RB Leipzig play their first home UEFA Champions League match of the league phase when they welcome PSV Eindhoven to the RB Arena on Tuesday.
Leipzig will be hoping for a vast improvement from their 4-1 matchday one loss to Como 1907 while PSV will be eager to build from a 1-1 draw against FC Shakhtar Donetsk
RB Leipzig v PSV Eindhoven Tips Summary
Best Bet - RB Leipzig to win @ 3/5
Alternative Bet - Over 2.5 goals & both teams to score @ 4/9
Bet Builder - RB Leipzig to win, over 2 goals, Ruben van Bommel to be booked & Christopher Nkunku to score any time @ 15/2
RB Leipzig v PSV Eindhoven Prediction
Best Bet: Leipzig to win @ 3/5
It has been all or nothing this season for Leipzig, who have registered four wins and three defeats from their seven matches.
When it all clicks for Leipzig, they are very good, evidenced by heavy victories over Trier (6-0), Borussia Monchengladbach (3-0), Hamburger (5-0) and Eintracht Frankfurt (5-0).
But when things do not go to plan then it is often a hard watch, with defeats to Werder Bremen (3-1) and Bayer Leverkusen (2-0) in the Bundesliga joined by a 4-1 loss to Como 1907 in the UEFA Champions League.
However, Leipzig are putting up their third best expected goals numbers after five matches of a Bundesliga season and they matched Como’s shot count in the European loss.
Martin Demichelis has plenty of attacking options to choose from, notably Romulo, Antonio Nusa and Christopher Nkunku, and that quality in the final third spells bad news for PSV.
PSV have kept just one clean sheet in 10 matches this season and they were beaten 3-2 at FC Twente in their last away outing.
It is now six away fixtures without a shutout for PSV and their fragile defence could be exposed at the RB Arena.
Alternative Bet: Over 2.5 goals & both teams to score @ 4/9
An entertaining clash is expected in Germany and there looks to be a strong chance of seeing at least three goals with both teams finding the back of the net.
PSV’s 10 games this season have seen a total of 42 goals and both teams have netted in eight of those matches.
There have been at least three goals in nine of those assignments and attack certainly looks to be the best form of defence for PSV.
As for Leipzig, they have scored 22 goals in seven matches and six of those contests have gone over the 2.5-goal mark.
RB Leipzig v PSV Eindhoven Bet Builder Tip
RB Leipzig to win
Over 2 goals
Ruben van Bommel to be booked
Christopher Nkunku to score any time
Pays 15/2
Leipzig are on an eight-game winning streak at home and they should have enough to overcome PSV, who won just two games in last season’s UEFA Champions League and disappointing in a 1-1 draw against Shakhtar in matchday one of this edition.
Over 2.5 goals has been a winning bet in 31 of PSV’s last 34 matches, which suggests this will be an end-to-end affair.
Ruben van Bommel has been booked in four of his last six starts for PSV, which includes the draw against Shakhtar.
Christopher Nkunku has four goals in his last three Bundesliga appearances and he looks capable of adding to his tally against a leaky PSV defence.
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Key Match Stats
Over 2.5 goals has landed in 31 of PSV’s last 34 games
RB Leipzig lost just three of 18 home games last term
PSV’s 10 games this season have seen a total of 42 goals
Leipzig have scored 22 goals in their seven matches
Christopher Nkunku is averaging 4.03 shots per 90 minutes in the Bundesliga
Over 2.5 goals has landed in nine of PSV’s 10 matches
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