Borussia Dortmund have been losing points on a regular basis recently. In the last 5 games, they have been defeated by Bayern (1:2 and Stuttgart (1:2) and hardly managed to end the games versus Bayer (1:1) and Eintracht (3:3) in a draw. Their opponents had at least 2,2 xG in each of these games. They proved that their defense is very poor. Their opponents have 1,72 xG on average.
RB Leipzig have won 4 out of the last 5 head-to-head games (total goal difference 11:2). Loïs Openda have been in perfect form recently. He scored twice in the game versus Manchester City (2:3) and one way or another took part in 6 out of the 10 previous goals scored by his side. RB Leipzig create 1,9 xG on average, they’re in the top 4 of the league in this component of the game.
RB Lepzig had a whole week to prepare for this match, while Borussia had to play a German Cup game. Besides, the home side should remember about a very important upcoming Champions League match. They will face PSG to see who will take the first place. I think that the away side will use their strategic advantage.
Even without such a tough schedule, I doubt that Borussia would be able to play well in defence.
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Edin Terzic
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Gregor Kobel
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gk. | 13 | -19 |
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Alexander Meyer
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gk. | 1 | -1 |
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Marcel Laurenz Lotka
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Mats Hummels
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df. | 12 | 2 |
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Nico Schlotterbeck
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df. | 12 | 1 |
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Marius Wolf
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df. | 11 | 0 |
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Julian Ryerson
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df. | 10 | 3 |
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Rami Bensebayni
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df. | 10 | 0 |
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Niklas Süle
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df. | 8 | 0 |
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Antonios Papadopoulos
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Thomas Meunier
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Mateu Morey
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Julian Brandt
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mf. | 13 | 4 |
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Marco Reus
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mf. | 11 | 3 |
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Emre Can
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mf. | 10 | 1 |
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Felix Kalu Nmecha
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mf. | 10 | 0 |
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Marcel Sabitzer
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mf. | 10 | 2 |
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Salih Uchan
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mf. | 8 | 0 |
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Giovanni Reyna
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Abdoulaye Kamara
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Donyell Malen
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fw. | 12 | 4 |
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Niclas Füllkrug
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fw. | 11 | 4 |
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Karim-David Adeyemi
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fw. | 10 | 0 |
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Sébastien Haller
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fw. | 9 | 0 |
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Youssoufa Mohamadu Moukoko
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fw. | 8 | 1 |
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Jamie Jermaine Bynoe-Gittens
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fw. | 5 | 1 |
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Julien Dienda M. Duranville
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Marco Rose
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Janis Blaswich
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gk. | 13 | -13 |
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Leopold Zingerle
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Péter Gulácsi
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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David Raum
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df. | 13 | 2 |
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Mohamed Simakan
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df. | 13 | 0 |
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Benjamin Henrichs
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df. | 12 | 1 |
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Castello Junior Lukeba
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df. | 12 | 1 |
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Lukas Klostermann
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df. | 10 | 0 |
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Christopher Lenz
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Willi Orban
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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El Chadaille Bitshiabu
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Xavier Quentin Shay Simons
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mf. | 13 | 4 |
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Christoph Baumgartner
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mf. | 12 | 2 |
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Xaver Schlager
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mf. | 12 | 0 |
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Emil Forsberg
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mf. | 11 | 1 |
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Kevin Kampl
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mf. | 10 | 1 |
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Amadou Haidara
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mf. | 7 | 0 |
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Fabio Carvalho
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mf. | 7 | 0 |
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Dani Olmo
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mf. | 5 | 2 |
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Nicolas Seiwald
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Ilaix Moriba
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Loïs Openda
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fw. | 13 | 10 |
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Yussuf Poulsen
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fw. | 12 | 2 |
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Benjamin Šeško
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fw. | 10 | 3 |
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Timo Werner
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fw. | 8 | 2 |
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