RB Leipzig vs Porto Predictions, 17 Oct 2017

The Match Is Over. Score: 3-2

RB Leipzig v Porto Predictions for Tuesday's night kick-off Champions League group fixture facing Germany hosts RB Leipzig and Portugal side Porto at Red Bull Arena. This is RB Leipzig’s 1st ever season in European competition after their meteoric rise through the German leagues.

Match status: 2017-18 Champions League - Group G
Kick-off: Tuesday 17 Oct 2017, 07:45pm GMT
Venue: "Red Bull Arena" in Leipzig, Germany

RB Leipzig v Porto Team News

Leipzig have only gained an average of 1 point per game from 4 games if they play less than 5 days after their previous game (all competitions), compared to an average of 2.1 points per game from 7 games (all competitions) if they had more than 5 days rest.

Leipzig ended Dortmund’s run of 41 home games without defeat (last defeat on 04/04/15) at the weekend with a 3-2 win.

Leipzig’s keeper has had to pick the ball out of the net at least once in 9 out of the last 10 games (all competitions). They only managed a clean sheet against Hamburg. Leipzig have, however, score 2 or more goals in 7 out of 11 games in all competitions.

FC Porto have a mixed record against German teams in the CL, winning 12, drawing 7, and losing 12.

The game against Leipzig will be Porto’s 4th game on the road in a row and in the 3 previous games they have not conceded a single goal (9 goals scored and 7 points).

Porto have accumulated 16 points out of 6 games on the road (all comp.) and conceded just 1 goal.

Porto scored have struck the 1st goal in 10 out of 11 games this season (all comp.), while Leipzig have scored the 1st goal of the game on 6 occasions.

Teams' Possible Starting Lineups:

RB Leipzig: Peter Gulacsi - Marcel Halstenberg, Dayotchanculle Upamecano, Willi Orban, Lukas Klostermann - Naby Keita, Diego Demme - Bruma, Emil Forsberg - Jean-Kevin Augustin, Timo Werner (4-2-2-2 formation)

Porto: Iker Casillas - Ricardo Pereira, Ivan Marcano, Felipe, Alex Telles - Danilo Pereira, Sergio Oliveira - Moussa Marega, Hector Herrera, Yacine Brahimi - Vincent Aboubakar (4-2-3-1 formation)