Borussia Dortmund welcome RB Leipzig to Signal Iduna Park in an early-season heavyweight Bundesliga clash, with both sides carrying strong momentum into matchday six.
Match News and Current Form
Dortmund’s 4-1 UEFA Champions League victory over Athletic Club in midweek stretched their unbeaten start to the season to eight matches across all competitions (W6, D2). In the Bundesliga, they’ve taken 13 points from their first five games - their best return at this stage in eight years - and come into this clash on the back of four straight league wins without conceding a goal, equalling a club record. That defensive strength has underpinned a run of 13 unbeaten Bundesliga matches (W11, D2), with Dortmund winning all six home games therein.
Leipzig also arrive in top form after bouncing back from a humbling 6-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on the opening day with four consecutive league wins, conceding only once in that time. They have now won just one fewer league game than they did in the opening 20 rounds of last season, highlighting that new coach Ole Werner has wasted little time stamping his mark despite losing a number of star names in the summer. Two successive away wins set them up nicely before making this trip, where they could secure a third straight away league victory for the first time since April 2024.
Head-to-Head History
This fixture has belonged to Leipzig in recent years, with seven wins from the last nine H2Hs (L2), although both of Dortmund’s victories in that run did come at Signal Iduna Park, which should offer encouragement.
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Hot Stats and Streaks
Dortmund have led at half-time in each of their last ten Bundesliga matches – a competition record.
Only Roma (one) across Europe’s traditional top-five leagues have conceded fewer league goals than Dortmund pre-round (three).
Leipzig are the only Bundesliga team who haven’t scored a second-half away goal this season.
Leipzig have scored in eight successive visits to Signal Iduna Park.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
When Julian Brandt scores, entertainment tends to follow, as nine of his last ten scoring club appearances came in games containing over 3.5 goals. Both of Johan Bakayoko’s goals for Leipzig this term have come on the road and arrived before half-time.
Dortmund have no fresh injury concerns, but Leipzig have confirmed Kosta Nedeljković will be unavailable for this one.
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Betting Analysis
With recent H2H history hinting at goals aplenty here, backing both teams to score seems the obvious pick.
