Manchester City is looking to recover from their unfortunate defeats domestically, as they meet with RB Leipzig for their Champions League match. Man City are fortunate though that they are doing well in the Champions League, winning their first group stage match. They had a 3-1 win against Crvena zvezda, giving them confidence here. On the other hand, Leipzig is also from a win on the first day of their group stage match. They also have a 3-1 win against Young Boys, which will also give them the confidence coming into this match. These two teams only have four meetings prior to this match, and Man City holds a better record. They won two of those matches, while Leipzig won just once, and the remaining one ended in draw. This meeting is on October 5, 2023, at 3:00 AM (GMT+8).
Manchester City
Man City has suffered back-to-back losses in all competitions for the first time since January last season, following a 2-1 loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League. The Citizens had lost only two of their previous 41 games before this spell. Wolves secured maximum points at Molineux, ending the Citizens’ perfect start to the new Premier League season. City has gone behind four times in their last five games, losing twice in this run. Pep Guardiola’s side can’t afford another slow start if they want to return to winning ways against an in-form Leipzig outfit before facing Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Man City’s impressive form in the Champions League bodes well in their quest to avoid a third successive defeat. However, the treble winners have failed to win in each of their last four visits to Germany, including both of their previous two trips to Leipzig.
Kevin De Bruyne remains to be sidelined due to his hamstring injury. Fortunately, John Stones, and Bernardo Silva on the other hand might return in this match. Meanwhile, Rodri, who serves a domestic suspension, is available to play in this match.
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig have made an impressive start to the new season, winning seven, drawing one, and losing only one of their first nine games in all competitions. They appeared to claim another victory against Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, but were rescued by 2-2 draws from Harry Kane and Leroy Sane. This ended Leipzig’s four-game winning streak in the top flight and dropped them to fifth in the table. Leipzig will return to the Red Bull Arena, where they have won 12 and drawn three of their last 17 home fixtures since the turn of the year, scoring at least two goals on 11 occasions. They will be seeking revenge against reigning champions Man City after suffering a heavy 8-1 aggregate loss in the round of 16 last season.
Benjamin Henrichs will miss this match, as he picked up a minor hamstring strain before this match. He then joined Dan Olmo, Willi Orban, and El Chadille Bitshiabu, are all still nursing their injuries, while Timo Werner is a doubt here.
Prediction:
Manchester City (3.0)
Odds: -0.82
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