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RB Leipzig vs Manchester City: result 2-1 and analysis

UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Stage - 6Kick-off on December 7, 2021 at 05:45 PM (UTC)Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

RB Leipzig
2-1
Manchester City

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What was the result of RB Leipzig vs Manchester City?

RB Leipzig won 2-1 on December 7, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 24′D. SzoboszlaiRB Leipzig
  • 71′André SilvaRB Leipzig
  • 76′R. MahrezManchester City

Official lineup for RB Leipzig vs Manchester City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

RB Leipzig

4-2-3-1
  1. 33André Silva
  1. 17D. Szoboszlai
  2. 18C. Nkunku
  3. 27K. Laimer
  1. 44K. Kampl
  2. 10E. Forsberg
  1. 32J. Gvardiol
  2. 22N. Mukiele
  3. 3Angeliño
  4. 16L. Klostermann
  1. 1P. Gulácsi

Manchester City

4-3-3
  1. 26R. Mahrez
  2. 47P. Foden
  3. 11O. Zinchenko
  1. 10J. Grealish
  2. 17K. De Bruyne
  3. 8İ. Gündoğan
  1. 25Fernandinho
  2. 5J. Stones
  3. 6N. Aké
  4. 2K. Walker
  1. 13Z. Steffen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, RB Leipzig have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Manchester City have 11, 2 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 3, 2021Union Berlin(away)1-2Bundesliga
Nov 28, 2021Bayer Leverkusen(home)1-3Bundesliga
Nov 24, 2021Club Brugge KV(away)5-0UEFA Champions League
Nov 20, 20211899 Hoffenheim(away)0-2Bundesliga
Nov 11, 2021Eilenburg(home)2-1Friendlies Clubs
Manchester City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 4, 2021Watford(away)3-1Premier League
Dec 1, 2021Aston Villa(away)2-1Premier League
Nov 28, 2021West Ham(home)2-1Premier League
Nov 24, 2021Paris Saint Germain(home)2-1UEFA Champions League
Nov 21, 2021Everton(home)3-0Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 RB Leipzig wins, 0 draws, 1 Manchester City win.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 15, 2021Manchester City 6-3 RB LeipzigUEFA Champions League

Last archived meeting: Manchester City vs RB Leipzig on Sep 15, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

RB Leipzig score 1.8 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Manchester City score 2.1 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
RB Leipzig1.81.4311/1511/15
Manchester City2.10.958/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

RB Leipzig sit 21st in UEFA Champions League (3 points from 2 matches) and Manchester City sit 17th (3 points from 2 matches).

2026-27 standings
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17Manchester City2101443
21RB Leipzig2101243

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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