RB Leipzig vs Aston Villa is one of the Champions League’s most intriguing ties this week and here we take a look at some key stats before the game on Tuesday night.
RB Leipzig vs Aston Villa Stats Ahead Of Tuesday’s 8pm Clash
Aston Villa travel to Germany for the first time since 2008 for what will be their first-ever contest against RB Leipzig.
Unai Emery’s side have been one of the biggest success stories of the Champions League this season – sitting just outside the top-eight which would secure them a place in the last-16.
RB Leipzig have been a very solid team in this competition over recent years, but have lost all five of their games so far this campaign.
However, they have had a tough run of fixtures in the Champions League including Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Liverpool, Celtic and Inter Milan.
A win for Aston Villa could potentially leave them in the top-eight heading into the final two games of the league phase.
Aston Villa Expected To Pick Up Vital Win
At the time of writing, the best football betting sites in the UK, Aston Villa are considered as favourites to win in Germany tonight.
Though prices can change, they are currently at odds of 6/4 to beat RB Leipzig on Tuesday night.
RB Leipzig are 9/5 outsiders while a draw is available at 11/5.
For our RB Leipzig vs Aston Villa preview, prediction, team news and predicted line-ups click here.
RB Leipzig vs Aston Villa Stats And Head-To-Head
- This will be the first competitive meeting between both sides
- RB Leipzig have lost their last four games against English sides – conceding 14 goals
- Aston Villa’s last European game in Germany was a 3-1 loss to Hamburg in the UEFA Cup in 2008
- Their last European Cup/Champions League game in Germany was a 2-1 win over Berliner FC Dynamo in October 1981
- RB Leipzig have lost their last five Champions League games. A sixth straight loss would be the longest run of defeats for a German team in the competition since Bayer Leverkusen in March 2003 (7)
- Unai Emery will have his longest run without a win in a European competition since 2015 with Sevilla if they fail to beat RB Leipzig (3).
- Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers is one of only five players to have completed 10+ dribbles (18) and created 10+ chances from open play (10) in the UEFA Champions League this season, along with Vinícius Júnior, Florian Wirtz, Savinho, and Johan Bakayoko.
- Benjamin Šesko has scored three of RB Leipzig’s four goals in the UEFA Champions League this season. Among teams to have netted more than once, Sesko has accounted for a higher percentage of his team’s goals than any other player in 2024-25 (75%)
- Jhon Durán is Aston Villa’s top scorer in the UEFA Champions League this season (two goals), while no player has attempted more shots for them (9). This is despite the Colombian only being on the pitch for 35% of Villa’s match time in the competition this season (159/450 minutes)
What Time Does RB Leipzig vs Aston Villa Kick-Off And How To Watch?
📅Date: Tuesday 10th December, 2024
⌚Time: 8pm
⚽️Venue: Red Bull Arena Leipzig
📺 TV: Amazon Prime
Aston Villa Look To Complete Bundesliga Double
Unai Emery’s side already hold a victory against Bundesliga competition in the Champions League this season.
Jhon Duran scored a stunning goal for Aston Villa in their 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich on home soil on Matchday 2.
Villa have failed to win their last two games in Europe but a match against winless RB Leipzig presents them a big chance to get back to winning ways.
RB Leipzig And Aston Villa Champions League Results This Season
RB Leipzig
- Atletico Madrid 2-1 RB Leipzig (19th September)
- RB Leipzig 2-3 Juventus (2nd October)
- RB Leipzig 0-1 Liverpool (23rd October)
- Celtic 3-1 RB Leipzig (5th November)
- Inter Milan 1-0 RB Leipzig (26th November)
Aston Villa
- Young Boys 0-3 Aston Villa (17th September)
- Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich (2nd October)
- Aston Villa 2-0 Bologna (22nd October)
- Club Brugge 1-0 Aston Villa (6th November)
- Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus (27th November)
Benjamin Sesko The Danger Man For RB Leipzig
If Aston Villa are to take victory they will have to watch out for RB Leipzig’s Slovenian striker Benjamin Sesko.
Sesko scored in their opener against Atletico Madrid, before following that off with a brace against Juventus.
Despite not scoring in the last three Champions League games, Villa will still need to be wary of the Slovenian who will be out to punish them on Tuesday night.
