UEFA Champions League - RB Leipzig VS Liverpool Prediction
UEFA Champions League - RB Leipzig VS Liverpool
Match Time: 24-10-2024 03:00 Thursday (GMT+8)
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RB Leipzig
The home side have a number of fitness problems to deal with. Nicolas Seiwald has a groin injury, David Raum has ligament damage, Assan Ouedraogo has a knee injury, and Xaver Schlager is ruled out with an ACL issue.
RB Leipzig will shape up in a 3-4-1-2 formation against Liverpool, with Peter Gulacsi in goal. The central defensive unit will witness Lukas Klostermann starting alongside Willi Orban and Castello Lukeba.
Lutharel Geertruida and Antonio Nusa will start as the wing-backs. They will look to help out in the final third and protect the team defensively. Arthur Veerman will start alongside Amadou Haidara in the central midfield pairing. They will look to keep things compact and break down the opposition’s attacking moves.
Xavi Simons will start in the number ten role, and he will look to link up with the strikers and open up goalscoring opportunities. Finally, Lois Openda will lead the line for RB Leipzig alongside Benjamin Sesko.
Liverpool
Harvey Elliott has a foot injury, while Alisson Becker is recovering from a hamstring issue. Federico Chiesa and Diogo Jota could miss out with knocks. Liverpool are likely to shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Caoimhin Kelleher in goal.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson will start as the full-backs. They will look to help out at both ends of the pitch. Ibrahima Konate will start alongside Virgil van Dijk at the heart of the defence.
As for the midfield, Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch will add creativity and control to the side from the deep. They will look to keep things compact defensively as well. Dominik Szoboszlai will look to create goalscoring opportunities in the final third, and he will add drive to the side. Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz will add pace, flair and goals from the flanks, with Darwin Nunez leading the line.
RB Leipzig possible starting lineup:
Gulacsi; Orban, Klostermann, Lukeba; Geertruida, Haidara, Vermeeren, Nusa; Simons; Sesko, Openda
Liverpool possible starting lineup:
Kelleher; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Jones, Diaz; Nunez
RB Leipzig vs Liverpool Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*Liverpool have an excellent record against RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League and have won both the matches played between the two teams. RB Leipzig are yet to secure a victory against the Merseysiders in the competition.
*The previous meeting between the two teams took place in the Round of 16 of the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, with Liverpool securing home and away victories by 2-0 margins.
*After a run of three victories in their first four matches against teams from England in the UEFA Champions League, RB Leipzig have lost six of their last eight such games in the competition.
*Liverpool have won seven out of their 10 matches against opponents from Germany in the UEFA Champions League and have kept six clean sheets in these games
Prediction: RB Leipzig 1-2 Liverpool
Leipzig appear to have shored up defensively since the Juventus capitulation, although Liverpool are a different kettle of fish to Mainz and Heidenheim, and the Reds have our vote to make it 11 from 12 under Slot. However, do not be surprised to see this one decided late on; Leipzig have conceded a record 17 goals in the last 10 minutes of Champions League games since the start of the 2019-20 campaign.
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