RB Leipzig conquers Borussia Dortmund 2-1

LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig conquered Borussia Dortmund to win 2-1.

November 7, 2021

LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig conquered Borussia Dortmund to win 2-1. It was RB Leipzig to strike first with a goal of C. Nkunku at the 29′. Then it was a goal in the 52′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Y. Poulsen gave the win to RB Leipzig in the 68′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Zwayer with the help of Rafael Foltyn and Marco Achmüller. The 4th official was Sven Jablonski. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.

Match Statistics

RB Leipzig

2 - 1

Borussia Dortmund

54 Ball Possession 46

Shots

15 Total 8
6 On Target 3
9 Off Target 5
4 Shots blocked 4

124 Attack 103
45 Dangerous attack 36
90 Ball safe 102

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 6
4 Off Sides 3

Fouls

13 Total 20
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. RB Leipzig was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Borussia Dortmund that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

RB Leipzig was has a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match.

RB Leipzig shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

RB Leipzig received 3 yellow cards (D. Szoboszlai, Y. Poulsen and T. Adams). On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund received 5 yellow cards (Y. Moukoko, T. Meunier, A. Witsel, M. Reus and J. Bellingham).

Match Timeline

29'

31'

Marco Reus- Yellow

38'

40'

46'

52'

Marco Reus(goal)T. Meunier

55'

59'

Yussuf Poulsen - Yellow

65'

Yussuf Poulsen (goal)C. Nkunku

68'

69'

71'

Youssoufa Moukoko- sub ->D. Malen

82'

Dani Olmo- sub ->C. Nkunku

84'

86'

88'

89'

Youssoufa Moukoko- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

After this match, RB Leipzig will have 18 points to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund will stay with 24 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will play away against TSG Hoffenheim on the 20th of November with a 6-2 head to head in favor of RB Leipzig (3 draws).

Borussia Dortmund will play away agasint Eintracht Frankfurt on the 8th of January with a 18-7 head to head record in favor of Borussia Dortmund (10 draws).

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig

Péter Gulácsi 1.Hungary

6.5

Nordi Mukiele 22.France

7.2

Mohamed Simakan 2.France

6.8

Josko Gvardiol 32.Croatia

7.2

Tyler Adams 14.United States

7.1

40'

Amadou Haidara 8.Mali

6.1

84'

Benjamin Henrichs 39.Germany

6.6

59'

Angeliño 3.Spain

7.3

Dominik Szoboszlai 17.Hungary

7.1

88'

Yussuf Poulsen 9.Denmark

7.1

69'

65'

68'

Christopher Nkunku 18.France

9.4

84'

29'

Substitutes

Josep Martínez 31.Spain

Konrad Laimer 27.Austria

6.5

84'

Ilaix Moriba 26.Guinea

Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia

Dani Olmo 25.Spain

6.1

84'

Hugo Novoa 38.Spain

Brian Brobbey 21.Netherlands

André Silva 33.Portugal

6.4

69'

Emil Forsberg 10.Sweden

6.7

59'

RB Leipzig adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Jesse Marsch decided to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi (6.5), Nordi Mukiele (7.2), Mohamed Simakan (6.8), Joško Gvardiol (7.2), Benjamin Henrichs (6.6), Amadou Haidara (6.1), Tyler Adams (7.1), Angeliño (7.3), Yussuf Poulsen (7.1), Dominik Szoboszlai (7.1) and Christopher Nkunku (9.4).

The home team had on the bench: Konrad Laimer (6.5), Ilaix Moriba, Hugo Novoa Ramos, Kevin Kampl, Brian Brobbey, André Silva (6.4), Emil Forsberg (6.7), Dani Olmo (6.1) and Josep Martínez.

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 4 changes: B. Henrichs for E. Forsberg (59′), Y. Poulsen for A. Silva (69′), C. Nkunku for D. Olmo (84′) and A. Haidara for K. Laimer (84′).

Best player: Christopher Nkunku

The player that probably impressed the most for RB Leipzig was Christopher Nkunku.

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 34 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund

Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland

6.8

Mats Hummels 15.Germany

6.4

Manuel Akanji 16.Switzerland

7.2

Marin Pongracic 34.Croatia

6.4

46'

Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium

7.4

55'

Axel Witsel 28.Belgium

6.2

86'

38'

Thorgan Hazard 10.Belgium

7.0

Jude Bellingham 22.England

6.8

31'

Julian Brandt 19.Germany

7.0

82'

Marco Reus 11.Germany

7.3

31'

52'

Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands

6.2

71'

Substitutes

Marwin Hitz 35.Switzerland

Dan-Axel Zagadou 5.France

6.5

86'

Antonios Papadopoulos 47.Germany

Reinier 20.Brazil

6.2

82'

Felix Passlack 30.Germany

Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany

6.8

71'

89'

Ansgar Knauff 36.Germany

6.2

46'

Steffen Tigges 27.Germany

Also Borussia Dortmund adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Regarding the opposition, Marco Rose played with: Gregor Kobel (6.8), Marin Pongračić (6.4), Manuel Akanji (7.2), Mats Hummels (6.4), Thomas Meunier (7.4), Axel Witsel (6.2), Jude Bellingham (6.8), Thorgan Hazard (7.0), Julian Brandt (7.0), Marco Reus (7.3) and Donyell Malen (6.2).

They had on the bench: Youssoufa Moukoko (6.8), Antonios Papadopoulos, Marwin Hitz, Dan-Axel Zagadou (6.5), Reinier (6.2), Felix Passlack, Ansgar Knauff (6.2) and Steffen Tigges.

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: M. Pongracic for A. Knauff (46′), D. Malen for Y. Moukoko (71′), J. Brandt for Reinier (82′) and A. Witsel for D. Zagadou (86′).