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Borussia Dortmund vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
Borussia Dortmund
4 – 1
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Sun 26 Aug 2018 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 7' Dayot Upamecano
Y 23' Marcelo Saracchi
Abdou Diallo 68' Y
Mahmoud Dahoud 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Borussia Dortmund vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Deniz Aytekin
  • Referee Eduard Beitinger
  • Referee Benjamin Cortus
  • Referee Johann Pfeifer
  • Referee Christian Dietz

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 9 21
2 Borussia Dortmund 9 21
3 SC Freiburg 9 19
4 RB Leipzig 9 18
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 16
6 SV Werder Bremen 9 15
7 SV 07 Elversberg 9 13
8 VfB Stuttgart 9 12
9 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 9 12
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 12
11 Hamburger SV 9 12
12 1. FSV Mainz 05 9 10
13 SC Paderborn 07 9 10
14 FC Augsburg 9 9
15 1. FC Köln 9 9
16 1. FC Union Berlin 9 7
17 FC Schalke 04 9 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 4

Head-to-Head

8
3
7
Borussia Dortmund 18 games · Avg 3.6 goals RB Leipzig
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-26 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

Borussia Dortmund
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug RB Leipzig H 4–1 W
20 Aug SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 A 2–1 W
05 May Valencia CF H 5–2 W
28 Apr FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 1–1 D
21 Apr SSC Napoli H 0–3 L
17 Apr Olympique Lyonnais H 0–1 L
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Borussia Dortmund A 1–4 L
23 Aug FK Zorya Luhansk A 0–0 D
19 Aug FC Viktoria Köln 1904 A 3–1 W
16 Aug Universitatea Craiova CS A 1–1 D
09 Aug Universitatea Craiova CS H 3–1 W
02 Aug BK Häcken A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Borussia Dortmund RB Leipzig
#2 Position #4
21 Points 18
9 Played 9
6 / 3 / 0 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 3
16 Scored 27
7 Conceded 13
+9 GD +14
2.33 PPG 2.00
67% Win % 67%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
56% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season
56% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season

Borussia Dortmund are 2nd (21 pts). RB Leipzig are 4th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/1
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
RB Leipzig
0-15
2/3
16-30
3/1
31-45
6/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/2
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund
Felix Kalu Nmecha 4 G
Sehrou Guirassy 3 G 2 A
Fabio Silva 3 G 2 A
Maximilian Beier 2 G 2 A
Ioannis Konstantelias 1 G
RB Leipzig
Christopher Nkunku 5 G 2 A
Romulo Cruz 5 G
Antonio Nusa 4 G 7 A
Tidiam Gomis 3 G 2 A
Ridle Baku 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Borussia Dortmund host RB Leipzig — let the battle begin!
  • 1' Against the run of play, Jean-Kevin Augustin has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 6' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lucien Favre might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 7' The referee shows RB Leipzig player a Yellow card on 7.
  • 12' The travelling RB Leipzig supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 17' RB Leipzig come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 21' The deadlock is broken! Mahmoud Dahoud gets on the scoresheet on 21 minutes.
  • 23' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marcelo Saracchi on 23 minutes.
  • 28' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 33' Borussia Dortmund is showing some good football. However, Borussia Dortmund are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' Borussia Dortmund currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' What a strike from Marcel Sabitzer! The score is 0-3.
  • 43' Axel Witsel is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 46' A change in the RB Leipzig ranks — Marcel Sabitzer exits the field as Timo Werner enters on 46.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Borussia Dortmund must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christian Pulisic, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Borussia Dortmund side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 68' The referee has no hesitation. Abdou Diallo is booked for BV Borussia 09 Dortmund — Yellow card on 68.
  • 70' BV Borussia 09 Dortmund manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marius Wolf is hanging Maximilian Philipp on the field on 70 minute.
  • 72' Matheus Cunha gets the nod from RB Leipzig. He replaces Jean-Kevin Augustin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mahmoud Dahoud.
  • 77' A change in the BV Borussia 09 Dortmund ranks — Christian Pulisic exits the field as Jadon Sancho enters on 77.
  • 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Diego Demme as he leaves the pitch. Bruma steps in for RB Leipzig.
  • 87' Fresh legs for BV Borussia 09 Dortmund! Raphael Guerreiro comes on to replace Marcel Schmelzer.
  • 90' Marco Reus does the damage! The net is bulging and BV Borussia 09 Dortmund surge ahead!
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for RB Leipzig.

Lineups

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lucien Favre

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralf Rangnick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jadon Sancho 7
Erling Haaland 7
Marco Reus 4
Dani Olmo 3
Timo Werner 3
Christoph Baumgartner 2
Christopher Nkunku 2
Lois Openda 2

Head to Head

2018-08-26 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 RB Leipzig

Borussia Dortmund Form

2018-08-26 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 RB Leipzig W 2018-08-20 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 1–2 Borussia Dortmund W 2018-05-05 Borussia Dortmund 5–2 Valencia CF W 2018-04-28 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–1 Borussia Dortmund D 2018-04-21 Borussia Dortmund 0–3 SSC Napoli L 2018-04-17 Borussia Dortmund 0–1 Olympique Lyonnais L

RB Leipzig Form

2018-08-26 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 RB Leipzig L 2018-08-23 FK Zorya Luhansk 0–0 RB Leipzig D 2018-08-19 FC Viktoria Köln 1904 1–3 RB Leipzig W 2018-08-16 Universitatea Craiova CS 1–1 RB Leipzig D 2018-08-09 RB Leipzig 3–1 Universitatea Craiova CS W 2018-08-02 BK Häcken 1–1 RB Leipzig D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.35 Borussia Dortmund xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Borussia Dortmund57% Draw22% RB Leipzig21%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Borussia Dortmund or Draw
79%
Draw or RB Leipzig
43%
Borussia Dortmund or RB Leipzig
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Borussia Dortmund44% Draw38% RB Leipzig18%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
7%
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 0
5.7%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
3.9%
4 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund

Handicap Borussia Dortmund covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 18% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 21% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.