LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig was ultimately too strong for Borussia Dortmund with the goal of W. Orban (6′), D. Szoboszlai (45′) and A. Haidara (84′).

The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Sven Jablonski who was helped by Lasse Koslowski and Marcel Pelgrim. The 4th official was Frank Willenborg. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.2 degrees Celsius or 68.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

RB Leipzig

3 - 0

Borussia Dortmund

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 15 Total 5
  • 5 On Target 0
  • 10 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 85 Attack 113
  • 40 Dangerous attack 48
  • 78 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 12 Total 6
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Borussia Dortmund had a strong ball possession 55% while RB Leipzig was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 0 were on target. Even so, RB Leipzig was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

RB Leipzig shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards (K. Laimer and D. Raum). Regarding the opposition, Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (T. Meunier).

Match Timeline

Willi Orbán(goal)D. Szoboszlai
6'
45'
59'
59'
59'
Youssoufa Moukoko- sub ->J. Brandt
Benjamin Henrichs- sub ->M. Simakan
68'
70'
75'
77'
Amadou Haidara- sub ->E. Forsberg
77'
Amadou Haidara(goal)T. Werner
84'
Kevin Kampl- sub ->K. Laimer
85'
85'
87'
Emre Can - sub ->A. Modeste
David Raum- Yellow
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848 II
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After this match, RB Leipzig will have 8 points like Borussia Mönchengladbach, Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt to hold in the 10th place. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund will stay with 12 points like FC Bayern München, TSG Hoffenheim and SC Freiburg to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will host FC Bayern München on the 20th of January with a 8-1 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (5 draws).

Borussia Dortmund will host FC Augsburg on the 22nd of January with a 14-3 head to head record in favor of Borussia Dortmund (6 draws).

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig
G
Péter Gulácsi 1.Hungary
7.1
D
Willi Orbán 4.Hungary
8.4
6'
D
Abdou Diallo 37.Senegal
7.4
77'
D
David Raum 22.Germany
7.3
89'
D
Mohamed Simakan 2.France
7.2
68'
M
Emil Forsberg 10.Sweden
7.1
77'
M
Konrad Laimer 27.Austria
6.4
85' 75'
M
Xaver Schlager 24.Austria
6.1
M
Dominik Szoboszlai 17.Hungary
8.6
45'
M
Christopher Nkunku 18.France
6.5
F
Timo Werner 11.Germany
6.8
85'
Substitutes
G
Janis Blaswich 21.Germany
D
Benjamin Henrichs 39.Germany
6.8
68'
D
Marcel Halstenberg 23.Germany
D
Josko Gvardiol 32.Croatia
6.2
77'
M
Amadou Haidara 8.Mali
7.3
77' 84'
M
Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia
85'
F
André Silva 19.Portugal
85'
F
Hugo Novoa 38.Spain
F
Yussuf Poulsen 9.Denmark

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

The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi (7.1), Mohamed Simakan (7.2), Willi Orbán (8.4), Abdou Diallo (7.4), David Raum (7.3), Konrad Laimer (6.4), Xaver Schlager (6.1), Christopher Nkunku (6.5), Emil Forsberg (7.1), Dominik Szoboszlai (8.6) and Timo Werner (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Benjamin Henrichs (6.8), André Silva, Janis Blaswich, Hugo Novoa Ramos, Amadou Haidara (7.3), Yussuf Poulsen, Kevin Kampl, Marcel Halstenberg and Joško Gvardiol (6.2).

RB Leipzig could not rely on the presence of B. Henrichs (injured).

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: M. Simakan for B. Henrichs (68′), A. Diallo for J. Gvardiol (77′), E. Forsberg for A. Haidara (77′), K. Laimer for K. Kampl (85′) and T. Werner for A. Silva (85′).

Best player: Dominik Szoboszlai​

The most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Dominik Szoboszlai.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 39 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
6.5
D
Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium
6.8
59'
D
Raphaël Guerreiro 13.Portugal
7.0
D
Niklas Süle 25.Germany
6.6
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
6.7
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
6.2
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
6.4
59'
M
Marius Wolf 17.Germany
6.2
59'
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
6.5
70'
M
Jude Bellingham 22.England
7.8
F
A. Modeste 20.France
6.8
87'
Substitutes
G
Marcel Lotka 35.Poland
D
Soumaïla Coulibaly 44.France
D
Tom Rothe 36.Germany
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
M
Emre Can 23.Germany
87'
M
Felix Passlack 30.Germany
M
Giovanni Reyna 7.United States
7.0
59'
F
Justin Njinmah 49.Germany
6.6
70'
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany
6.5
59'

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

Edin Terzic played with: Alexander Meyer (6.5), Thomas Meunier (6.8), Niklas Süle (6.6), Nico Schlotterbeck (6.7), Raphaël Guerreiro (7.0), Jude Bellingham (7.8), Salih Özcan (6.5), Marius Wolf (6.2), Marco Reus (6.2), Julian Brandt (6.4) and Anthony Modeste (6.8).

They had on the bench: Justin Njinmah (6.6), Youssoufa Moukoko (6.5), Marcel Lotka, Soumaila Coulibaly, Tom Rothe, Emre Can, Felix Passlack, Mats Hummels and Giovanni Reyna (7.0).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: M. Wolf for G. Reyna (59′), J. Brandt for Y. Moukoko (59′), S. Ozcan for J. Njinmah (70′) and A. Modeste for E. Can (87′).

Best player: Jude Bellingham​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Jude Bellingham.

His rating is (7.8) with 42 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 16 duels out of 23. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​