Signal Iduna Park hosts a massive Bundesliga clash on Saturday afternoon as Borussia Dortmund welcome RB Leipzig. The Black and Yellow are riding high after a Champions League win, while Leipzig arrives in red-hot form with four straight league victories. Dortmund’s momentum is building. Niko Kovac’s side put four past Athletic Bilbao in Europe and have now scored 20 goals across all competitions this season, averaging 2.5 per match.
They are unbeaten in eight games since the start of the campaign and have won six of those. At home, they have turned Signal Iduna Park into a fortress, winning their last three with clean defensive records. Leipzig, though, are a side reborn. After a bruising 6-0 defeat to Bayern on opening day, Ole Werner has tightened his team into a balanced, resilient outfit. Four straight Bundesliga wins, three of them with clean sheets, underline their progress.
Their attack has been direct and dangerous, averaging nearly 20 shots per game during their streak. Recent meetings give Leipzig the edge. They have beaten Dortmund in four of the last five encounters, including a 2-0 win last time out despite having just 34% possession. Xavi Simons and Loïs Openda punished Dortmund’s inefficiency in front of goal then, and they remain Leipzig’s most lethal weapons.
Dortmund vs Leipzig: Key Stats
📊 Head-to-head (last 5): Dortmund 1 win, Leipzig 4 wins
📊 Dortmund: Undefeated in last 13 Bundesliga matches
📊 Dortmund: Won last 10 home matches when leading at half-time
📊 Leipzig: Won 5 of their last 6 games in all competitions
📊 Leipzig: Conceded just 1 goal across their last 4 league matches
Predicted Lineups
Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1) 🟡: Kobel; Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini; Couto, Sabitzer, Nmecha, Svensson; Adeyemi, Brandt; Guirassy
RB Leipzig (4-3-3) 🔴: Gulacsi; Baku, Orban, Lukeba, Raum; Ouedraogo, Seiwald, Baumgartner; Bakayoko, Romulo, Diomande
Players and Matchups to Watch
🔹 Seiwald: Leipzig’s creative spark, decisive in their last meeting
🔹 Julian Brandt: Orchestrating Dortmund’s attack with vision and consistency
🔹 Bakayoko: Brings pace and directness, thrives against open defenses
Odds Market on MSport
💵 Leipzig to win: 2.95
💵 Draw: 3.40
💵 Over 2.5 Goals: 1.70
💵 Guirassy Anytime Goalscorer: 2.80
Dortmund are chasing perfection at home, Leipzig are chasing five wins on the bounce. Both sides are full of goals, but efficiency will decide it. Can Dortmund’s firepower finally break Leipzig’s hold over them, or will Werner’s men extend their dominance in this modern Bundesliga rivalry?
