RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th September 2022

The Bundesliga game at Red Bull Arena Leipzig this coming Saturday sees visitors Borussia Dortmund facing home side RB Leipzig. RB Leipzig won the last two meetings against Borussia Dortmund, as they followed up a 2-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 4-1 score.

While Borussia Dortmund are chasing the lead in the Bundesliga after collecting 12 points in five rounds, RB Leipzig trail by five points after five rounds, leaving them as number 11 in the table.

Following some poor performances in the season-opening of this Bundesliga campaign, RB Leipzig desperately need some points from the match against Borussia Dortmund to get on track.

RB Leipzig only average a modest 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 14 goals. They also conceded 15 for an average of 1.5 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Borussia Dortmund scored an average of 2.3 goals in ten matches for a total of 23 goals. They also conceded 14 goals or an average of 1.4 per game, as they managed three clean sheets.

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

RB Leipzig managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 0-8 victory against Teutonia Ottensen. They went on to lose 4-0 against Eintracht, before getting dumped in a 1-4 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk. RB Leipzig won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 12 and conceded four goals.

Taking the title might be too much of a stretch, but after their top four finish last season, RB Leipzig are certainly aiming for the podium this season.

Borussia Dortmund are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Hertha Berlin got left behind in a 0-1 win, before Hoffenheim got hammered in a 1-0 victory. FC Copenhagen was the most recent victim in a 3-0 win for Borussia Dortmund. In their last six Bundesliga away matches, Borussia Dortmund won four, as they've also drawn and lost once, scoring 11 while also conceding six times.

Going into the season as a title candidate, Borussia Dortmund are currently on track to fulfill the expectations.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when RB Leipzig renew Borussia Dortmund their acquaintance.

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund Stats

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund Team News

RB Leipzig are looking at up to five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Borussia Dortmund this coming Saturday.

Daniel Olmo, Lukas Klostermann, Yussuf Poulsen, Marcel Halstenberg and Xaver Schlager are missing from the squad, RB Leipzig will field against Borussia Dortmundthis coming Saturday.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Borussia Dortmund, who are looking at 11 players nursing various problems.

Thorgan Hazard, Gregor Kobel, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Mateu Morey, Karim Adeyemi, Donyell Malen, Mahmoud Dahoud, Sebastien Haller, Giovanni Reyna, Marius Wolf and Thomas Meunier all face a spell on the sidelines for Borussia Dortmund due to various injuries.

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund H2H

RB Leipzig go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-1 and 4-1 the last two times they played Borussia Dortmund. All in all, Borussia Dortmund have a fine reading on RB Leipzig in previous seasons with a 5-2-3 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Borussia Dortmund to win this match at best price odds of 2.75.

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund Results

Betting on both teams to score in recent matches between RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund would have made you a decent profit. Both teams found their way to the goal eight times in their previous ten matches. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 1.50 with the bookies.

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

Borussia Dortmund got the first goal of the game in eight of their last 10 away matches, with RB Leipzig doing the same in six of their previous 10 games at home.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. RB Leipzig managed an average of 1.7 goals, with Borussia Dortmund averaging 2.1 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of RB Leipzig’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 1.6 times in those matches.