Dortmund vs RB Leipzig Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | Bundesliga, November 2, 2024

Dortmund vs RB Leipzig Preview

• Competition: Bundesliga.
• Date: Saturday, November 2.
• Time: 6:30 PM GMT.
• Venue: Signal Iduna Park.

Dortmund vs RB Leipzig will be the late kick-off on November 2 in Matchday 9 of the Bundesliga season as the seventh-placed side will host the team in second place.

The Black and Yellow will enter this game on the back of a stuttering run of form in the league. They have lost three and won two of their last five games in the Bundesliga and have made an uncharacteristically slow start to their campaign. Add to that their morale-crushing 5-2 defeat against Real Madrid after leading 2-0 at half-time. Dortmund will look to get out of this rut and perform better in their next outing.

Leipzig, on the other hand, will enter this contest on the back of a strong run of league form. They are unbeaten in their last five Bundesliga games, recording four wins and a draw in that run. Despite losing both their Champions League matches in between to Juventus and Liverpool, Leipzig will be confident of putting in a good performance against a struggling Dortmund side. A win would help them keep up the pace and even possibly overtake league leaders Bayern Munich.

On that note, let’s take a look at the team news from both camps.

Dortmund vs RB Leipzig Team News

Dortmund Team News

Manager Nuri Sahin fielded a strong lineup in their 2-1 defeat at Augsburg in their last league match. However, he will have to deal with a couple of absentees for the next one. Almugera Kabar will miss out after being sent off in the last match. Meanwhile, Karim Adeyemi, Giovanni Reyna, Yan Couto and Julian Duranville will be out with injuries. Niklas Sule is also a doubt.

RB Leipzig Team News

Manager Marco Rose, too, went with a strong lineup in his team’s last league match as they defeated Freiburg 3-1. From that match, veteran custodian Peter Gulasci is a doubt after he came off injured during the half-time break. Apart from that, key players Xavi Simons, David Raum, Xaver Schlager and Nicolas Seiwald are injured, while Lukas Klostermann is doubtful.

Predicted Lineups

Dortmund (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Gregor Kobel.

Defenders: Julian Ryerson, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ramy Bensebaini.

Midfielders: Marcel Sabitzer, Julian Brandt (C), Felix Nmecha.

Forwards: Donyell Malen, Serhou Guirassy, Jamie Gittens.

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RB Leipzig (4-2-2-2)

Goalkeeper: Maarten Vandevoort.

Defenders: Lutsharel Geertruida, Willi Orban (C), Castello Lukeba, Benjamin Henrichs.

Midfielders: Amadou Haidar, Kevin Kampl, Antonio Nusa, Christoph Baumgartner.

Forwards: Benjamin Sesko, Lois Openda.

Dortmund vs RB Leipzig Head-to-Head Record

The recent head-to-head record between these sides does not read kindly for Dortmund at all. They have lost four of their last five meetings against RB Leipzig, and have won just one. The hosts for the next one have also conceded 12 goals in those four defeats and also one goal in the game they won.

Key Players to Watch

Serhou Guirassy (Dortmund)

The striker has contributed to five goals already in this Bundesliga campaign. Fellow forward Karim Adeyemi has done the same but will miss the next match, which puts additional pressure on Guirassy to carry the goalscoring load. He has provided two assists and one goal in his last three appearances for the club and will be in the spotlight against Leipzig.

Lois Openda (RB Leipzig)

Openda has been RB Leipzig’s top goal contributor in the Bundesliga with six goal contributions to his name. The Belgian forward leads the line alongside strike partner Benjamin Sesko and will be key to any effort his team makes going forward and will be a key player.

Dortmund vs RB Leipzig Prediction

Going by the recent head-to-head records between the two teams, as well as recent for, Leipzig seem like big favourites to win this game. However, Dortmund are a formidable side at home and could get on the scoresheet to put pressure on RB Leipzig, but the visitors should still win.

Prediction: Dortmund 2-3 RB Leipzig.

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