Bundesliga: RB Leipzig defeats Borussia Dortmund 4-1

Saragna|Apr 2, 2022 12:56 GMT

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DORTMUND. RB Leipzig had a comfortable win over Borussia Dortmund.

DORTMUND. RB Leipzig had a easy win over Borussia Dortmund. RB Leipzig got an early 4-0 lead with 4 goals from K. Laimer (21′), K. Laimer (30′) and C. Nkunku (58′). Borussia Dortmund tried to recover with a goal from D. Malen (84′). However, the match was closed by a goal (86′) scored by D. Olmo for RB Leipzig. Borussia Dortmund was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%).

The match was played at the Signal-Iduna-Park stadium in Dortmund on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Marco Fritz with the assistance of Dominik Schaal and Marcel Pelgrim. The 4th official was Aarne Aarnink. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 3.7 degrees Celsius or 38.59 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 58%.

Borussia Dortmund

1

RB Leipzig

4

2 Apr 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Borussia Dortmund was in firm control of the ball 65% while RB Leipzig was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Borussia Dortmund was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, RB Leipzig succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Borussia Dortmund shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, RB Leipzig shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Borussia Dortmund received 3 yellow cards (T. Hazard, E. Can and D. Malen). On the other side, RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card (K. Kampl).

After playing this contest, Borussia Dortmund will stay with 57 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, RB Leipzig will have 45 points like SC Freiburg to stay in the 4th place.

Match Events

21'

21'

K. Laimer
30'

30'

K. Laimer
45'

45'

T. Hazard
54'

54'

K. Kampl
58'

58'

C. Nkunku
62'

62'

M. Dahoud

A. Witsel
62'

62'

D. Malen

M. Wolf
69'

69'

L. Klostermann

N. Mukiele
69'

69'

E. Forsberg

K. Kampl
74'

74'

J. Brandt

M. Reus
74'

74'

G. Reyna

T. Hazard
78'

78'

D. Szoboszlai

A. Silva
78'

78'

M. Halstenberg

M. Simakan
80'

80'

E. Can
84'

84'

D. Malen
86'

86'

D. Olmo
89'

89'

D. Malen
89'

89'

H. Novoa Ramos

D. Olmo

Next match

In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Borussia Dortmund will play away with VfB Stuttgart on the 8th of April with a 16-5 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (8 draws).

VfB Stuttgart

0

Borussia Dortmund

2

8 Apr 2022 Full time

RB Leipzig will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 10th of April with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (3 draws).

RB Leipzig

3

TSG Hoffenheim

0

10 Apr 2022 Full time

Borussia Dortmund: Formation and Lineups

Borussia Dortmund started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Marco Rose chose to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel (5.8), Emre Can (6.4), Mats Hummels (6.2), Manuel Akanji (6.2), Thorgan Hazard (6.2), Axel Witsel (6.6), Jude Bellingham (6.1), Raphaël Guerreiro (7.1), Marius Wolf (6.2), Marco Reus (6.9) and Erling Braut Haaland (6.5).

Substitutes

Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: A. Witsel for M. Dahoud (62′), M. Wolf for D. Malen (62′), M. Reus for J. Brandt (74′) and T. Hazard for G. Reyna (74′).

Top player: Donyell Malen

The player who no doubt impressed Borussia Dortmund the most was Donyell Malen.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 9 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 62′.

RB Leipzig: Formation and Lineups

RB Leipzig started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

On the other side, Domenico Tedesco played with: Péter Gulácsi (6.6), Mohamed Simakan (7.0), Willi Orbán (7.2), Joško Gvardiol (7.1), Nordi Mukiele (6.9), Konrad Laimer (8.8), Kevin Kampl (6.5), Dani Olmo (6.8), Angeliño (6.2), Christopher Nkunku (9.2) and André Silva (6.2).

Substitutes

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: N. Mukiele for L. Klostermann (69′), K. Kampl for E. Forsberg (69′), A. Silva for D. Szoboszlai (78′), M. Simakan for M. Halstenberg (78′) and D. Olmo for H. Novoa Ramos (89′).

Top player: Christopher Nkunku

The player who no doubt impressed RB Leipzig the most was Christopher Nkunku.

His rating is (9.2) with 1 goal, 27 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.