RB Leipzig vs Liverpool Match Preview

RB Leipzig faces Liverpool in this first leg of the last 16 in the UEFA Champions League at the Ferenc Puskás stadium in Budapest. Both legs are held on neutral venues, so the home advantage doesn't make any sense. Of course, all matches are played behind closed doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The hosts continue their great campaign in the German Bundesliga coming from a three-win streak, being 2nd in the league table, just 4 points behind the leaders Bayern Munich.

They managed to qualify in the last 16 of the competition after a big 3-2 win over Manchester United in the last round of the group stage, finishing 2nd behind Paris Saint-Germain. RB Leipzig had some good performances during the group stage and scored many goals, while in half of their matches (3) were scored 5+ goals with an average of 3.83 goals per game.

After three consecutive defeats in the Premier League, Liverpool lost most their hopes to defend their title, and now they'll bring all their focus to the UEFA Champions LEAGUE competition trying to go as far as possible. Liverpool had some amazing seasons in the Champions League the last few years and considering the roster they having this season, they are deservedly among the top three favorites to win the title.

Today's match could go one way or another, so I'll pick over 2.5 goals to be scored for this one, as both sides fancy playing offensively. Even Liverpool had conceded just 3 goals in the group stage, since then they face many problems back in their defense and struggle to keep a clean sheet in their matches. In conclusion, I think that both sides can score at least one goal, so over 2.5 goals seems quite possible here.