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RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund, DFB-Pokal 2020-21 FINAL

DFB-Pokal · 2020-21
RB Leipzig
1 – 4
Full Time
Borussia Dortmund
Thu 13 May 2021 · 18:45 UTC Olympiastadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Emre Can
Y 25' Jude Bellingham
Dayot Upamecano 45' Y
Y 50' Mahmoud Dahoud
Dani Olmo 81' Y
Y 81' Jadon Sancho
Y 90' Mats Hummels

Overview

Match Preview

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund — DFB-Pokal at Olympiastadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Markus Hacker
  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Sascha Stegemann
  • Referee Felix Brych
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Gunter Perl

Head-to-Head

7
3
8
RB Leipzig 18 games · Avg 3.6 goals Borussia Dortmund
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-13 RB Leipzig 1–4 Borussia Dortmund 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

Recent Form

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Borussia Dortmund H 1–4 L
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
Borussia Dortmund
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May RB Leipzig A 4–1 W
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

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season
100% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

RB Leipzig
Willi Orban 1 G
Brajan Gruda 1 G
Borussia Dortmund
Samuele Inacio 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. RB Leipzig is hosting Borussia Dortmund for another epic battle.
  • 5' Brilliant from the left winger! Jadon Sancho makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 5.
  • 10' Borussia Dortmund started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Emre Can.
  • 20' RB Leipzig seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jude Bellingham on 25 minutes.
  • 28' The Norway Erling Haaland breaks the deadlock on 28 minutes. 0-2!
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RB Leipzig needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 43' Both keepers have barely been tested. RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' Dayot Upamecano was booked on 45.
  • 46' The RB Leipzig manager makes a substitution. Alexander Sorloth departs to be replaced by Yussuf Poulsen.
  • 46' Magnificent from Jadon Sancho! That is 71 goals in 524 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 47' Jadon Sancho does the damage! The net is bulging and Borussia Dortmund surge ahead!
  • 50' Mahmoud Dahoud picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. RB Leipzig is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hwang Heechan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Kevin Kampl as he leaves the pitch. Emil Forsberg steps in for RB Leipzig.
  • 67' Raphael Guerreiro, a Portugal left-back, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 70' RB Leipzig manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Benjamin Henrichs is hanging Amadou Haidara on the field on 70 minute.
  • 71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dani Olmo makes it 1-4.
  • 73' Borussia Dortmund make a change. Mahmoud Dahoud trudges off to be replaced by Thomas Delaney on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Amadou Haidara is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Borussia Dortmund so far.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dani Olmo.
  • 86' It’s high time Edin Terzić made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 87' Erling Haaland adds to his 16 season tally! Borussia Dortmund lead 1-5 — and this changes everything.
  • 88' Erling Haaland is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 16 goals this season for the .
  • 89' The whistle greets Jadon Sancho as he departs to be replaced by Thomas Meunier.
  • 90' Gio Reyna has so much to prove this time. He replaces Erling Haaland on 90 minute.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Borussia Dortmund player. Mats Hummels gets a Yellow card.
  • The final score is 1-4.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edin Terzić

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

2021-05-13 RB Leipzig 1–4 Borussia Dortmund 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

RB Leipzig Form

2021-05-13 RB Leipzig 1–4 Borussia Dortmund L 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

Borussia Dortmund Form

2021-05-13 RB Leipzig 1–4 Borussia Dortmund W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 RB Leipzig xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95 Borussia Dortmund xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig23% Draw24% Borussia Dortmund53%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw
48%
Draw or Borussia Dortmund
77%
RB Leipzig or Borussia Dortmund
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RB Leipzig19% Draw42% Borussia Dortmund39%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
8.1%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 3
6.1%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 3
5.1%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 13% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 22% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 16% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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