RB Leipzig host Young Boys at the Red Bull Arena Leipzig this Wednesday in the last week of the Champions League Group stage. Leipzig have secured their qualification to the knockout rounds but Young Boys could need a result in order to fend off Red Star Belgrade for the spot in the Europa League.
RB Leipzig currently sit second in Group G. The German side have three wins and two losses, leaving them on nine points, six points behind Manchester City and five points ahead of Red Star Belgrade.
In their last five games in all competitions, Leipzig have three wins and two losses. Xavi Simons opened the scoring in the sixth minute against Freiburg, but Merlin Rohl equalised in the sixth minute of added time in the first half. A penalty from Lois Openda and a goal from Christoph Baumgartner gave Leipzig the 3 - 1 win over Freiburg. However, Jonas Wind gave Wolfsburg the early lead next time out. Yussuf Poulsen equalised for Leipzig but Rogerio gave Wolfsburg the 2 - 1 win.
In the Champions League, Leipzig travelled to Manchester City. Openda gave Leipzig a 2 - 0 lead at halftime, but goals from Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez gave Man City the 3 - 2 win. Back in the Bundesliga, Leipzig hosted Heidenheim. An Openda penalty and a goal from Poulsen gave Leipzig the 2 - 1 win over Heidenheim, with Benedikt Gimber on the scoresheet for the visitors.
The last time out for Leipzig was against Borussia Dortmund. Mats Hummels was sent off in the 15th minute, Leipzig took the lead through a Remy Bensebaini own goal but Niklas Sule equalised deep in added time of the first half. Baumgartner and Poulsen scored to give Leipzig the 3 - 2 win, with Niclas Fullkrug scoring too late for a full comeback.
Young Boys sit just below RB Leipzig in third in Group G. In five games, Young Boys have one win, one draw and three losses which leaves them on four points, five points out of reach of Leipzig but only three points above Red Star Belgrade, who could tie them on points if Young Boys lose and Red Star win.
In their last five games in all competitions, Young Boys have three wins, one draw and one loss. Jonathan Okita, Nikola Katic and Bledian Krasniqi all scored in the 3 - 1 win for FC Zurich, with Meschak Elia on the scoresheet for Young Boys. In the Champions League, Young Boys hosted Red Star Belgrade. An own goal from Kosta Nedeljkovic and a goal from Lewin Blum gave Young Boys the 2 - 0 win.
Chris Bedia gave Servette the lead in the eighth minute, but Silvere Ganvoula M’boussy equalised for Young Boys in the second half for a 1 - 1 draw. Jean-Pierre Nsame scored the only goal of the game for a 1 - 0 win over Stade Lausanne-Ouchy despite Saidy Janko’s late red card.
The most recent outing for Young Boys was against St. Gallen. A Jozo Stanic own goal and a brace from Nsame gave Young Boys the 3 - 0 win.
RB Leipzig and Young Boys have met just once, the game earlier in the Group stage. Mohamed Simakan opened the scoring for Leipzig in the third minute, but Elia equalised before halftime. However, Xavier Schlager and Benjamin Sesko both scored to give Leipzig the 3 - 1 win.
