RB Leipzig vs Juventus Match Preview: Team news, possible lineups, predictions & h2h
RB Leipzig vs Juventus Match Preview: Team news, possible lineups, predictions & h2h. Thiago Motta‘s Juventus will be hoping to build upon their impressive Gameweek 1 success over PSV Eindhoven when they travel to Germany to take on Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig on Wednesday.
Juve have impressed in the early weeks of Motta’s tenure at the club, remaining unbeaten in Serie A and not conceding a single domestic goal as well. Their best performance thus far in 2024/25 undoubtedly came in the Champions League, where they confidently swept aside an in-form PSV 3-1 at the Allianz Stadium.
Next up, is a trip to the Red Bull Arena to face off against a talented RB Leipzig side. Marco Rose‘s men have shown good form in the Bundesliga, currently sitting third in the league, but were narrowly beaten 2-1 by Atletico Madrid in their Champions League opener.
Here is our guide to RB Leipzig vs Juventus in the Champions League.
What time does RB Leipzig vs Juventus kick-off?
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Date: Wednesday 2 October
Time: 20:00 BST / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT
Referee: Francois Letexier
VAR: Jerome Brisard
RB Leipzig vs Juventus H2H record
This is the first competitive fixture between RB Leipzig and Juventus.
RB Leipzig team news;
Wednesday’s game is set to come a bit too soon for Assan Ouedraogo and Kevin Kampl, who are both expected to return from injury in mid-October, while fellow midfielder Xaver Schlager will remain on the sidelines until January with an ACL injury.
In better news, ex-Napoli man Elijf Elmas looks set to recover in time from a knock to feature in the game – though, unlikely to start.
RB Leipzig predicted lineup vs Juventus
RB Leipzig predicted lineup vs Juventus (4-4-2): Gulacsi; Geertruida, Orban, Lukeba, Raum; Baumgartner, Haidara, Vermeeren, Simons; Sesko, Openda.
Juventus team news;
Long-term absentee Arkadiusz Milik is set to remain on the sidelines this midweek, as will Timothy Weah, who is struggling with an ankle injury.
Other than those two absentees, Juve can actually post a full bill of health heading into the game, which will be music to Motta’s ears.
Juventus predicted lineup vs RB Leipzig
Juventus predicted lineup vs RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Gatti, Bremer, Cambiaso; Locatelli, Fagioli; Gonzalez, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Vlahovic.
RB Leipzig vs Juventus score prediction;
Both teams head into this one in pretty decent form, and both teams have plenty of match winners who could earn them all three points – Kenan Yildiz and Xavi Simons perhaps being the two big standouts.
Juventus games against top quality oppositions like AS Roma and Napoli so far, have ultimately ended in goalless draws however, with Motta preferring to settle for a point rather than go gung-ho and lose all three.
Expect a similar approach on Wednesday, but perhaps with a few goals peppered in too (hopefully).
Prediction: RB Leipzig 1-2 Juventus
