RB Leipzig welcome Dortmund to the Red Bull Arena for a Bundesliga clash on Saturday. The hosts are chasing a top-four place while Dortmund are aiming to end the season strongly, following progress in the UEFA Champions League in midweek.
Leipzig head into this clash following a 0-0 draw at Freiburg, leaving them three points adrift of the top four. Their home form has been solid, going unbeaten in seven of their last eight matches, although they lost 2-1 to Mainz in their previous fixture last time out in front of their fans.
Goals have not been a problem for RB Leipzig, scoring 21 goals in their last 10 home matches across all competitions. However, defensive lapses remain a concern, failing to keep a clean sheet in seven of their last nine matches in that run.
Borussia Dortmund beat Lille 2-1 in midweek for a 3-2 aggregate victory to secure a place in the Champions League quarter-final. It was a solid return to winning ways following a 1-0 home defeat to Augsburg last time out in the Bundesliga and also extended their fine away run to four wins from their last five matches.
Niko Kovac’s men have been clinical in attack, scoring two or more goals in four of their last five away matches, with Serhou Guirassy netting three times in that run. However, they have looked a bit shaky at the back, failing to keep a clean sheet in their last three matches across all competitions.
How the bookies view it: Slight edge for PSG
RB Leipzig have the slight edge among the bookies, with BoyleSports offering 5/4 for a home win. A victory for Borussia Dortmund is priced at 8/5 while a draw is pegged at 5/2.
Head to head: RB Leipzig on top
Borussia Dortmund have a 9-8 edge with two draws from 19 previous matches against RB Leipzig. They also claimed a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in November, with Serhou Guirassy netting the winner.
Players to watch: Prolific Guirassy
Guirassy has 24 goals across all competitions for Borussia Dortmund and has also found the net five times in his last five appearances. The striker scored the winner in the reverse fixture and is priced at 6/4 by BoyleSports to maintain his scoring run.
Benjamin Sesko is RB Leipzig’s top scorer with 17 goals this campaign and has been on target in two of the last four matches. He was also on target in the reverse fixture and could be worth keeping an eye to score anytime at 13/8 with BoyleSports.
Probable line-ups
RB Leipzig will be without Benjamin Henrichs, Forzan Ouedraogo, Antonio Nusa, Xaver Schlager and Kevin Kampl due to injuries. However, Sesko, Xavi Simons and Lois Openda are expected to lead the attack.
Dortmund on the other hand, are still missing William Campbell, Filippo Mane, Felix Nmecha, Daniel Svensson, Marcel Lotka and Ayman Azhil due to injuries. However, they expected to continue with Guirassy upfront alongside Jamie Gittens and Kareem Adeyemi.
RB Leipzig: Gulacsi, Klostermann, Orban, Castello, Baku, Haidara, Vermeeren, Raum, Xavi, Openda, Sesko
Dortmund: Kobel, Ryerson, Can, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini, Sabitzer, Gross, Adeyemi, Brandt, Bynoe-Gittens, Guirassy
Anything else catch the eye?
Ten of the last 11 games between the two sides have seen both teams score and over 2.5 goals and that trend is expected to continue at 4/5 with BoyleSports. Both teams have scored in the first half of the last three meetings and a repeat is valued at 5/2 with BoyleSports.
Six of the last seven meetings between the two sides have produced over 1.5 goals in the first half, an outcome which is priced at 13/10 with BoyleSports.
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