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

Bundesliga · 2018-19
RB Leipzig
0 – 1
Full Time
Borussia Dortmund
Sat 19 Jan 2019 · 17:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Ibrahima Konate 40' Y
Dayot Upamecano 67' Y
Y 84' Jadon Sancho
Kevin Kampl 90' Y
Yussuf Poulsen 90' Y
Y 90' Roman Burki

Overview

Match Preview

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund — Bundesliga at Red Bull Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Harm Osmers
  • Referee Deniz Aytekin
  • Referee Eduard Beitinger
  • Referee Christian Dietz

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

7
3
8
RB Leipzig 18 games · Avg 3.6 goals Borussia Dortmund
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-19 RB Leipzig 0–1 Borussia Dortmund 2018-08-26 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Borussia Dortmund H 0–1 L
22 Dec SV Werder Bremen H 3–2 W
19 Dec FC Bayern München A 0–1 L
16 Dec 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 4–1 W
13 Dec Rosenborg BK H 1–1 D
08 Dec SC Freiburg A 0–3 L
Borussia Dortmund
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan RB Leipzig A 1–0 W
21 Dec Borussia Mönchengladbach H 2–1 W
18 Dec TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf A 1–2 L
15 Dec SV Werder Bremen H 2–1 W
11 Dec AS Monaco FC A 2–0 W
08 Dec FC Schalke 04 A 2–1 W

Season Stats

RB Leipzig Borussia Dortmund
#9 Position #1
6 Points 12
4 Played 4
2 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 0 / 0
9 Scored 9
5 Conceded 2
+4 GD +7
1.50 PPG 3.00
50% Win % 100%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season
75% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

RB Leipzig are 9th (6 pts). Borussia Dortmund are 1st (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

RB Leipzig
Antonio Nusa 2 G 2 A
Ridle Baku 2 G
Rocco Reitz 1 G
Borussia Dortmund
Sehrou Guirassy 2 G 2 A
Felix Kalu Nmecha 2 G
Fabio Silva 2 G
Ioannis Konstantelias 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' RB Leipzig are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 19' Axel Witsel adds to his 1 season tally! BV Borussia 09 Dortmund lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 24' Paco Alcacer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Yellow cards this season.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Borussia Dortmund is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Borussia Dortmund that had 524 games and scored 806 goals.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lucien Favre might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ibrahima Konate.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' RB Leipzig currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ralf Rangnick will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 67' The referee calls foul for Dayot Upamecano. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 72' It’s high time Ralf Rangnick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 76' Christian Pulisic is replacing Raphael Guerreiro for the BV Borussia 09 Dortmund side.
  • 79' A tactical swap from BV Borussia 09 Dortmund — Paco Alcacer on, Maximilian Philipp off on 79 minutes.
  • 81' Time for substitution for RB Leipzig. Diego Demme is replaced by Matheus Cunha.
  • 84' BV Borussia 09 Dortmund player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 88' Jean-Kevin Augustin gets the nod from RB Leipzig. He replaces Konrad Laimer and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Kevin Kampl has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralf Rangnick

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lucien Favre

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-01-19 RB Leipzig 0–1 Borussia Dortmund 2018-08-26 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig Form

2019-01-19 RB Leipzig 0–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2018-12-22 RB Leipzig 3–2 SV Werder Bremen W 2018-12-19 FC Bayern München 1–0 RB Leipzig L 2018-12-16 RB Leipzig 4–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2018-12-13 RB Leipzig 1–1 Rosenborg BK D 2018-12-08 SC Freiburg 3–0 RB Leipzig L

Borussia Dortmund Form

2019-01-19 RB Leipzig 0–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2018-12-21 Borussia Dortmund 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 2018-12-18 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 2–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2018-12-15 Borussia Dortmund 2–1 SV Werder Bremen W 2018-12-11 AS Monaco FC 0–2 Borussia Dortmund W 2018-12-08 FC Schalke 04 1–2 Borussia Dortmund W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.85 RB Leipzig xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Borussia Dortmund xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig22% Draw27% Borussia Dortmund51%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw
49%
Draw or Borussia Dortmund
78%
RB Leipzig or Borussia Dortmund
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RB Leipzig15% Draw48% Borussia Dortmund37%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
12.4%
0 – 2
10.8%
0 – 0
10.4%
1 – 2
9.1%
1 – 0
6.1%
0 – 3
5.8%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 0
2.9%
0 – 4
2.4%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 24% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 17% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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