Match Report
Manchester City went into the game 1st in the table on 18 points; RB Leipzig sat 2nd on 12 — a 6-point gap. On recent form RB Leipzig sat only 9th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. In league terms the two rates read 3/1.17 for Manchester City and 2.17/1.67 for RB Leipzig (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.54.
Defeat had not touched Manchester City in 7 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Manchester City wins, 1 for RB Leipzig, 1 draw, at 5 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
Etihad Stadium in Manchester, capacity 55,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: RB Leipzig led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.