Champions League

Champions League | Group Stage

Dec 8, 2020 at 8pm UK

Red Bull Arena

RB Leipzig
3 - 2
Man Utd

Angelino (2'), Haidara (13'), Kluivert (69')
Mukiele (32'), Sabitzer (35'), Kluivert (62'), Adams (81')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Fernandes (80' pen.), Pogba (82')
Fernandes (5'), Shaw (44'), Maguire (63'), Williams (68'), Lindelof (77')

Paul Scholes accuses David de Gea of 'bottling it' against RB Leipzig

David de Gea made a "criminal" error of judgement in Manchester United's defeat to RB Leipzig, according to club legend Paul Scholes.

Dec 9, 13:47

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks forlorn after watching his side thrashed 6-1 by Tottenham on October 4, 2020

Manchester United players 'blame Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for team's problems'

A report claims that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is starting to lose the Manchester United dressing room, with some players blaming the manager for the club's recent woes.

Dec 9, 13:10

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pictured on November 7, 2020

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer takes blame for Man United's early Champions League exit

Europa League football now awaits United having fallen just short of a remarkable European comeback at Leipzig.

Dec 8, 23:59

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire pictured on October 17, 2020

Harry Maguire admits Man United were not good enough in RB Leipzig defeat

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side lost 3-2 at RB Leipzig to finish third in Group H following the clash in Germany.

Dec 8, 23:55

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sets unwanted record in RB Leipzig defeat

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer becomes the first manager in charge of an English side to lose six or more of his first 10 Champions League matches after defeat to RB Leipzig.

Dec 8, 23:43

The Match

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester United win with a probability of 40.2%. A win for RB Leipzig had a probability of 37.12% and a draw had a probability of 22.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (5.84%) and 0-2 (5.06%). The likeliest RB Leipzig win was 2-1 (8.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.68%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood.

Result
RB Leipzig	Draw	Manchester United
37.12%	22.67%	40.2%

Both teams to score 66.61%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

65.81%

34.18%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

43.92%

56.08%

RB Leipzig Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.94%

19.06%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

49.34%

50.65%

Manchester United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.29%

17.7%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.65%

48.35%

Score Analysis

RB Leipzig 37.12%

Manchester United 40.2%

Draw 22.67%

RB Leipzig	Draw	Manchester United
2-1 @ 8.03% 1-0 @ 5.59% 2-0 @ 4.64% 3-1 @ 4.43% 3-2 @ 3.84% 3-0 @ 2.56% 4-1 @ 1.84% 4-2 @ 1.59% 4-0 @ 1.06% 4-3 @ 0.92% Other @ 2.63% Total : 37.12%	1-1 @ 9.68% 2-2 @ 6.95% 0-0 @ 3.37% 3-3 @ 2.22% Other @ 0.45% Total : 22.67%	1-2 @ 8.38% 0-1 @ 5.84% 0-2 @ 5.06% 1-3 @ 4.84% 2-3 @ 4.01% 0-3 @ 2.92% 1-4 @ 2.1% 2-4 @ 1.74% 0-4 @ 1.26% 3-4 @ 0.96% Other @ 3.1% Total : 40.2%