Manchester United vs RB Leipzig prediction and preview

Champions League · Tuesday 8 December 2026, 20:00 UTC

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Manchester United vs RB Leipzig

Champions League · Tuesday 8 December 2026, 20:00 UTC · Old Trafford, Manchester

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Manchester United vs RB Leipzig preview

Manchester United welcome RB Leipzig at Old Trafford in Manchester on Tuesday 8 December 2026 (20:00 UTC) in the Champions League. Manchester United sit 17th on 6 points after 4 matches, while RB Leipzig sit 28th on 3 points after 3 matches.

Manchester United come into the game with a W-L-L-L-D run in the league (1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5), while RB Leipzig's recent sequence reads W-W-L-L-W. Over their last 6, Manchester United have scored 0.8 and conceded 2.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. RB Leipzig average 2.5 scored and 1.7 conceded across their last 6, with 4 clean sheets.

Head to head, Manchester United have 1 win to RB Leipzig's 1 across 2 meetings, with 0 draws. Those games averaged 5.0 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 8 Dec 2020, ended RB Leipzig 3-2 Manchester United.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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17Manchester United42028806WLLW
28RB Leipzig310238-53LWL

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Head-to-head

2 meetings: Manchester United 1, draws 0, RB Leipzig 1.

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Manchester United expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Senne Lammens, Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro, Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes, Carlos Baleba, Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo

RB Leipzig expected line-up (4-5-1)

Maarten Vandevoordt, Willi Orbán, Castello Lukeba, David Raum, Neil El Aynaoui, Antonio Nusa, Brajan Gruda, Ezechiel Banzuzi, Rocco Reitz, Rômulo

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