RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 13/02/2024

RB Leipzig and Real Madrid face each other this Tuesday afternoon, February 13, 2024, starting at 5pm, in the first game of the round of 16 of the European Champions League. The duel will be played at the Red Bull Arena, in the city of Leipzig, Germany.

RB Leipzig

Arriving very motivated for a very tough challenge, the RB Leipzig team wants to surprise the bettors who point to it as a big underdog in their odds and promises to play a tough game against Real Madrid.

Their most recent match was a 2-2 draw in a very busy match in the German Bundesliga, where they are currently in fifth place with 37 points.

In the Champions League, the RB Leipzig team ranked second on the Group G leaderboard, with 12 points achieved so far, behind only Manchester City.

In the last 5 times they entered the field officially during the season, only 1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats were recorded. During this period they beat Union Berlin and drew with Augsburg, as well as losing to Stuttgart, Bayer Leverkusen and also Frankfurt.

Playing as home team, at the Red Bull Arena, the RB Leipzig team has a recent record with 8 wins, no draws and only 2 defeats in the last 10 matches played.

And on the visitors’ side there is the Real Madrid squad, which in turn is the biggest winner in the history of the tournament and leads the current edition of the Spanish league after delivering a resounding 4-0 thrashing of Girona, at home, last Saturday, when they completely dominated the offensive actions against the vice-leader of the competition.

In the first phase of the tournament, Real Madrid managed to present an excellent performance by qualifying in first place in Group C with 100% success, gaining 18 points.

However, the Whites do not expect to have an easy time on German territory this Tuesday and know that to advance to the next stage in the competition they will have to perform well even away from home against a team that is tactically well organized, as is the case of RB Leipzig.

In the last 5 times that the Spanish team entered the field officially during the season, they recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and no defeats. During this period they beat Girona, Getafe, Las Palmas and also Almería, in addition to drawing with Atlético de Madrid.

Acting as a visitor, the Real Madrid team has a recent record with 8 wins, 1 draw and only 1 defeat in the last 10 games played.

Conclusion:

Real Madrid arrive as big favorites to win even away from home and the expectation is that the Merengues will be able to confirm on the field all the superiority that is pointed out to them away from home to open up a certain advantage in the dispute for the quarter-finals of the tournament.