Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Man City
Match Time & Date:
28/11/2023
03:00 PM
Prediction: 3-1
Leipzig
Manchester City will be aiming to keep their 100% record in Group G intact when they take on Leipzig in yet another home fixture. The Citizens outplayed the Young Boys 3-0 in their last group game and a triumph over Leipzig will see them secure top position in the standings. Defender Sergio Gomez is a major doubt and he will be assessed ahead of the kick-off, while all Erling Haaland, Nathan Ake, and Mateo Kovacic have recovered from their minor injuries.
The Red Bulls, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Crvena zvezda. As the Bundesliga outfit will stick to their attacking style of play, we are tempted to put our money on over 2.5 goals. As for the away team, midfielder Benjamin Henrichs is one yellow card away from suspension, while Timo Werner, Peter Gulacsi, Dani Olmo, Willi Orban, and El Chadaille Bitshiabu remain on the sidelines with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Nathan Ake):
Ake is a professional footballer who plays for the Dutch National Team and AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League. The versatile defender who was born on the 18th of February, 1995, started his youth career in 2003 with local club ADO Den Haag. He then moved to Feyenoord in 2007 before joining Chelsea's youth academy four years later.
Ake made his first professional appearance at the age of 17, playing for the Blues in a 0-1 away victory against Norwich on the 26th of December, 2012. Barring a few starts and substitute appearances, Ake spent his next few years at Chelsea mostly in the reserves before being sent out on a one month loan to Reading in 2015. Upon his return, he immediately joined Watford on a season-long loan where his displays earned him the Watford's young player of the season award. Another successful loan spell at Bournemouth succeeded his time at Watford before Chelsea recalled him in January 2017.
At the start of the 17/18 season, the 24-year-old rejoined his current club Bournemouth permanently on a five-year contract worth 20 million pounds. On the International stage, Ake has represented the Netherlands at every youth level and has even captained the under-17 and under-19 sides. He made his first senior appearance on the 31st of May, 2017, featuring in Hollands 2-1 friendly win over Morocco.
Highlighted Team (Leipzig):
Leipzig are a professional football club founded in 2009. Die Bullen (The Bulls) were unbeaten in the 2012/2013 Regionalliga Nordost and, as a result, they secured promotion to the 3. Liga. After finishing the 2013/2014 as 3rd. Liga campaign in second place in the standings, Leipzig were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga and they competed in the German second tier for two seasons.
Despite suffering a loss to Karlsruher on the last day of the 2015/2016 round in the 2. Bundesliga campaign, die Bullen secured promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time ever. Leipzig play their home games at Red Bull Arena (42,959) and it has to be noted that the stadium was opened in 1954.
Die Bullen wear white shirts and red shorts while their away kit is blue and yellow. Ralph Hasenhuttl was appointed as the team’s manager at the end of the 2015/2016 season and you should know that the likes of Ralf Rangnick, Achim Beierlorzer, Alexander Zorniger, Peter Pacult, Tomas Oral and Tino Vogel were in charge of the team in the past as well.
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