In one of the matches of the Champions League group stage, the players of Manchester City and Leipzig will come face to face. Which of the rivals will get the victory in the upcoming confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this meeting.
Manchester City
Manchester City have nine points after four rounds of the Premier League, but thanks to the best goal difference, the team is on the fifth line in the standings. And all because of the fact that in the opening match of the season, the citizens lost away to Tottenham-0: 1. We can say that this was a misunderstanding, given the rest of the games of Guardiola's team. Just "spurs" were ready to resist the champion. After a misfire at the beginning of the season, Blue Moon was able to defeat Norwich and Arsenal, and last weekend they defeated Leicester on the road with a minimal advantage – 1:0.
Leipzig
Leipzig failed the opening leg of the championship. In the first four rounds, the team was able to score only three points. In the first round, Leipzig suffered a guest defeat from Mainz (0: 1), after which it was able to confidently defeat Stuttgart with a result of 4:0. In the third round, the Bulls lost again, this time they lost to Wolfsburg with a score of 0:1. Last weekend, Leipzig lost in all respects to Bayern with a result of 1:4. Such results led to the fact that the team is located on the 12th place in the standings of the German championship.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Disqualifications:
- Mendy (suspension) – Manchester City.
- Injuries:
- Delap (injury), Steffen (illness) - all Manchester City. Novoa-Ramos (impact), Rabiger (thigh), Saracci (knee), Halstenberg (ankle) - all Leipzig.
Statistics and figures:
- Manchester City - the favorite of the meeting;
- The citizens have a 3-match series of victories;
- Leipzig has a 2-match losing streak;
- The rivals have not met each other before.
Forecast
I think that in this meeting, Manchester City will be able to win, but, at the same time, Leipzig will also score. Most likely, the victory of the citizens will be with a minimal advantage. Our bid will be a combined one.