Borussia Dortmund will host RB Leipzig at Signal Iduna Park for a Bundesliga tie on Saturday, looking to continue their impressive run of form.
Borussia Dortmund are coming into this game vs RB Leipzig on the back of four consecutive victories in the Bundesliga. Niko Kovac’s men are currently second in the league table, and they will look to close the gap with the league leaders with a victory here.
Meanwhile, RB Leipzig are in impressive form as well. Die Roten Bullen have picked up five wins from their last six matches in all competitions. Ole Werner’s men have been very impressive defensively, and they have kept three clean sheets from their last four outings. They will look to shut out the opposition here and grind out a positive result.
The visitors have an excellent record against Borussia Dortmund, and it remains to be seen whether the home team can make amends here. The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the encounter ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides.
Team News & Tactics
Borussia Dortmund
The home team will be without Emre Can, Julien Duranville, and Aaron Anselmino Ananou. Borussia Dortmund will shape up in a 3-4-1-2 formation vs RB Leipzig, with Gregor Kobel in goal. In the back three, Waldemar Anton will start alongside Nico Schlotterbeck and Ramy Bensebaini.
Julian Ryerson and Daniel Svensson will start as the wing-backs. They will look to contribute at both ends of the pitch. As for the midfield unit, Marcel Sabitzer will start alongside Felix Nmecha in central midfield, and they will look to add control and defensive cover to the side.
Maximilian Beier will start in the attacking midfield role, and he will look to create opportunities for his teammates in the final third. Finally, Karim Adeyemi will lead the line for Borussia Dortmund alongside Serhou Guirassy. They will look to find a way past the RB Leipzig resistance here.
Probable Lineup (3-4-1-2): Kobel, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini, Ryerson, Sabitzer, Nmecha, Svensson, Beier, Adeyemi, Guirassy
RB Leipzig
The visitors have a number of injury problems as well. Xaver Schlager, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Max Finkgräfe, Amadou Haidara and Benjamin Henrichs are all ruled out from this weekend’s Bundesliga game at Signal Iduna Park.
RB Leipzig will shape up in their usual 4-3-3 formation vs Borussia Dortmund, with Peter Gulacsi in goal. Ridle Baku and David Raum will start as the full-backs. They will look to keep things tight defensively and hit the home team on the break. At the heart of the defence, Willi Orban will start alongside Castello Lukeba.
As for the midfield unit, Nicolas Seiwald and Christoph Baumgartner will add physicality, defensive cover and control to the side, while Assan Ouedraogo will add creativity and drive from the midfield.
Romulo will lead the line for RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund, with Johan Bakayoko and Yan Diomande on either side of him. Bakayoko and Diomande will add pace, flair and unpredictability on the break.
Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Gulacsi, Baku, Orbán, Lukeba, Raum, Seiwald, Baumgartner, Ouedraogo, Bakayoko, Romulo, Dossou
Key Stats
- Both teams are unbeaten in their last four Bundesliga games, all of which have been wins. Borussia Dortmund have kept clean sheets in all of those four triumphs, while RB Leipzig managed a shut-out in three of them. The Black and Yellows have also been the more prolific side so far, scoring 11 goals compared to Leipzig’s seven.
- Borussia Dortmund have won nine of their last ten matches in the Bundesliga.
- RB Leipzig have picked up four wins from the last six matches vs Borussia Dortmund.
- 20 goals have been scored in their last six meetings between these two teams.
- Four of the last six meetings between these two teams have seen both sides get on the score sheet.
Player to Watch
Serhou Guirassy
The Borussia Dortmund striker has been in fine form this season, and they will need him to step up and produce a strong performance if they want to break down the RB Leipzig defence. The visitors have been quite impressive at the back in their recent outings.
The 29-year-old Guinea international has four goals in four Bundesliga matches thus far in the 2025/26 season, and he will look to continue his fine run of form and get on the scoresheet here.
Prediction
Borussia Dortmund 2-2 RB Leipzig
Both teams will be desperate for a victory here, and this will be a cracking contest. The two sides are in impressive form, and they are full of confidence and momentum. It will be difficult to separate the two teams here, and they could cancel each other out.
This will be an open game with a fair few chances, and both teams are likely to get on the scoresheet. However, they will end up sharing the spoils. The Hard Tackle predicts a 2-2 draw between Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig this weekend.
