RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 27th April 2024

RB Leipzig enjoy home advantage, when visitors Borussia Dortmund swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

RB Leipzig approach round 31 as number 4 in the Bundesliga table with 59 points on their account so far. With 30 rounds behind them, Borussia Dortmund have amassed 57 points, placing them as number 5 in the standings.

RB Leipzig took down Borussia Dortmund in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario on Saturday.

Borussia Dortmund travel to their next away match this coming Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 18 goals, whilst shipping nine goals against. An average of 0.9 goals against a game. They hung on to three clean sheets in this streak.

Borussia Dortmund lost 3-2 against RB Leipzig in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, Borussia Dortmund handed out in the match before.

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 1-4 win against Freiburg. They went on to beat Wolfsburg by 3-0, before also getting the better of FC Heidenheim in a 1-2 victory. RB Leipzig won four of their last six Bundesliga matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded three and scored 11 goals.

Borussia Dortmund Form

In their three most recent outings, Borussia Dortmund won 1-2 and 4-2 against Borussia Moenchengladbach and Atletico Madrid, before drawing 1-1 against Bayer Leverkusen. Borussia Dortmund claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Bundesliga, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in nine goals, whilst conceding three.

RB Leipzig look well suited to build on their current momentum against visitors Borussia Dortmund. We expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

RB Leipzig won six matches, scored 32 goals and conceded 24 in their last 13 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them 20 points. In the last nine games against teams in the top six, Borussia Dortmund claimed two wins and nine points. They scored 13 and conceded 16 goals. RB Leipzig claimed 18 wins, five draws as well as seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Borussia Dortmund have a record of 16 wins, nine draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund Squads

RB Leipzig Squad

Marco Rose will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Borussia Dortmund from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Janis Blaswich (0/20), Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Peter Gulacsi (0/10), Timo Schlieck (0/0), Benjamin Henrichs (1/29), Castello Lukeba (1/28), Christopher Lenz (0/5), David Raum (2/29), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/4), Lukas Klostermann (1/22), Mohamed Simakan (1/29), Tim Koehler (0/0), Willi Orban (0/15), Amadou Haidara (2/17), Christoph Baumgartner (4/28), Eljif Elmas (0/12), Kevin Kampl (1/22), Nicolas Seiwald (0/17), Xaver Schlager (0/27), Xavi Simons (7/29), Benjamin Sesko (10/27), Dani Olmo (4/19), Ikoma Lois Openda (23/30), Yussuf Poulsen (5/26).

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Borussia Dortmund players that the manager Edin Terzic will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alexander Meyer (0/7), Gregor Kobel (0/24), Marcel Lotka (0/0), Ian Maatsen (1/14), Julian Ryerson (4/19), Mateu Morey (0/1), Mats Hummels (3/23), Nico Schlotterbeck (2/29), Niklas Suele (1/20), Ramy Bensebaini (0/17), Abdoulaye Kamara (0/0), Emre Can (2/24), Felix Nmecha (0/16), Jadon Sancho (1/11), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (1/21), Julian Brandt (6/28), Marcel Sabitzer (4/23), Marco Reus (4/22), Marius Wolf (0/18), Ole Pohlmann (0/1), Salih Oezcan (0/20), Donyell Malen (11/24), Julien Duranville (0/2), Karim Adeyemi (3/18), Niclas Fuellkrug (12/29), Sebastien Haller (0/14), Youssoufa Moukoko (3/17).

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund Team News

Borussia Dortmund could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as three players are nursing various problems. Karim Adeyemi, Jadon Sancho, Emre Can and Ian Maatsen sit this one out for Borussia Dortmund, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet RB Leipzig.

Ramy Bensebaini, Felix Nmecha and Julien Duranville all face a spell on the sidelines for Borussia Dortmund due to various injuries.

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund Lineups

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund H2H

RB Leipzig beat Borussia Dortmund by 3-2 in their most recent match, while Borussia Dortmund claimed a 2-1 win in the match prior to that. Both teams aim for the throat, when taking on each other as only one of their last ten matches finished all square. RB Leipzig came out on top in five games, whereas Borussia Dortmund ran away with three points five times. Picking the home win gets you odds at 3/4 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 16/5.

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only two times in ten matches between RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/5 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Ikoma Lois Openda so far as he currently has 23 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net six times in his last six games, leaving RB Leipzig hoping he delivers against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

In their last 10 matches at Red Bull Arena Leipzig across all tournaments RB Leipzig won six times, drew one and lost three times. Borussia Dortmund claimed six wins, three draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at Red Bull Arena Leipzig on Saturday? RB Leipzig scored the opening goal seven times in 10 home games, while Borussia Dortmund did it in nine of their last 10 away games.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. RB Leipzig managed an average of 1.9 goals, while Borussia Dortmund averaged 1.8 goals a game. RB Leipzig saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Borussia Dortmund, who managed to score 1.9 times in those matches.