Liverpool take on RB Leipzig in the Champions League later this week and they will be hoping to get back to winning ways.
Stadium: Puskas Arena
Key Statistics
RB Leipzig have won five of their last six matches in all competitions.
Liverpool have won just seven of their last 20 matches in all competitions.
Liverpool have lost their last three games in all competitions.
RB Leipzig
Meanwhile RB Leipzig have been quite impressive at home the season but this match will be played at a neutral venue in Budapest and it will be interesting to see if they can put on a strong performance against stuttering Liverpool side.
The German side will want to secure a healthy advantage in the first leg and the players will be motivated to step up and deliver.
RB Leipzig will be without Dominic Szoboszlai because of an injury. The likes of Konrad Laimer, Benjamin Henrichs and Emil Forsberg are doubtful with injury problems as well.
Possible Leipzig line-ups:
Peter Gulacsi; Nordi Mukiele, Dayot Upamecano, Lukas Klostermann; Tyler Adams, Marcel Sabitzer, Kevin Kampl, Dani Olmo, Angelino; Yussuf Poulsen, Christopher Nkunku
Liverpool
The Reds are clearly out of the Premier League title race and they will look to shift their focus on the Champions League now.
Winning the European trophy is a massive challenge and it remains to be seen if Jurgen Klopp can get his side firing in the European competition now.
The Reds will be without several key players like Naby Keita, Virgil van Dijk, Diogo Jota and Joe Gomez.
The likes of Fabinho, Ben Davies and James Milner are also doubtful with injury problems.
Possible Liverpool line-ups:
Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ozan Kabak, Jordan Henderson, Andy Robertson; Gini Wijnaldum, Thiago Alcantara, Curtis Jones; Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah
Betting Odds
RB Leipzig : Draw : Liverpool :: 2.95: 3.68 : 2.39
Prediction
Both teams are quite evenly matched on current form but Leipzig will have more confidence and momentum heading into this game.
They should be able to edge this contest and a narrow win for the German side is definitely on the cards here.
RB Leipzig 2-1 Liverpool
