RB Leipzig v Manchester City: UEFA Champions League preview

The occasion and the table

RB Leipzig host Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League, with kick-off at 20:00 on 4 November 2026. The two sides arrive at this fixture from quite different positions in the table.

Manchester City sit 11th with 6 points from 3 matches, having recorded two wins and one defeat without a draw. They have scored 9 goals and conceded 5 in the competition so far.

RB Leipzig are 29th with 3 points from their 3 matches, the product of one win and two defeats. Their goal tally stands at 3 scored and 8 conceded, a record that leaves them with ground to make up as they welcome Manchester City.

Recent form

RB Leipzig come into the match on the back of a strong run. Most recently they won 2-0 away at Schalke 04, and before that they won 2-1 away at Rot-Weiss Essen. Before that came a 4-0 home win over Elversberg.

That sequence followed two heavy defeats. Before the Elversberg win, RB Leipzig lost 1-4 away to Real Madrid, and before that they were beaten 1-6 away by Bayern Munich. That adds up to 3 wins and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches, with the three wins being their most recent results.

Manchester City's recent results have been less settled. Their latest outing ended in a 0-1 home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion, and before that they drew 2-2 at home with the same opponents. Before that they lost 1-2 away at Aston Villa.

Earlier, Manchester City beat AEK Athens 5-1 at home, and before that they won 3-2 at home against Ipswich Town. That makes 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches, with no win in their three most recent outings.

Home and away records

In the UEFA Champions League this season, RB Leipzig have played 1 home match and won it, scoring 1 goal and conceding none.

Manchester City have played 1 away match in the competition and also won it, scoring 2 goals and conceding 0. Both sides therefore bring an unbeaten record in these settings, although each is based on a single match.

Players to watch

Erling Haaland is Manchester City's top scorer in the UEFA Champions League this season with 4 goals. With his side having scored 9 times in the competition, Haaland has accounted for 4 of those goals, making him a central figure in their attack.

How the two sides tend to play

The numbers point to an RB Leipzig side that has found the net consistently. They scored in all 5 of their last 5 matches, kept a clean sheet in 2 of them, and saw both teams score in 3. Their defensive record in the UEFA Champions League is less encouraging, however, with 8 goals conceded in 3 matches.

Manchester City scored in 4 of their last 5 matches but kept a clean sheet in none of them, and both teams scored in 4 of those games. In the competition they have scored 9 and conceded 5, figures that suggest a team that creates chances regularly but has also been opened up by opponents.

Taken together, the data indicates that both sides have been scoring regularly, while neither has been watertight. RB Leipzig's recent run of clean sheets against Schalke 04 and Elversberg contrasts with Manchester City's failure to keep one in any of their last 5 matches.

Estimated win chances

Estimates computed by goal888 from market data, with the margin removed, give RB Leipzig an 18% chance of winning, put the draw at 20% and give Manchester City a 62% chance. These figures are estimates derived from market data, not a prediction of the result.

Calculated from market prices, not a prediction or betting advice.