The opening leg of this bet builder takes us to the cards market and a total that RB Leipzig and Liverpool are going to be shown between them. Before Wednesday night, the hosts have picked up an average of 2.50 per game but the average rises to 5.50 when accounting for opposition cards.

While the visitors have collected an average of 3.00 cards per game in this season’s Champions League and when adding cards for and against from the first two matchdays, that figure rises to 5.00. Those numbers give the right signals and those signals point towards backing over 3.5 total cards.

Next, we go to total goals and with RB Leipzig’s first two games of this Champions League campaign having ended with both teams to score being ticked off, the suggestion that at least three goals in total will be scored on Wednesday is far from an implausible one.

Especially when Arne Slot’s men are averaging 2.50 goals after their first two European outings of the season. In addition to this, the Anfield outfit have racked up an average of 7.50 shots on target in this season’s Champions League and currently have shots on target to goal rate of one in three.

The total corner market also comes under the spotlight before Wednesday and when looking at the average total that RB Leipzig have recorded for and against in their first two outings of this Champions League campaign, it currently equates to 10.00 – 5.00 for and 5.00 against.

The same number of average corners that Liverpool have earned after their first two European outings but they have conceded a far lesser average. Just 2.50 against on average against both Milan and Bologna and this is why no more than 10 in total at the Red Bull Arena looks so tempting.

The final leg of this bet builder places its focus on one of RB Leipzig’s star players and that man is Xavi Simons. The Dutch international has made nine appearances in all competitions but is yet to get off the mark in the Champions League this season.

However, it is the fouls that he has collected in those nine games which has piqued our interest and with the 21-year-old giving away an average of 0.89 fouls per appearance, it only needs a slight increase above his current average to enable this leg of bet builder to also be declared a winner.

No longer can a world-class forward simply score goals, they have to make them as well and luckily for Liverpool, Mohamed Salah can do precisely that. Not only has the Egyptian international scored six goals in all competitions this season but he has created just as many.

Be it scoring or creating, Salah looks comfortable in either role under new manager Arne Slot and because of this attacking versatility, the versatile market that backs him to either score or assist against RB Leipzig on Wednesday provides a solid platform for this particular bet builder.

Liverpool’s attacking output in this season’s Champions League has been rather impressive. Three goals at the San Siro against AC Milan, a further two at Anfield when playing host to Bologna. Five in total before Wednesday, but it is not the goal tally that is the most important aspect here.

Those two European outings have seen Liverpool average 7.50 shots on target and more importantly, 11 of their total 15 came away from home. Something that suggests they are not afraid to take any hosts that welcome them and backing them to have over six shots on target also seems welcoming.

This brings us neatly to the next leg of the bet builder and if Liverpool are to have at least a half dozen shots on target as suggested, it also suggests that the RB Leipzig goalkeeper is going to be in for a busy evening between the posts.

The likely candidate to serve as shot-stopper is Peter Gulasci and when looking at his first nine appearances of the season in all competitions, he has faced an average of 4.00 shots against per game. Even if he maintains that average and nothing more, that is enough to tick this pick off.

The final leg of this bet builder provides two chances for it to be a winner and although a goal from Alexis Mac Allister against RB Leipzig is not out of the question, his ability to be shown a card on Wednesday is where we are hoping this selection comes good.

His first nine games of the season in all competitions have seen the midfielder earn an average of 1.40 fouls per game. More importantly, he has committed the same number of average crimes and with him usually placed in the thick of it, he could also be placed in the referee’s notebook in midweek.