Ace Football previews the Champions League round 1 match between Como and RB Leipzig and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Como start the season as favourites to land the Champions League crown. They launch their title bid on Thursday at home in an opening day fixture with RB Leipzig at Stadio G. Sinigaglia.
Team form: Como vs RB Leipzig
Como Form
Their last three matches saw Como drawing 1-1 with Udinese, before taking out SSC Napoli by 1-2, and Genoa by 1-4.
RB Leipzig Form
It is all or nothing with RB Leipzig, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 4-1 against Freiburg, before beating Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-0. Unable to build on that, they lost 3-1 against Werder Bremen. RB Leipzig didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Champions League matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 11 and scored five goals themselves.
Betting facts for Como and RB Leipzig
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Como and RB Leipzig played across all tournaments.
- In the last 3 Como matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Como home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Como matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 RB Leipzig matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 RB Leipzig away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- RB Leipzig have lost the last 4 away matches in a row in the Champions League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 RB Leipzig away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- RB Leipzig have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Como vs RB Leipzig
As the new Champions League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Como and RB Leipzig this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Popular markets: Como vs RB Leipzig
Full-time result
Como claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. RB Leipzig won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing six in this series of matches.
Both teams to score
Como scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. RB Leipzig scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. There appears to be a good chance of seeing Como on the scoreboard on Thursday with RB Leipzig managing just a single four clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The hosts fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Como, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that RB Leipzig played across all tournaments. They scored two times on average in the process.
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