- 1 Como vs RB Leipzig: seven points from three away trips for the Larians
- 2 Como: a 2-1 at the Maradona and a 4-1 at Marassi
- 3 RB Leipzig: flying in the cup, beaten in Bremen in the league
- 4 Champions League prediction Como vs RB Leipzig
- 5 First, a note on our free predictions
- 6 No commitment from us
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Como vs RB Leipzig: seven points from three away trips for the Larians 
Como have played their first three Serie A matches away from home and came back with seven points. Seven goals scored, three conceded, no defeats.
That quirk of the schedule matters for one simple reason: the Lombardy club still haven’t played in front of their own fans this season. Their first home game comes in the Champions League.
Kick-off is set for Thursday, September 10 at 21:00, Italian and French time, at the Stadio Giuseppe-Sinigaglia. It will be the first European match of this size ever staged at the ground.
The Lombardy club are making their debut in the competition after finishing fourth in Serie A last season. Cesc Fabregas’s side arrive with their unbeaten run intact since the restart.
RB Leipzig, meanwhile, have had a mixed start: 6-0 in the first round of the German Cup, then 3-0 against Borussia Monchengladbach. But Bundesliga matchday two stopped the momentum in its tracks, with a 1-3 defeat in Bremen on September 5. First loss for the Saxons, first goal conceded.
So the two sides arrive with very different moods. Como are unbeaten after three Serie A games; Leipzig have already tasted defeat in Bremen.
The next fixtures send Como to Rotterdam to face Feyenoord on October 14. Leipzig host PSV Eindhoven on the same day.
Both clubs know a point here could shape their league phase straight away. In an eight-match format, there’s not much room for a sluggish start.
Six games make up Thursday night’s card, with four kicking off at 21:00. Como and Leipzig are in the main slot.
Como: a 2-1 at the Maradona and a 4-1 at Marassi 
Como beat Napoli 2-1 at the Stadio Diego-Armando-Maradona on August 30. It remains the biggest statement result in Italian football so far this season.
Five days later, the Larians backed it up with a 4-1 win at Genoa. Four away goals — their biggest win since the restart.
Their season opened more cautiously, with a 1-1 draw at Udinese on matchday one. The point at the Bluenergy Stadium got the run going.
Pre-season had already offered a few clues: 0-0 at Anfield against Liverpool on August 16, 1-1 at the Emirates against Arsenal four days earlier. Two solid results against Premier League heavyweights.
Jayden Addai will miss this one through injury. It’s the biggest absence in Fabregas’s side heading into the tie.
The edge for Como is twofold: a team that scores in every game and a Sinigaglia that will host its first Champions League night. That’s a strange backdrop for the visitors.
Como also have an extra competitive match under their belt. Serie A restarted on August 22, the Bundesliga on August 28.
Across those three league games, nobody has managed to beat the Larians. Two wins and a draw, earned on three different grounds.
Seven goals in three matches works out at more than two a game. All of it without ever stepping out at home.
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RB Leipzig: flying in the cup, beaten in Bremen in the league 
Leipzig put six past SV Eintracht Trier 05 in the first round of the German Cup on August 22. A week later, the Saxons were cruising again, beating Borussia Monchengladbach 3-0 at home.
That 3-0 over Gladbach is the most convincing marker they’ve produced so far. It showed a side capable of shutting down a Bundesliga match without giving much away.
But matchday two turned the story on its head: Leipzig fell 1-3 at Werder Bremen on September 5. The overall record now reads two wins, one defeat, ten goals scored and three conceded.
Pre-season, though, was rough enough. A 3-1 loss in Munich to Bayern on August 15, then a 2-0 defeat at Leeds a week before that — both tests went badly.
The gap between those friendly defeats, the strong start in official games and the loss in Bremen leaves some doubt about Leipzig’s true level. This trip to Lombardy should tell us more.
Christoph Baumgartner and Assan Ouedraogo are among the expected absentees for the Germans. That takes some depth out of the Saxon attack for this first European outing.
The danger for Leipzig is clear: they still haven’t faced a side capable of pressing them high for 90 minutes. Como have done exactly that in Naples and Genoa.
That 6-0 against SV Eintracht Trier 05 also needs context. The opposition were nowhere near the standard of a Serie A club.
That leaves the 3-0 against Monchengladbach as the only really solid reference point before this trip, and it comes against a Como side playing at home for the first time this season.
Expected Como line-up: Not available at time of publication.
Expected RB Leipzig line-up: Not available at time of publication.
Champions League prediction Como vs RB Leipzig
Our prediction: Both teams to score
Como have scored in all three of their Serie A matches, including at the Maradona and at Marassi. They’ve also conceded three goals in that spell, which rules out the idea of a shut-tight defence.
Leipzig have scored ten in three official matches but just shipped three in Bremen. Two attacks in good order, two defences that have already cracked — that points to an open game.
The setting points the same way. A first Champions League night at home rarely encourages a team to lock the door and throw away the key.
Take both teams to score at the Sinigaglia.
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