Man City vs RB Leipzig prediction and lineups for Champions League fixture
Manchester City are bidding to extend their unbeaten UEFA Champions League group-stage campaign as they host RB Leipzig at the Etihad on Wednesday evening.
Pep Guardiola's side have already secured their passage to the last 16 after four wins from wins and will be hoping to bounce back following Saturday's 1-1 draw with Premier League title rivals Liverpool. Erling Haaland netted City's only goal and already has four goals in four games so far in Europe this season.
Marco Rose's Leipzig are currently fifth in the Bundesliga after 12 games played, having lost three times domestically in 2023/24. They too have already booked their spot in the last-16 of the Champions League like City, having amassed nine points from their opening four games in Group G.
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How Guardiola's men fare remains to be seen, with most expecting the Blues to extend their unbeaten start. Opta data provided via The Analyst gives City a whopping 70.2 per cent chance of victory on home soil, whilst a draw with the German side is at 17.3 per cent and a surprise win for the visitors has a predicted 12.5 per cent chance of happening.
Haaland is expected to lead the line as he looks to extend his superb goalscoring streak against them. The Norweigan forward has netted more goals at club level against RB Leipzig throughout his career thus far, having scored 11 goals in seven games for Borussia Dortmund.
City need just one point to guarantee top spot in Group G. Guardiola said on Monday: "We have training but we will see this afternoon. We will do the second day of recovery, we won't do absolutely anything.
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