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Borussia Dortmund vs RB Leipzig: Recommended bets

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Ace Football previews the 1. Bundesliga game between Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team stats, H2H stats as well as the best betting tips for the match.

Borussia Dortmund aim to spring a surprise when clashing with RB Leipzig on Saturday after a series of matches without defeat. Three points could ignite a real spark in the squad before their upcoming 1. Bundesliga fixtures.

Position in the 1. Bundesliga table: Dortmund vs Leipzig

As the current 1. Bundesliga standings show us, the difference between the two teams is 12 points. Even though RB Leipzig cannot overtake Borussia Dortmund in the league standings right away, they will surely look to reduce or at least maintain the current gap. Borussia Dortmund, 2nd with 57 points, will do their part to widen the distance to their upcoming opponents this coming Saturday.

Current form and fixture history of Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig

Borussia Dortmund in nice flow

Borussia Dortmund will be out to extend their fine run of results lately. They ran out 1-0 and 1-0 winners against Arminia Bielefeld and Mainz 05 respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against FC Koln, who claimed a point in a 1-1 draw.

RB Leipzig in decent form

RB Leipzig go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous 3 matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against Freiburg. They went on to beat Greuther Fuerth by 1-6, before sharing the spoils with Eintracht in a 0-0 draw.

Latest encounters between Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig

B. Dortmund took a knock when RB Leipzig handed them a 2-1 defeat in their last 1. Bundesliga encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured 3 points to their name by claiming a 3-2 win.

Highlights from the last time Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig met:

Betting stats and facts for Dortmund vs Leipzig

Here are some facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig. The facts are based on stats from the recent games that the teams played out across all tournaments.

  • B. Dortmund have scored in 49 of the last 50 home matches
  • B. Dortmund have not lost the last 6 matches in a row
  • RB Leipzig have not lost 16 of the last 18 matches
  • RB Leipzig have won the last 5 away matches in a row
  • In the last 4 B. Dortmund home matches versus RB Leipzig the sum of goals was over 4.5
  • B. Dortmund have scored in the last 10 matches in a row versus RB Leipzig
  • In 7 of the last 9 matches B. Dortmund versus RB Leipzig played, both teams scored

Players to focus on in Dortmund vs Leipzig

Looking at the goalscorer market, it would seem a good idea to side with Marco Reus. He is one of the players from Borussia Dortmund who are in their best form. He managed to find the back of the net 4 times in his last 6 games, and will surely want to add some more goals against RB Leipzig.

The visitors will be looking to in-form Christopher Nkunku to find the net once again, as he has been their main man recently. The Frenchman has netted 5 goals for RB Leipzig in their last 6 matches.

Best betting tips: Dortmund vs Leipzig

To sum up, the upcoming 1. Bundesliga clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the statements from above, we have come up with the main prediction for this match as well as some alternative betting tips.

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