Dortmund vs RB Leipzig prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-12-08 17:30.
While Borussia Dortmund have lost just twice this Bundesliga season (W7, D4), they looked nothing like the title-challenging side of 2022/23 as they laboured to a 1-1 draw against table-topping Bayer Leverkusen last weekend. Boss Edin Terzić bemoaned the officiating in that game, but it has been internal conflict at the club that reared its head in midweek, with sporting coordinator Slaven Stanic relieved of his duties due to a rift in relations with the manager.
Terzić will hope that the chaotic landscape behind the scenes simmers down somewhat after a run of just one win across their last five league games has left them ten points off the title pace ahead of this round. A home return is usually conducive to a Dortmund resurgence as they’ve lost just once here in competitive action all season (W7, D2), and with that defeat coming against the might of Bayern Munich, the home faithful may expect more against RB Leipzig.
Sitting one point above their hosts, Leipzig head here with eight league wins under their belt across the opening 13 rounds (D2, L3), which is their joint-best return at this stage since they had ten in their debut Bundesliga season in 2016/17. Backing up the feel-good factor in the away camp is the fact that they’ve beaten no side more often in competitive H2H action across the last two seasons than Dortmund (W4, L1).
That picture isn’t quite so rosy when looking at the Red Bulls’ road form as they’ve lost four of their last five away games in all competitions (W1), a run which includes a first pair of consecutive away league losses under Marco Rose ahead of this trip. That run follows a five-game away winning streak and given that they’ve never lost three straight away league games under Rose, he may expect better here.
Players to watch: Four of Niclas Füllkrug’s five goals for Dortmund have been match openers, although he scored an equaliser to make it 2-2 in their latest home league win. Trying to outgun him will be Leipzig’s Loïs Openda, with two of his last four scoring league appearances seeing him net a brace.
Hot stat: Almost half (44%) of Dortmund’s points this season have been won from losing positions (W3, D2, L2 when trailing).