GolVolt — RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Antonio Nusa: 2 goals and 4 assists in 5 league matches

Goals2 xG1.23

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 1.2).

Last time

Last meeting, 21 February 2026: RB Leipzig – Borussia Dortmund 2:2

LWDD

Christoph Baumgartner: 2 goals. RB Leipzig are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.

Defence

RB Leipzig concede 2.2 goals per match

RB Leipzig2.2 Borussia Dortmund1.0

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Borussia Dortmund concede 1.0.

Streak

Borussia Dortmund unbeaten in 5 matches

DWWWD

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 wins and 2 draws. Last defeat: 14 October, 0:1 against Bodø / Glimt.

Table

3 points apart in the table

4.RB Leipzig15 pts 2.Borussia Dortmund18 pts

RB Leipzig: place 4, 15 pts · Borussia Dortmund: place 2, 18 pts.

Streak

RB Leipzig have scored in 7 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 17 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Bundesliga, this season.

Antonio Nusa

RB Leipzig · midfielder

4goals 6assists 7.87avg rating

Last match, Schalke 04: 1 goal and 1 assist, rating 8.7.

Serhou Guirassy

Borussia Dortmund · forward

3goals 2assists 7.23avg rating

Last match, FC Bayern München: 1 goal, rating 7.3.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is RB Leipzig at home and Borussia Dortmund away, as in this match.

RB Leipzig

at home · 10

10W0D0L3.2scored per match0.3conceded per match

Borussia Dortmund

away · 10

5W2D3L1.6scored per match0.9conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 21 Feb 2026 · Bundesliga RB Leipzig 2:2 Borussia Dortmund Baumgartner 20', 39' · Rômulo 50' (s) · Silva 90+5'

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2 draws2.8 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 4

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: RB Leipzig (4-5-1, last: Schalke 04) · Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1, last: FC Bayern München).

MVVandevoordt DRRaum CLLukeba WOOrbán BHHenrichs ANNusa EBBanzuzi NAEl Aynaoui RRReitz BGGruda RÔRômulo GKKobel NSSchlotterbeck WAAnton JGGadou DSSvensson FNNmecha JVVeerman MBBeier CCChukwuemeka JBBellingham SGGuirassy

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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