Dortmund vs RB Leipzig prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-11-01 17:30.
[p]Borussia Dortmund are currently alternating between home wins and away defeats in the last six rounds of the Bundesliga, meaning they ended matchday eight seven points adrift of joint leaders Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig, who they play next at Signal Iduna Park. Not since 2014/15 have they made a worse eight-game start to a league season, a campaign which they eventually finished a lowly seventh – coincidentally where they begin this round![/p]
[p]That poor away form must be frustrating for the Prussians as they’ve won six consecutive Bundesliga games since the start of May. As four of them saw Nuri Şahin’s side score 4+ goals, they haven’t been lacking firepower at home, although it took a late winner to see off struggling St. Pauli 2-1 in their last home league game.[/p]
[p]That might give Leipzig more encouragement as they seek to prolong their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga campaign (W6, D2) which has seen them concede only once across their last six league outings (W4, D2). Manager Marco Rose therefore has plenty of reasons to be optimistic as he returns to the home of his previous employers.[/p]
[p]As another ex-Dortmund boss, JĂĽrgen Klopp, also recently agreed to take on a role as part of the Red Bull family of teams, the visitors might expect a frosty reception as they look to extend their ten-match unbeaten sequence in Bundesliga away games (W7, D3). Entertainment could also be on the cards as the last seven H2Hs here produced an average of 4.86 goals per game and three wins apiece![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Serhou Guirassy’s timely winner for Dortmund against St Pauli was his seventh competitive goal of the season, four of which arrived on or beyond the 75th minute. As part of the defence trying to stop him, Leipzig’s Lutsharel Geertruida could be busy as he recently netted his first goal for his new club while picking up bookings in two of his last three competitive appearances.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: Each of the last three H2Hs here produced exactly two first-half goals.[/p]
[p][i]Written by John Pennington[/i][/p]