BSC Young Boys vs Leipzig Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 17/09/2023, 13:58  by Kennedy Kechula in Champions League Predictions

Young Boys are back in the UEFA Champions League and will on Tuesday host RB Leipzig to begin their campaign. The two teams are competing in Group G alongside defending champions Manchester City and Red Star Belgrade. Young Boys are back in the Champions League after a season away. They arrive for this match in strong form which should have them confident of starting things out with victory. The Swiss champions haven’t lost a match since May and have won 12 of 16 matches in this period including their last three. Raphael Wicky’s men thumped Maccabi Haifa 3-0 to start this winning run. That win came in the second leg of their group-stage playoff qualifier at home. Young Boys haven’t conceded in their last five matches and defeated Xamax 1-0 away from home in the Pokal last time out.

RB Leipzig also arrive for this tournament opener looking in great shape. The Bundesliga side has won its last three matches with the latest being a 3-0 success at home against Augsburg. It was the second successive match that Marco Rose’s men had scored three without reply. The Red Bulls have been in excellent form since the latter stages of last season and have won 17 of 20 games. They have won their matches in convincing fashion, scoring three or more goals a match 11 times in this period. Leipzig finished third last season in the Bundesliga to qualify for the group stages for the fifth successive season. Together with Manchester City, Leipzig are the favourites to finish in the top two and seal a knockout round spot.