In this week 15 match, on Sat Jan 9th, RB Leipzig will host Borussia Dortmund at Red Bull Arena in a meeting of these two evenly matched Bundesliga teams. In their last match, RB Leipzig recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Stuttgart. Daniel Olmo struck first for RB Leipzig in the 67th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Stuttgart couldn’t manage to score, and RB Leipzig took the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches RB Leipzig should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Borussia Dortmund recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Wolfsburg. Manuel Akanji struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 66th minute on a feed from Jadon Sancho, then Jadon Sancho added another in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Wolfsburg couldn’t muster any offence and Borussia Dortmund ran away with the shutout win. Borussia Dortmund is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Borussia Dortmund won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Jadon Sancho has been the most effective weapon for Borussia Dortmund lately. The English midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Both Yussuf Poulsen and Daniel Olmo have been the hottest scorers for RB Leipzig in the last five each having scored 2 goals
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