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RB Leipzig Liverpool betting prediction


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The most likely scenario for this match is that Liverpool will not win. It is true that the English club has good results in European competitions, however, the recent moment of the team is critical and can be well used by the Germans. It should be noted that Leipzig has presented a showy level of prominence and should impose many difficulties for Liverpool. In this way, it is expected that the visiting team will have several goal opportunities and end up winning at least a draw.
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Preview
RB Leipzig and Liverpool face at Puskás Aréna, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (8th Finals). These two teams have never met before, so this will be the first head‑to‑head between them. The home advantage may play an important role in this match , since RB Leipzig presents significant differences between home and away results.

Analysis Leipzig

The home team got access to this stage of the UEFA Champions League (8th Finals) after having finished the group stage in the 2nd position of Group H, with 12 points won. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 26 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss at their stadium, with 32 goals scored and 10 conceded. In their last match, for the Bundesliga, they got a home win against Augsburg by (2‑1). In the last 10 home matches RB Leipzig has won 8, tied 1 and lost 1. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 5 of the last 6 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, as 22 of the last 25 have ended with Over 1,5 goals. This is a team that likes to score first. They have opened up the score in 13 of the last 15 matches, they have reached half‑time in front in 6 of those 13 matches and have held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in 10 of them. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 18 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Leipzig comes to this clash motivated after a 2-1 home win over Augsburg: Olmo and Nkunku signed the team's goals in the first half. One of the great strengths of the home team is the way it manages to counterattack. It is expected that the home coach will put his team back in a 5-3-2, where the men who will line up in the most central area of the field are Kevin Kampl, Dani Olmo and Amadou Haidara. It should be noted that the two men destined for more offensive tasks are Yussuf Poulsen and Christopher Nkunku. Coach Julian Nagelsmann will be without Fabrice Hartmann, Emil Forsberg, Dominik Szoboszlai, Konrad Laimer and Benjamin Henrichs for being injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Péter Gulácsi, Dayot Upamecano, Nordi Mukiele, Lukas Klostermann, Angeliño, Tyler Adams, Kevin Kampl, Daniel Olmo, Marcel Sabitzer, Amadou Haidara, Christopher Nkunku.

Analysis Liverpool

The away team comes to this stage of the UEFA Champions League (8th Finals) after having finished the group stage in the 1st position of Group D, with 13 points won. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses in away matches, with 32 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 13 conceded. In their last match, for the Premier League, they got an away loss against Leicester City by (3‑1). In the last 10 away matches Liverpool has won 4, tied 3 and lost 3. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 5 of the last 6 matches for this competition. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 5 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

The team led by Jurgen Klopp comes to this clash unmotivated after a 3-1 away defeat to Leicester, counting for the Premier League. The visiting team usually plays in a tactical system in 4-3-3, where the three most advanced men are Sadio Mané, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah, combining several characteristics, among them: finishing and speed. One of Liverpool's great weaknesses has been to convert the situations it creates throughout the match into a goal. The Liverpool coach is expected to have six absences for this first leg, all due to injury: Diogo Jota, Naby Keita, Fabinho, Joel Matip, Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk.

Confirmed Lineup: Alisson, Ozan Kabak, Andrew Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Georginio Wijnaldum, Jordan Henderson, Curtis Jones, Thiago Alcântara, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Leipzig vs Liverpool match, on 16 February 2021, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy UK, goes to: Double chance, Leipzig or Draw ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Leipzig vs Liverpool on 16 February 2021 will be played at Budapest, Puskás Ferenc Stadion.

 

UEFA Champions League - 2020/2021

  • 100% 178 / 178 Games

  • Home team wins 44.94%
  • Draws 15.73%
  • Away team wins 39.33%
  • Over 1.5 82.58%
  • Over 2.5 56.74%
  • Over 3.5 30.34%
  • Goals 507
  • Goals /match 2.85
  • Goals /match home 1.53
  • Goals /match away 1.31
  • Both teams score 47.75%
  • Goals after 80' 18.93%
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