The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's pre-season friendly between RB Leipzig and Liverpool, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Liverpool could line up in Thursday's pre-season friendly with RB Leipzig.
More game data and we say below the videos
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: RB Leipzig 3-1 Southampton
Saturday, July 16 at 1pm in Club Friendlies 1
Saturday, July 16 at 1pm in Club Friendlies 1
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 11 | Mainz 05 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | RB Leipzig | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Schalke 04 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Game: Liverpool 2-0 Crystal Palace
Friday, July 15 at 1.35pm in Club Friendlies 1
Friday, July 15 at 1.35pm in Club Friendlies 1
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 11 | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
We said: RB Leipzig 2-2 Liverpool
It is always difficult to know what to expect from pre-season friendlies, but goals ought to be on the menu at the Red Bull Arena as Tedesco and Klopp tinker with their stellar attacking options. Both sides should feel confident about finding the back of the net more than once on Thursday, and we can picture a high-scoring encounter ending with the spoils shared. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Liverpool win with a probability of 43.07%. A win for RB Leipzig had a probability of 34.12% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.38%) and 0-2 (5.64%). The likeliest RB Leipzig win was 2-1 (7.7%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.91%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.
| Result | ||
| RB Leipzig | Draw | Liverpool |
34.12% ( -0.08) | 22.81% ( -0.03) | 43.07% ( 0.11) |
| Both teams to score 65.4% ( 0.07) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
