RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund, 2024-25 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaTop-4 chasing RB Leipzig beat struggling Dortmund
RB Leipzig snapped their four-match winless streak in the Bundesliga with a 2-0 home victory over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, boosting their hopes of finishing in the top four.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
- 1': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 7': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
- 7': Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig).
- 7': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
- 9': Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund).
- 10': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 10': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
- 14': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by David Raum.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Attempt saved. David Raum (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
- 18': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Borussia Dortmund 0. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko following a fast break.
- 19': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 19': Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
- 21': Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by El Chadaille Bitshiabu.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.
- 27': Foul by Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig).
- 27': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund).
- 27': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ramy Bensebaini replaces Marcel Sabitzer because of an injury.
- 33': Foul by David Raum (RB Leipzig).
- 33': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Offside, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
- 35': Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner.
- 36': Offside, RB Leipzig. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
- 38': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Serhou Guirassy.
- 38': Attempt missed. El Chadaille Bitshiabu (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Foul by Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig).
- 39': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Raum.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 45'+1': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig).
- 45'+2': Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+2': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 1, Borussia Dortmund 0.
- 45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 1, Borussia Dortmund 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi with a cross.
- 47': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
- 48': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Borussia Dortmund 0. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.
- 52': Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy with a through ball.
- 54': Attempt saved. Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy with a headed pass.
- 55': Attempt missed. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
- 57': Foul by Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig).
- 57': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
- 61': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
- 62': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
- 62': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 62': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ridle Baku.
- 63': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Nicolas Seiwald.
- 63': David Raum (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ridle Baku.
- 64': Attempt saved. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 64': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 66': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Loïs Openda.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
- 67': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Emre Can.
- 68': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by David Raum.
- 69': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
- 71': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 71': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Offside, RB Leipzig. Lutsharel Geertruida is caught offside.
- 72': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Julian Ryerson.
- 72': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jamie Gittens replaces Karim Adeyemi.
- 74': Attempt saved. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 75': Attempt saved. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 75': Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
- 76': Attempt missed. Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
- 77': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Waldemar Anton is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
- 78': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Nicolas Seiwald.
- 79': Attempt missed. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Gittens with a through ball.
- 80': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
- 80': Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Nicolas Seiwald.
- 81': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Castello Lukeba replaces David Raum.
- 81': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Tidiam Gomis replaces Xavi Simons.
- 82': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig).
- 83': Foul by Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund).
- 83': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt missed. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emre Can.
- 86': Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
- 86': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Foul by Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig).
- 86': Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck.
- 89': Foul by Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund).
- 89': Tidiam Gomis (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross.
- 90': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Lutsharel Geertruida.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Tidiam Gomis (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Beier.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Willi Orbán.
- 90'+5': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 2, Borussia Dortmund 0.
- 0': Match ends, RB Leipzig 2, Borussia Dortmund 0.
Statistics
 DOR |
RBL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 9 |
| 66.5 | Possession | 33.5 |
| 25 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 494 | Accurate Passes | 206 |
| 593 | Passes | 300 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 38 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 11 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 49 |
| 23 | Clearances | 49 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 47,800
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 47,800
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 3 | +12 | 9 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | +5 | 7 |
| 3 | FC Cologne | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 4 | St. Pauli | 3 | +3 | 7 |
Line-Ups
RB Leipzig (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Péter Gulácsi (GK) |
| 4 | Willi Orbán |
| 5 | El Chadaille Bitshiabu |
| 3 | Lutsharel Geertruida |
| 13 | Nicolas Seiwald |
| 14 | Christoph Baumgartner |
| 22 | David Raum  |
| 17 | Ridle Baku |
| 11 | Loïs Openda |
| 10 | Xavi Simons |
| 30 | Benjamin Sesko |
Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
| 4 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
| 23 | Emre Can |
| 26 | Julian Ryerson |
| 3 | Waldemar Anton |
| 10 | Julian Brandt |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 20 | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 9 | Serhou Guirassy |
| 14 | Maximilian Beier |
| 27 | Karim Adeyemi |
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