RB Leipzig v Real Madrid

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The Champions League has reached the knockout phase of this season's competition and Tuesday night features the 1st legs of the round of 16 ties and the German hosts, RB Leipzig, hold home advantage for this 1st leg tie of their round of 16 clash against Spanish visitors, Real Madrid, with RB Leipzig looking to build upon two recent encouraging results while Real Madrid will be eager to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to six games.

A recent 2-0 home win against Union Berlin followed by a point by way of a 2-2 draw away from home at Augsburg has seen RB Leipzig recover from three previous defeats on the trot in the German domestic top flight, slipping to losses against Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart respectively.

Prior to these losses though, RB Leipzig had put together a decent six-match unbeaten sequence that included picking up five wins which included a 2-1 home win against Swiss outfit, Young Boys, in the Champions League.

Goals have also featured as seven of RB Leipzig's last 11 games in all competitions have resulted in Over 2.5 goals and along with winning four of their six games in Group G, each of RB Leipzig's group games also produced three goals or more as well.

Real Madrid were one of only two clubs to maintain a 100% winning record in the group stage of this season's Champions League competition (Manchester City being the other), and having also won four out of their last five games in all competitions, the Spanish visitors will be in confident mood as they prepare for this Tuesday's clash in Germany.

Recent victories over Almeria 3-2, Las Palmas 2-1, Getafe 2-0 and a comprehensive 4-0 rout of Girona in the domestic La Liga will give Carlo Ancelotti's side plenty of confidence and belief ahead of this 1st leg tie at the Red Bull Arena while goals also look likely as three of Real Madrid's four aforementioned wins also produced three goals or more.

The bigger picture shows Real Madrid have been an extremely tough opponent to beat in all competitions overall as the visitors have suffered just one defeat out of their last 27 matches whilst collecting no fewer than 22 wins in the process.

In addition, seven of Real Madrid's last 10 games in all competitions have also produced Over 2.5 goals.

RB Leipzig v Real Madrid Verdict

RB Leipzig and Real Madrid have met on two previous occasions and the two clubs have shared the spoils with both teams gaining one win each, while goals featured in the last clash as RB Leipzig claimed a 3-2 home win over their Spanish counterparts.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Real Madrid win @ 2.10

Correct Score: Real Madrid 2-1 @ 9.00