In a mid week match on Wed Oct 5th, in week 3, RB Leipzig will host Celtic at Red Bull Arena in a Champions League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which is great football weather. RB Leipzig is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Bochum. Timo Werner scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 15th minute, then Christopher Nkunku added another in the 23rd minute on a penalty shot In the end, Bochum couldn’t muster any offence and RB Leipzig ran away with the shutout win. RB Leipzig is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Celtic recorded a 2-1 win against Motherwell. Kyogo Furuhashi struck first for Celtic in the 16th minute, but Josip Juranović got the equalizer for Motherwell on an own goal in the 36th minute. Celtic is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Celtic’s most prolific scorer has been Abada. The Israeli attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. For RB Leipzig, their top scorers are Christopher Nkunku and Timo Werner, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.