RB Leipzig vs Manchester City Expert Prediction and Picks | UEFA Champions League Feb 22

RB Leipzig vs Manchester City Betting Preview

This will be the first of two legs in the Round of 16 between RB Leipzig and Manchester City with Sportsmemo soccer handicapper Nick Borrman breaking down this RB Leipzig vs Manchester City match before start time at 3:00pm ET from Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany.

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RB Leipzig vs Manchester City Betting Odds

Wednesday, February 22	UEFA Champions League Betting Notes
RB Leipzig:	+345
Manchester City:	-130
Draw:	+285
Total:	2.75 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings)
Game Time:	3:00pm ET / 12:00pm PT

RB Leipzig vs Manchester City Betting Analysis

This match features the two most represented leagues as each of the Bundesliga and Premier League have all four clubs into the knockout rounds.

Both Bayern and Dortmund were able to win their matches last week, but this is certainly a tall task for Leipzig to try and steal one from the favorites to win it all.

After a surprise 1-2 home loss to Union Berlin, Leipzig were able to bounce back with a very good 3-0 road win at Wolfsburg over the weekend. That loss vs Berlin was their first since September, a run of 18 home matches unbeaten.

That run included matches vs Real Madrid and Bayern Munich proving they can clearly earn results against the best clubs in the world. They also have wins over Leverkusen and Dortmund at home this season.

Manchester City Road Woes

Manchester City are simply not the same team on the road as they are at home as evidenced by their inability to even beat Nottingham this past weekend.

Sure, it was a look ahead spot to this Champions League match, but they have one win over their last five away matches.

That win was a good one as they beat Arsenal 3-1, but they also lost 0-1 at Tottenham, 1-2 at United and 0-2 at lowly Southampton knocking them out of the EFL Cup.

Here are a few other away results from Manchester City recently:
1-0 at Chelsea (EPL)
1-0 at Leicester (EPL)
0-0 at Dortmund (UCL)
0-1 at Liverpool (EPL)
0-0 at Copenhagen (UCL)

Notice a pattern? Their defense continues to well, mostly because they hold more possession than their opponent, but their offense has clearly not had the same effectiveness on the road.

RB Leipzig vs Manchester City Expert Prediction

If Leipzig are going to pull off the impossible and beat City over two legs, they must take advantage at home and their best chance will be a slow, careful approach as they can’t afford to get into a foot race with City.

Leipzig used this same approach vs Bayern last month in a 1-1 home draw and I could see them earning a similar result here.

If I’m taking a side, I would grab the + goal head start as I just don’t see value on City, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see City pull off a 1-0 or 2-0 win. What I am more certain of is that there won’t be many quality chances either way in this match.

Prediction: Under 2.5 Goals Scored

Soccer Betting Tips

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About The Author

Nick Borrman fell in love with professional ‘football’ (as anyone outside of the United States would refer to it) the first time he attended an MLS game seven years ago.

Now, he uses statistical analysis as well as current trends to successfully find value on soccer matches across the globe.

Borrman focuses much of his attention on the Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga and Serie A, as well as the most prestigious tournament of them all, the Champions League.

Of course, you can’t forget the fast-growing MLS which finishes the year-round soccer schedule through the summer months in North America.

Borrman derives many of his plays from his model forecasts and releases plays several days ahead of time to consistently beat line moves.

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