Leipzig vs Sporting Lisbon prediction and betting tips on January 22, 2025
Game Prediction
The 7th round of the Champions League will see the match between RB Leipzig and Sporting Lisbon on January 22, 2025. “The failed Germans” will try to take points, at least in the last home confrontations.
Our prediction for the match RB Leipzig vs Sporting Lisbon
Last season, “the Bulls” retained their position in the top quartet, even with the progress of Bayer and Stuttgart. The team lost only to them and Bayern, but it overtook Borussia Dortmund, taking 4th place. As for “the Lions”, they showed that it was not in vain that Ruben Amorim was left as a coach after falling to 4th place in 2023 – the club won the race in the Primeira Liga, regaining the title.
Manchester United bought the coach from Portugal in the previous autumn. And that even affected the Champions League. If in the first rounds there were victories over Lille, Sturm and Manchester City (4-1), with a draw in the struggle with PSV in Eindhoven, then after the replacement of coach they lost not only to Arsenal (1-5 on their home field!), but even to Brugge. The Germans, a regular at the tournament and a regular participant in the play-offs, became the main disappointment of this tournament, having lost all the matches, even to Celtic, not clinging to points through draws with Atletico, Juventus, Liverpool, Inter and Aston Villa.
At the same time, the club is holding on to approximately its positions in the Bundesliga. The team fell behind Bayern and Bayer, competing for 3rd place. “The White and Greens” have already replaced coaches twice, but have already lost their advantage over their pursuers in the Primeira Liga and lost the League Cup final on penalties.
RB Leipzig vs Sporting Lisbon: key statistics and trends
- RB Leipzig has lost all 6 previous League games.
- Sporting Lisbon has lost twice in a row.
- The last 3 games against Portugal have ended at least with 3 goals scored, while the Germans have had 4 of 6 similar games.
RB Leipzig vs Sporting Lisbon: possible starting line-ups
RB Leipzig (possible line-up): Gulácsi – Orban, Seiwald, Klostermann – Raum, Simons, Openda, Kampl, Vermeeren, Nusa – Šeško.
Sporting Lisbon (possible line-up): Silva – Fresneda, Diomande, Inacio, Araújo – Catamo, Debast, Hjulmand, Quenda – Trincao, Harder.
Previous head-to-head matches: RB Leipzig vs Sporting Lisbon
This will be the first match between the clubs
Free prediction for the match RB Leipzig vs Sporting Lisbon
They are expecting another failure from the Germans, but their pride should have an influence. They will not lose at the home arena to the current “Lions”, who gave up without Ruben Amorim (odd: 1.66).