RB Leipzig vs Man UTD Predictions & Betting Tips (Champions League - 8.12.2020)

Tuesday, 08 December 2020 10:48
Written by David Bet

RB Leipzig and Manchester United meet at the Red Bull Arena on Tuesday Night, with both teams (and PSG) on nine points in the Group H. Who will secure a place in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League? Check out here our RB Leipzig vs Manchester UTD betting preview with winning picks, expert picks, line-ups, team news, enhanced odds, betting promotions & free bets!

RB Leipzig v Manchester UTD betting preview

RB Leipzig recoreded a 3-4 win on the road against Basaksehir in the last Champions League clash and showed on Saturday they can compete with the best after a thrilling 3-3 draw away to Bayern Munich. They have a 100 per cent home record this season (W7) but are very vulnerable at the back. They suffered a shock 5-0 defeat away to United towards the end of October and will aim to get their revenge. The home win is backable at 31/20 with STS (with 888sport offering a 14/1 price boost).

Man UTD have won four of their last five matches in all competitions, including a morale-boosting 3-1 victory over West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday. They have scored 13 goals in their five outings in the competition to date. The Red Devils suffered a 1-3 defeat at home against PSG in their previous CL encounter and are risking to fail to qualify for the knockout stages after being in commanding position in the first 4 games. Unibet are pricing Man UTD to win at 41/20, with 888sport boosting the Red Devils' win to 14/1 as well.

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Team News & Probable Line-Ups

Highly rated defender Dayot Upamecano is suspended after receiving his third yellow card last time out. The likes of Dani Olmo, Emil Forsberg and Yussuf Poulsen all expected to be start up front with Justin Kluivert and Christopher Nkunku in contention for the remaining berth.

RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1): Gulacsi; Mukiele, Konate, Halstenberg, Angelino; Sabitzer, Kampl; Nkunku, Forsberg, Olmo; Poulsen

Fred will miss the encounter at Red Bull Arena after he was sent off against Paris Saint-Germain last time out. Paul Pogba is unlikely to start following more unhelpful comments from his agent, Mino Raiola, on the eve of this match. Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes will return to the starting XI after being initially rested over the weekend.

Manchester United (3-4-1-2): De Gea; Lindelof, Maguire, Tuanzebe; Wan-Bissaka, McTominay, Pogba, Telles; Fernandes; Greenwood, Rashford

Group H Permutations

Should Leipzig win

Man UTD drop into the Europa League regardless of the result in the other game
Leipzig qualify as group winners if PSG draw or lose and runners-up if the French champions win

Should the match end in a draw

The Red Devils qualify as runners-up if PSG win
They qualify as group winners if PSG draw (with Tuchel's men finishing second)
Man UTD qualify as group winners if the Ligue 1 outfit loses (with Leipzig finishing runner-up)

Should Man UTD win

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men qualify as runners-up if PSG win (with Les Parisiens finishing as group winners)
Manchester United qualify as group winners if PSG draw or lose (with Tuchel's men finishing first)

Recent Form

RB Leipzig

3 - 3 vs Bayern Munich (a) 5 Dec 2020 German Bundesliga
4 - 3 vs Istanbul Buyuksehir (a) 2 Dec 2020 UEFA Champions League Group H
2 - 1 vs Bielefeld (h) 28 Nov 2020 German Bundesliga
0 - 1 vs PSG (a) 24 Nov 2020 UEFA Champions League Group H
1 - 1 vs Frankfurt (a) 21 Nov 2020 German Bundesliga
3 - 0 vs Freiburg (h) 7 Nov 2020 German Bundesliga

Man Utd

3 - 1 vs West Ham (a) 5 Dec 2020 Premier League
1 - 3 vs PSG (h) 2 Dec 2020 UEFA Champions League Group H
3 - 2 vs Southampton (a) 29 Nov 2020 Premier League
4 - 1 vs Istanbul Buyuksehir (h) 24 Nov 2020 UEFA Champions League Group H
1 - 0 vs West Brom (h) 21 Nov 2020 Premier League
3 - 1 vs Everton (a) 7 Nov 2020 Premier League

RB Leipzig v Manchester UTD Betting Tips

Man United only need a point to progress to the knockout stage but we don't expect the Red Devils to play in a conservative way. It should be a highly entertaining clash and the BTTS will probably be the best bet for the punters to yield decent returns. As to the match result, we belive that the Bundesliga side has more chances to get the win, and the 14/1 boost offered by 888sport is a bargain.

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