RB Leipzig vs Paris Saint-Germain

Red Bull Arena forms the backdrop for a mouth-watering pre-season friendly between RB Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain.

Leipzig delivered a mixed bag of performance in the United States, beating Aston Villa 2-0 before losing 3-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers. With both matches seeing the deadlock broken inside the opening 18 minutes of play, a quick-fire start could be on the cards. It would likely lead to another high-scoring contest, which has been a common theme in this fixture. Three of Leipzig’s last four meetings with PSG have featured over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring, underscoring the potential for a goal-glutted showdown. Against this backdrop, six of Leipzig’s last eight home outings have contained under 2.5 goals, with five seeing one or both teams fail to get on the scoresheet.

In the meantime, PSG let an early two-goal lead slip through in their opening summer friendly against Sturm Graz (2-2), with all four goals coming before halftime. It wasn’t an ideal start to life after Kylian Mbappe as Luis Enrique looks to start a new cycle in Paris without one of the world’s best players. While Mbappe’s exit leaves a sizeable gap in the front third, there’s ample room for improvement at the back, with Les Parisiens failing to keep a clean sheet on six of their last seven travels. Enrique’s formidable frontline tends to hold up their end of the bargain, impressively scoring 2+ goals in nine of their ten away matches since a goalless draw at Monaco in early March.