Manchester City v RB Leipzig result

Full-time · Manchester City 3–2 RB Leipzig

UEFA Champions League · Tue, 28 Nov 2023 20:00 GMT · Etihad Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Manchester City · RB Leipzig · Head-to-head

Manchester City 3–2 RB Leipzig — Manchester City won this UEFA Champions League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City beat RB Leipzig 3–2 at Etihad Stadium in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday 28 November. Manchester City are unbeaten in their last eight matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City came from behind: RB Leipzig led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — RB Leipzig: Loïs Openda (13’, assisted by Janis Blaswich; 33’, assisted by X. Simons); Manchester City: Erling Haaland (54’, assisted by Philip Foden), Philip Foden (70’, assisted by Joško Gvardiol) and Julián Alvarez (87’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Manchester City 1.78, RB Leipzig 0.54, from 14 shots to 5 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

G. Nyberg showed one yellow card — against 1.8 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Manchester City: Rúben Dias (21’).

What it changes

Manchester City have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Philip Foden (Manchester City) 9.4, Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) 9.3 and Erling Haaland (Manchester City) 6.0 led the match.

Next up

Manchester City next host AEK Athens FC on 20 October 2026.

RB Leipzig next travel to Real Madrid on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester City: Manchester City v AEK Athens FC, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for RB Leipzig: Real Madrid v RB Leipzig, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester City 3–2 RB Leipzig · UEFA Champions League
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: G. Nyberg
Head-to-head (last 5): Manchester City 3 · draws 1 · RB Leipzig 1 · 5 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester City 3W 2D 0L · RB Leipzig 2W 0D 3L

Manchester City 3–2 RB Leipzig (UEFA Champions League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.75 / 2.25

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.63 / 7.67

Corners

against 3.5 / 3.17 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

8 / 8.17

Shots on target

against 3.13 / 3.33 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.63 / 2.17

Cards

against 3 / 4 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

1.8 yellows

Referee · G. Nyberg

0.6 home / 1.2 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 November 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 November 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester City for / against	Line	RB Leipzig for / against
Goals scored	2.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.63 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	7.67 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	17.5 for · 8 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	21.17 for · 12.33 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	8 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	8.17 for · 3.33 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.13 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10 for · 14.33 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.17 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: G. Nyberg — 1.8 yellow cards a game, 0.4 red cards, 20 fouls over 5 matches (0.6 to the home side, 1.2 to the away side).

Home 0.6Away 1.2

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Phillips n 8	35.6	3.2 7/2	1.6 5/0	—
M. Kovačić n 8	61.6	1.6 5/2	1.5 3/2	—
J. Gvardiol n 8	90	1 5/3	0.4 3/0	A. Haidara
K. Walker n 8	86.4	1 5/2	0.5 3/1	D. Raum
M. Akanji n 8	87.8	0.9 4/2	1.4 8/3	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Haaland n 8	80.6	3.5 6/6	2.7 6/6
P. Foden n 8	84.4	2.3 7/4	1.6 6/4
Julián Alvarez n 8	64.1	1.9 8/2	1.1 5/1
J. Doku n 8	53.4	1.9 5/3	1.3 5/1
J. Grealish n 8	50.5	1.6 3/3	0.9 3/1

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Haaland n 8	80.6	1.4 6/4	0.3 2/0
J. Doku n 8	53.4	0.2 1/0	1.1 2/1
Julián Alvarez n 8	64.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Bernardo Silva n 8	80	0.3 1/1	0.3 2/0
Oscar Bobb n 7	27.3	0 0/0	0.5 1/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Doku n 8	53.4	3 6/4
M. Kovačić n 8	61.6	2.2 5/4
Oscar Bobb n 7	27.3	1.9 3/1
Bernardo Silva n 8	80	1.8 5/4
N. Aké n 8	63	1.8 5/3

RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Baumgartner n 8	42.6	2.6 6/4	2.9 8/3	—
M. Simakan n 8	86.6	1.6 7/4	1.3 6/3	—
A. Haidara n 8	51.8	1.5 4/2	0.9 3/1	J. Gvardiol
C. Lenz n 8	30.4	1.5 2/1	0.7 2/0	—
D. Raum n 8	88.1	1.4 6/3	0.3 2/0	K. Walker

RB Leipzig — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Loïs Openda n 8	81.5	3.7 8/7	2.2 7/5
T. Werner n 8	19.8	3.4 3/2	3.4 3/2
Dani Olmo n 8	46.8	2.6 7/2	1.2 5/0
C. Baumgartner n 8	42.6	2.6 6/3	1.1 4/0
Benjamin Šeško n 8	34.3	2.6 4/3	0.3 1/0

RB Leipzig — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Dani Olmo n 8	46.8	1 4/0	0.2 1/0
T. Werner n 8	19.8	1.1 2/0	0 0/0
X. Simons n 8	79	0.4 3/0	0.6 3/1
Loïs Openda n 8	81.5	0.8 4/2	0.1 1/0
C. Baumgartner n 8	42.6	0.5 2/0	0.3 1/0

RB Leipzig — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Seiwald n 8	40.9	3.9 6/4
X. Schlager n 8	87.8	2.8 7/6
C. Lenz n 8	30.4	2.2 4/2
C. Baumgartner n 8	42.6	2.1 6/2
K. Kampl n 8	67.4	2 6/4

RB Leipzig — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Blaswich n 8	90	2.1 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		RB Leipzig
70%	Possession	30%
1.78	Expected goals (xG)	0.54
14	Shots	5
6	Shots on target	3
7	Shots off target	2
1	Blocked shots	0
12	Shots inside the box	2
6	Corners	7
1	Offsides	4
10	Fouls	11
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
796	Passes	326
93%	Pass accuracy	85%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Ortega	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Rodri	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.6
M. Akanji	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.2
P. Foden	90	1	1	1	1	4	0	0	9.5
Bernardo Silva	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
R. Lewis	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
E. Haaland	90	1	0	5	4	0	1	0	7.5
J. Gvardiol	89	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7.7
K. Walker	54	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
J. Grealish	54	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
Rúben Dias	45	0	0	2	0	0	1	Y	6.5
N. Aké sub	45	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.2
Julián Alvarez sub	36	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	7.7
J. Doku sub	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Sergio Gómez sub	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	–

RB Leipzig player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
J. Blaswich	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
M. Simakan	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	6.3
L. Klostermann	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.2
C. Lukeba	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
D. Raum	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.5
N. Seiwald	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.3
X. Schlager	88	0	0	0	0	1	2	6.3
X. Simons	75	0	1	2	0	2	0	7.2
A. Haidara	74	0	0	0	0	0	2	6
Emil Forsberg	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Loïs Openda	60	2	0	2	2	0	0	8.5
Benjamin Šeško sub	30	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.3
C. Baumgartner sub	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Fábio Carvalho sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Y. Poulsen sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Kampl sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester City v RB Leipzig — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester CityWWWDD

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 3.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

RB LeipzigLLWWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Manchester City 3 · 1 draw · RB Leipzig 1 · 5 goals/game

2023-10-04 RB Leipzig 1–3 Manchester City
2023-03-14 Manchester City 7–0 RB Leipzig
2023-02-22 RB Leipzig 1–1 Manchester City
2021-12-07 RB Leipzig 2–1 Manchester City
2021-09-15 Manchester City 6–3 RB Leipzig

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester City#1 pos18 pts6 pl+11 GD

RB Leipzig#2 pos12 pts6 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored3

RB Leipzig scored2.17

Manchester City conceded1.17

RB Leipzig conceded1.67

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and RB Leipzig?: In their last 5 meetings, Manchester City won 3, RB Leipzig won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester City and RB Leipzig?: Recent form — Manchester City 3W 2D 0L; RB Leipzig 2W 0D 3L.

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