ouédraogo (shoulder injury, long-term) and Marc Guiu (muscle/hamstring injury, out several weeks). Maxime Estève is a doubt after a knock, having missed the Essen cup tie and the Schalke trip. Christopher Nkunku has returned to full training after a groin/adductor problem and is a bench option.
Predicted RB Leipzig XI (predicted only, not confirmed): Maarten Vandevoordt; Ridle Baku, Castello Lukeba, Willi Orbán, David Raum; Rocco Reitz, Neil El Aynaoui, Ezechiel Banzuzi; Brajan Gruda, Rômulo, Antonio Nusa.
Team News Manchester City
Manchester City are without Antoine Semenyo (knee injury, return expected mid- to late December). John Stones (thigh) and Nathan Aké (groin) were reported as out/doubt by only one preview, so they are not listed as confirmed absentees here. No suspensions were reported for either side.
Predicted Manchester City XI (predicted only, not confirmed): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guehi, Rúben Dias, Nico O’Reilly; Enzo Fernández, Elliot Anderson; Phil Foden, Rayan Cherki, Jérémy Doku; Erling Haaland.
RB Leipzig vs Manchester City Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Manchester City win. Tip 2 – Over-Under 2.5: Over 2.5 goals. Tip 3 – BTTS Yes-No: Both teams to score – Yes.
City’s record in this fixture and Haaland’s scoring form should see them through in Leipzig, but the history of this tie points to goals at both ends rather than a clean sheet.
RB Leipzig vs Manchester City prediction
For more match previews, see our RB Leipzig vs Manchester City prediction coverage, and visit the official UEFA Champions League site for fixture information.
That RB Leipzig vs Manchester City prediction is based on the head-to-head record and recent form above.
RB Leipzig vs Manchester City prediction summary: our RB Leipzig vs Manchester City prediction is Manchester City to win, with over 2.5 goals.
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