Manchester City vs RB Leipzig Betting Tips 16/09/2021

16:56, 12 Sep 2021

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16:56, 12 Sep 2021

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Manchester City will host the German club RB Leipzig at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on 16th September 2021 at 00:30 IST. The odds are clearly in favor of the hosts Manchester City to win the match quite comfortably. They will be looking to extend their winning streak to four matches.

Teams Status

Manchester City

Manchester City are coming into this fixture with a three match winning streak under their belt after beating Norwich City, Arsenal and Leicester City in the English Premier League. They are currently in the third position with nine points from four matches. They have managed to score 11 goals so far in the Premier League and have conceded just one goal. Ferran Torres is the team’s leading goal scorer with two goals in the League. They don’t have any major injury concerns as they just have three players on that injury list with Benjamin Mendy, Liam Delap and Zack Steffen likely to miss the Champions League clash against Leipzig. Pep will be looking to make some changes to the XI that defeated Leicester City over the weekend and could get in some fresh legs.

RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig on the other hand are coming into this fixture with a two match losing streak and three losses in the last four matches that they have played in the Bundesliga. Due to this, they find themselves in the 13th position of the points table with just three points after four matches. In the four matches that they have played, they have scored five goals and have conceded six goals. Dominik Szoboszlai is the team’s leading goal scorer in Bundesliga with two goals, with Emil Forsberg, Andre Silva and Konrad Laimer chipping in with a goal each. Similar to City, they also have three injured players as Sidney Raebiger, Marcel Halstenberg and Marcelo Saracchi will miss the Champions League clash against Manchester City.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Manchester City	Draw	RB Leipzig
1.30	5.50	9.00
1.32	5.60	8.94
1.33	5.80	9.40

According to the 10Cric sportsbook, Manchester City are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.32, RB Leipzig are placed at 8.94 and the draw is at 5.60 odds. Manchester City are placed at 1.33 according to the Dafabet sportsbook, RB Leipzig are placed at 9.40 and the draw is at 5.80 odds. According to the Betway sportsbook, Manchester City are placed at 1.30, RB Leipzig are placed at 9.00 and the draw is at 5.50 odds.

Tipster’s Angle

This will be a slightly tricky contest as these two teams haven’t played any match against each other before and this will be their first head to head match. This fixture might slightly tend towards Manchester City as they are playing at home and are in good form.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.60

Manchester City have seen over 2.5 goals in 5 of the last 10 matches that they have played across competitions. Also, over 2.5 goals were scored in 4 of the last 5 matches that Manchester City has played on home turf. In the last 10 matches that Leipzig had played across all competitions, over 2.5 goals were scored in 6 of those matches. Over 2.5 goals were scored in the last match that Leipzig played in Bundesliga recently and Manchester City are in some excellent goal scoring form. So, it is very likely that over 2.5 goals will be scored at 1.60 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Tip: Manchester City To Win @ 1.33

In the last 10 matches that Manchester City has played across competitions, they have won 7 matches and lost 3 matches. Leipzig have won 3 matches, drawn 2 matches and lost 5 matches in the last 10 matches that they have played across competitions. Also, Manchester City have won 5 matches in the last 5 matches that they have played on home turf. Leipzig on the other hand have won 1 match, drawn 1 match and lost 3 matches in the last 5 matches that they have played on home turf. By considering these stats, we can clearly say that Manchester City are in some good form and are likely to come out on top at 1.33 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Conclusion

Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are more likely to advance to the knockouts and it would be a tough competition between them for the top spot. Leipzig on the other hand are likely to finish third and make it to the Europa League knockouts.