RB Leipzig vs. Manchester City 12/7/21 UEFA Champions League Soccer Picks, Predictions, and Odds

RB Leipzig is welcoming Manchester City to Red Bull Arena in round 6 of Group A of the UEFA Champions League. Once again Leipzig is in the slump, and they have lost 3 of their last 4 games. Manchester City is playing their best soccer of the season right now, and they have already secured the top spot of this group.

Leipzig needs a positive result in this game, and they have the quality to get it, but their form is terrible right now, and it will be really hard for them to get a point of all three in this game. With 4 points, 13 scored goals, and 13 conceded goals, Leipzig is now in 3^rd place, which is the Europa League spot. In their last game against Union Berlin this past weekend, Leipzig has had 63% of ball possession, 3 shots on goal, 7 corner kicks, 1 big chance created, and 79% of the correct passes. Despite being the better team in this game, Leipzig has lost this match 2-1. With 7 scored goals, Nkunku has been the best player for Leipzig in the Champions League. Leipzig is a solid team, but they just can’t get consistent this season, and that is their biggest problem, and drawing Manchester City and PSG in the Champions League certainly didn’t help.

As I’ve mentioned, City is playing their best soccer of the season right now, and they are on a 7-game winning streak, and they have beaten some great teams during this streak. City has also scored at least 2 goals in each of these 7 games, but they have also conceded at least 1 goal in their last 4 games in a row. Thanks to Chelsea losing in the EPL this past weekend, City has taken over the top of the table in the EPL, and they are also at the top of their group in the Champions League. City has been impressive offensively with 17 scored goals in 5 games, but they have also conceded quite a few goals in the Champions League, 8 goals in 5 games. The good news is Manchester City has secured the top spot of this group, and they will be advancing to the next stage. Mahrez has scored 4 times for City in the Champions League, Jesus has added 3 goals, while Concelo has 2 goals and 3 assists. Manchester City is an incredibly good team with a lot of depth, a lot of quality, and once they get going, they are impossible to stop.

City has destroyed Leipzig in the reverse fixture of this matchup, but Leipzig has had a solid game then. Even though City doesn’t need the win here, Guardiola has already announced they will take this game seriously, and for that reason I see goals.