Leipzig vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Leipzig are coming into this game on the back of a 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich. They will be beating themselves up for failing to win that match played at the weekend. Leipzig took a 2-0 first half lead, but they crumbled in the second half to see the match end in shared spoilers. That was the second straight game that they conceded twice in. Earlier they had beaten Wehen Wiesbaden 3-2 in the DFB Pokal. Four of their last five matches have had over 2.5 goals with both teams scored in three of four. Generally this season, Leipzig have done well in attack; They've scored three times in three of their last five matches. The draw with Bayern ended a six-game winning streak for Leipzig. As they seek to bounce back, their 7-0 loss to City last season will ring fresh in their minds. Leipzig have won two of the last three home matches, with both sides scoring in two.

Manchester City's elimination from the League Cup at the hands of Newcastle United was followed by a league loss. They fell 2-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers for their first defeat in the Premier League this season. but remain top of the table. City have been unusually shaky lately. They even had to come from behind to beat Red Star Belgrade at home on Match Day 1. In their last five matches they have one clean sheet only, a sign of their falling standards in defense. City have been exposed a bit in conceding first four times in their last five matches. In that run, Pep Guardiola's side lost twice. Both teams scored in three of their last five matches. Three of the five matches also had over 2.5 goals. In their last five Champions League matches, both teams managed to score in three. However, City have only lost twice in 30 group stage matches in the Champions League. Their visits to Germany haven't been very fruitful. City have failed to win in each of their last four matches in Germany. Two of them came against Leipzig. Otne was drawn, the other lost but in the defeat, City had already qualified for the knockout stages and didn't field a full-strength starting line-up.