RB Leipzig are flying high at the moment along with their young superstar coach Julian Nagelsmann, at second place and only two points away from Bayern, Leipzig are set to take on a “new” Dortmund side with their interim coach Edin Terzic.
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Both teams will have a point to prove in this game, which is why we can expect a fierce and high scoring traditional Bundesliga match. But who will come on top? Dortmund are unbeaten in five meetings with Rasenballsport Leipzig. There have been three wins and two draws during that run. Will that play a factor in their H2H meeting?
Leipzig are in a great form both offensively and defensively, scoring 25 goals and conceding just 9 in 14 matches, setting a new record making them the best defense in the league so far. Dortmund are also in a good form, offensively scoring 28 goals with the help of Youssoufa Moukoko who became the youngest ever goalscorer at 16 years and 28 days. It is still not yet clear whether he will be fit to play though.
Edin Terzic will have his own point to prove as he stated below:
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What To Expect
Growing up watching the Bundesliga makes me very excited to watch this game. Let’s hope it will live to it’s expectation and deliver.
Both started 2021 with a win, RB recorded a 0-1 away win at Stuttgart while BVB registered a 2-0 win at home against Wolfsburg.
Moreover, the Red Bulls won six of their last nine overall matches, scoring two or more goals in five of them. Their home form looks very impressive. They are on a 10 match unbeaten run, of these 9 were wins while scoring a stunning 25 total goals in the process. Their last home defeat? 2-0 to Dortmund on 20/06/2020.
On the other hand, Dortmund will try to move on from Favre’s era, as they look to build a new momentum and fight for the remainder of the season. Their away record looks impressive as they won 6 of their last 8 games.
Will the best defense in the league be able to stand in the way of Dortmund scoring? One things is for sure, taking all the previous points into consideration, expect a high scoring entertaining game this weekend between two top clubs. In my opinion, both teams to score looks like the highly rational bet to make. Both are good on offense and it should be an open game.
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