Week 11 brings us a match on Nov 6th where RB Leipzig plays host to Borussia Dortmund in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 8th placed RB Leipzig, recorded a 1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt. Yussuf Poulsen struck first for RB Leipzig in the 35th minute, but Lucas Melo got the equalizer for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Eintracht Frankfurt. RB Leipzig is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while borussia Dortmund sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Köln. Thorgan Hazard struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 40th minute on a feed from Jude Bellingham, then Steffen Tigges added another in the 64th minute In the end, Köln couldn’t muster any offence and Borussia Dortmund ran away with the shutout win. Borussia Dortmund looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig last played eachother at the Red Bull Arena on May 13th. Borussia Dortmund was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Jadon Sancho struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 5th minute on a feed from Mahmoud Dahoud, then Erling Braut Håland added another in the 28th minute.
Thorgan Hazard has been the most prolific scorer on Borussia Dortmund in his last five matches with three goals. Both Emil Forsberg and Dominik Szoboszlai have been the hottest scorers for RB Leipzig in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals
Marcel Halstenberg and Lukas Klostermann are unavailable to play for Jesse Marsch’s team, while Marco Rose’s squad will be without Erling Braut Håland, Mate Morey, Raphaël Guerreiro, Nico Schulz, Mahmoud Dahoud, Emre Can, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Marcel Schmelzer, Giovanni Reyna, Moukoko and Coulibaly.