RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund prediction and preview
Bundesliga · Saturday 19 December 2026, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga · Saturday 19 December 2026, 00:00 UTC · Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund preview
RB Leipzig host Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga on Saturday 19 December 2026, kick-off 00:00 UTC at Red Bull Arena in Leipzig. RB Leipzig are 4th in the table with 15 points from 8, while Borussia Dortmund go into the round 2nd, on 18 points from 8 games.
RB Leipzig have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games; Borussia Dortmund have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat over the same stretch. Over their last 6, RB Leipzig have scored 2.5 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Borussia Dortmund average 1.2 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: RB Leipzig won 6, 2 games were drawn and Borussia Dortmund won 2. Those games averaged 3.5 goals, 8 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 8. The most recent meeting, on 21 Feb 2026, ended RB Leipzig 2-2 Borussia Dortmund.
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Form and table
- RB LeipzigLast five: W L L W W
- Borussia DortmundLast five: L D W W D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 18 | WDDWD |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 15 | LWLWW |
Head-to-head
Team news
RB Leipzig expected line-up (4-5-1)
Maarten Vandevoordt, Willi Orbán, Castello Lukeba, David Raum, Neil El Aynaoui, Antonio Nusa, Brajan Gruda, Ezechiel Banzuzi, Rocco Reitz, Rômulo
Borussia Dortmund expected line-up (4-3-3)
Gregor Kobel, Waldemar Anton, Daniel Svensson, Nico Schlotterbeck, Joane Gadou, Felix Nmecha, Joey Veerman, Jobe Bellingham, Serhou Guirassy
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