Signal Iduna Park sees Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig match up in the Bundesliga’s late kick-off on Saturday.
Both teams are struggling with injury issues coming into this match. Dortmund are without Niklas Sule and Karim Adeyemi, while Marcel Sabitzer and Julian Ryerson are listed as doubts.
Dortmund have lost three matches in a row, all of which have been away from home. They have won all four of their home matches in the Bundesliga, however, scoring 12 goals in the process.
Leipzig are without David Raum, Xaver Schlager, and Xavi Simons, while Assan Ouédraogo is not yet ready to return to the XI. However, Lois Openda and Benjamin Sesko, their star attacking pair, are both available.
The visitors knocked St. Pauli out of the DFB-Pokal in midweek to make it four wins from their last five matches. They are level on points with Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga table coming into this round of fixtures.
Although RB Leipzig have won their last three matches against Dortmund, we don’t see them extending that streak here. Xavi Simons is a big loss, and Dortmund have won all five of their home matches this season.
It’s tempting to take Dortmund to win the match at 2.20. Leipzig are unbeaten in domestic competition this term, and there is little to choose between their underlying numbers.
