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Borussia Dortmund vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2020-21
Borussia Dortmund
3 – 2
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Sat 8 May 2021 · 13:30 UTC Signal Iduna Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Mats Hummels 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Borussia Dortmund vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga at Signal Iduna Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Siebert
  • Referee Jan Seidel
  • Referee Benedikt Kempkes
  • Referee Lasse Koslowski
  • Referee Markus Sinn
  • Referee Bibiana Steinhaus
12 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
3 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26
4 FC Schalke 04 0 0
5 SC Paderborn 07 0 0
6 SV 07 Elversberg 0 0
7 FC Bayern München 0 0
8 Borussia Dortmund 0 0
9 RB Leipzig 0 0
10 VfB Stuttgart 0 0
11 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0
12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0
13 SC Freiburg 0 0
14 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0
15 FC Augsburg 0 0
16 1. FSV Mainz 05 0 0
17 1. FC Union Berlin 0 0
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0
19 Hamburger SV 0 0
20 1. FC Köln 0 0
21 SV Werder Bremen 0 0

Head-to-Head

8
3
7
Borussia Dortmund 18 games · Avg 3.6 goals RB Leipzig
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-08 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 RB Leipzig 2021-01-09 RB Leipzig 1–3 Borussia Dortmund 2020-06-20 RB Leipzig 0–2 Borussia Dortmund 2019-12-17 Borussia Dortmund 3–3 RB Leipzig 2019-01-19 RB Leipzig 0–1 Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

Borussia Dortmund
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May RB Leipzig H 3–2 W
01 May Holstein Kiel H 5–0 W
24 Apr VfL Wolfsburg A 2–0 W
21 Apr 1. FC Union Berlin H 2–0 W
18 Apr SV Werder Bremen H 4–1 W
14 Apr Manchester City FC H 1–2 L
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Borussia Dortmund A 2–3 L
30 Apr SV Werder Bremen A 2–1 W
25 Apr VfB Stuttgart H 2–0 W
20 Apr 1. FC Köln A 1–2 L
16 Apr TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 0–0 D
10 Apr SV Werder Bremen A 4–1 W

Season Stats

Borussia Dortmund RB Leipzig
#8 Position #9
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Borussia Dortmund are 8th (0 pts). RB Leipzig are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Borussia Dortmund welcome RB Leipzig for this crunch clash at Signal Iduna Park.
  • 5' Mats Hummels has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 46 cards already picked up this season.
  • 7' Brilliant from the ! Marco Reus makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 7.
  • 12' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Borussia Dortmund needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 17' Both keepers have barely been tested. Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 22' The home supporters are growing impatient. Borussia Dortmund must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 27' RB Leipzig come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 37' It looks surprising RB Leipzig does not make any changes. Mahmoud Dahoud has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 42' RB Leipzig is showing some good football. However, RB Leipzig are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' The whistle greets Marwin Hitz as he departs to be replaced by Roman Burki.
  • 51' A stunning finish from Jadon Sancho — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Borussia Dortmund team. Mahmoud Dahoud is replaced by Thomas Delaney on 60 minute.
  • 63' What composure from Lukas Klostermann! The Germany international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 64' Nordi Mukiele is ready to make an impact after coming on for Benjamin Henrichs at the 64 minute mark.
  • 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Konrad Laimer made 513 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 72' Another change for Borussia Dortmund made on 72 minute. Thorgan Hazard leaves to be changed by Julian Brandt.
  • 74' The referee shows Borussia Dortmund player a Yellow card on 74.
  • 74' Amadou Haidara has so much to prove this time. He replaces Angelino on 74 minute.
  • 75' The RB Leipzig manager makes a substitution. Kevin Kampl departs to be replaced by Konrad Laimer.
  • 77' Brilliant from the ! Dani Olmo makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 77.
  • 82' Another substitution for RB Leipzig to replace Lukas Klostermann by Marcel Halstenberg on 82 minute.
  • 87' Magnificent from Jadon Sancho! That is 71 goals in 521 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Borussia Dortmund take all three points.

Lineups

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edin Terzic

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jadon Sancho 7
Erling Haaland 7
Marco Reus 4
Timo Werner 3
Dani Olmo 3
Benjamin Sesko 2
Konrad Laimer 2
Axel Witsel 2

Head to Head

2021-05-08 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 RB Leipzig 2021-01-09 RB Leipzig 1–3 Borussia Dortmund 2020-06-20 RB Leipzig 0–2 Borussia Dortmund 2019-12-17 Borussia Dortmund 3–3 RB Leipzig 2019-01-19 RB Leipzig 0–1 Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund Form

2021-05-08 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 RB Leipzig W 2021-05-01 Borussia Dortmund 5–0 Holstein Kiel W 2021-04-24 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 Borussia Dortmund W 2021-04-21 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 1. FC Union Berlin W 2021-04-18 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 SV Werder Bremen W 2021-04-14 Borussia Dortmund 1–2 Manchester City FC L

RB Leipzig Form

2021-05-08 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 RB Leipzig L 2021-04-30 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 RB Leipzig W 2021-04-25 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfB Stuttgart W 2021-04-20 1. FC Köln 2–1 RB Leipzig L 2021-04-16 RB Leipzig 0–0 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2021-04-10 SV Werder Bremen 1–4 RB Leipzig W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.29 Borussia Dortmund xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Borussia Dortmund53% Draw29% RB Leipzig18%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Borussia Dortmund or Draw
81%
Draw or RB Leipzig
47%
Borussia Dortmund or RB Leipzig
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Borussia Dortmund32% Draw53% RB Leipzig15%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
15.8%
0 – 0
15.5%
1 – 1
13.4%
2 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
4.5%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 2
3.3%
2 – 2
3%
4 – 0
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund

Handicap Borussia Dortmund covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 25% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
48% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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