A key match in Bundesliga as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 3rd position and the visitors placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
It's no vacation for neither Borussia Dortmund nor RB Leipzig as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
Borussia Dortmund, who have the most clean sheets (6) in Bundesliga, are steadily winning Bundesliga games and points here at Signal Iduna Park. 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 7 games.
The Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Burki is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 236 minutes without conceding a goal in the Bundesliga.
Happy days for Borussia Dortmund in their previous game, a Bundesliga match away at Mainz 05 (placed 14th) that ended with a 4-0 victory. Before that, Borussia Dortmund had a Champions League home game versus Slavia Praha which ended with a victory 2-1.
As mentioned above, Borussia Dortmund "killed" Mainz 05 in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Borussia Dortmund have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found one match with the results: Won 0 Drawn 1 Lost 0.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Borussia Dortmund as they are travelling to their away game against Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga. That match is three days after this one.
It's goals goals goals for Borussia Dortmund who have scored 23 goals from 7 league home games. Borussia Dortmund have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
RB Leipzig form and stats
The away team, who have the most scored goals (42) in Bundesliga, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Bundesliga. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Borussia Dortmund. RB Leipzig have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
RB Leipzig play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Fortuna Düsseldorf (placed 16th). Ahead of that match was the Champions League away draw versus Olympique Lyonnais that ended 2-2.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with RB Leipzig playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were 1 RB Leipzig win, 3 draws and 0 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Augsburg in just four days.
RB Leipzig create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 22 goals in 8 travels. RB Leipzig have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Borussia Dortmund won 3 games, 1 match ended with a draw and RB Leipzig has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 4Top Goalscorers
 
T. Werner
16 goals
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M. Reus
9 goals
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J. Sancho
8 goals
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Borussia Dortmund missing players
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| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | 23 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 22 | 42 |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 86% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 86% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | 80% |
| 73% | 71% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 20% | 43% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 53% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 73% |
| 40% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 27% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6.4 | 7.9 | 10 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| 3.6 | 2.4 | 8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 1.1 | 0.9 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 219 | 126 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 128 | 243 |
| 88 | 53 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 53 | 105 |
| 42% | 43% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 42% | 40% |
- All of RB Leipzig's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Borussia Dortmund has the fewest matches under the total-line (2)
- Borussia Dortmund has the most clean sheets (6)
- Borussia Dortmund has the most scored goals in the second half (26)
- Borussia Dortmund have not yet lost a game at home.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Borussia Dortmund have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Borussia Dortmund have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Borussia Dortmund haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- RB Leipzig has the most points (19) away
- RB Leipzig has the most scored goals (22) away
- RB Leipzig has the most scored goals (42)
- RB Leipzig has the most scored goals in the first half (23)
- RB Leipzig has the the best goal difference (+14) away
- RB Leipzig has the the best goal difference (+26)
- RB Leipzig have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- RB Leipzig have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- RB Leipzig have scored in all their matches so far.
- RB Leipzig haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- RB Leipzig is in the best form (6-0-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 26 | 33 |
| 2 | Borussia M'gladbach | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 29 |
| 4 | Bayern München | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 27 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Freiburg | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Hoffenheim | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 21 |
| 9 | Wolfsburg | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Union Berlin | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Augsburg | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 15 |
| 14 | Mainz 05 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -18 | 15 |
| 15 | Werder Bremen | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 21 | -12 | 14 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -16 | 12 |
| 17 | Köln | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -16 | 11 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -15 | 9 |