RB Leipzig
- RB Leipzig have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five matches in all competitions.
- RB Leipzig, fifth in the Bundesliga with 40 points from 22 games, host Borussia Dortmund, who are second on 51 points after the same number of matches, in a key matchup at the top end of the table on Saturday.
- It will be a clash of styles between the two sides, with Leipzig under Ole Werner, who was appointed as Leipzig’s head coach in late June 2025, operating at a high tempo with an aggressive 4-3-3 system.
- Werner has tried to combine Red Bull’s aggressive style with more structure and possession, but the results, which have seen his side win one, draw two and lose two in their last five outings, suggest there is still work to be done.
Borussia Dortmund
- Dortmund have won four of their last five Bundesliga games and are coming into the weekend’s action on the back of three straight wins.
- Kovač is a pragmatist who has built his Dortmund side on a three-centre-back base and has made them a more compact and disciplined unit with his selective pressing style.
- Dortmund, though, average 1.91 goals scored and 1.09 goals conceded per away match in the Bundesliga, winning six, drawing four and losing only once.
- Their improved defensive stability and better, more measured transitions have been the platform for their recent run of good results.
Head-to-Head
The last H2H meeting between these sides was a 1-1 tie at Signal Iduna Park four months ago.
Betting Insights
- The ‘both teams to score’ market looks extremely overpriced at 1.38 given that it encompasses both the attacking prowess and goalscoring records of these two clubs.
- But the 2.16 price on Leipzig is just as wrong, while Dortmund are priced at 2.94 and the draw 3.75.
Prediction
So with Leipzig going into this game after a mixed run of no wins, a draw and a defeat in their last two at home, Dortmund ’s red-hot form could see them earn a draw in this matchup.
