Borussia Dortmund vs RB Leipzig

26 August 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Deniz Aytekin

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 3–1

Mahmoud Dahoud 21’
Marcel Sabitzer 40’ (og)
Axel Witsel 43’
Marco Reus 90+1’

Jean-Kevin Augustin 1’

Match summary

Borussia Dortmund came from behind to win 4-1 at home to RB Leipzig. Borussia Dortmund led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Jean-Kevin Augustin put RB Leipzig ahead in the first minute, Mahmoud Dahoud equalised with a header in the 21st minute, set up by Marcel Schmelzer, Sabitzer's own goal put Borussia Dortmund in front with a header in the 40th minute, and Axel Witsel made it 3-1 from a corner in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Marco Reus made it 4-1 in stoppage time, set up by Jadon Sancho.

The chances backed that up: Borussia Dortmund created 2.10 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to RB Leipzig's 1.46 from 11.

Match stats

10 Shots 10

5 Shots on Target 7

7 Corners 9

2 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

1.96 xG 1.46

1.96 Non-penalty xG 1.46

4 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Borussia Dortmund RB Leipzig

Kick-off

1’

Jean-Kevin Augustin

0-1

Mahmoud Dahoud
Assist: Marcel Schmelzer

1-1

21’

Marcel Sabitzer
Own goal

2-1

40’

Axel Witsel

3-1

43’

Half-time3-1

Marco Reus
Assist: Jadon Sancho

4-1

90+1’

Full-time4-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Borussia Dortmund

Abdou Diallo
Mahmoud Dahoud

RB Leipzig

Dayotchanculle Upamecano
Marcelo Saracchi

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Borussia Dortmund 2.10 xGRB Leipzig 1.46 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

RB Leipzig attacking Borussia Dortmund attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Roman Bürki	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Lukasz Piszczek	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.03	1
Abdou Diallo	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Manuel Akanji	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Marcel Schmelzer	DEF	88		1	0	0.00	0.26	1
Axel Witsel	MID	90	1		1	0.53	0.00	0
Thomas Delaney	MID	90			3	0.55	0.06	1
Mahmoud Dahoud	MID	90	1		4	0.81	0.00	0
Christian Pulisic	FWD	78			0	0.00	0.29	2
Maximilian Philipp	FWD	71			0	0.00	0.00	0
Marco Reus	FWD	90	1		2	0.21	0.78	3
Marius Wolf	Sub	19			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jadon Sancho	Sub	12		1	0	0.00	0.15	1
Raphael Guerreiro	Sub	2			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Péter Gulácsi	GK	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Lukas Klostermann	DEF	90		1	0.02	0.10	1
Dayotchanculle Upamecano	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Ibrahima Konaté	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Marcelo Saracchi	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Kevin Kampl	MID	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Diego Demme	MID	86		1	0.02	0.02	1
Emil Forsberg	MID	90		3	0.16	0.62	2
Marcel Sabitzer	MID	47		0	0.00	0.07	1
Yussuf Poulsen	FWD	90		2	0.18	0.00	0
Jean-Kevin Augustin	FWD	73	1	2	0.77	0.00	0
Timo Werner	Sub	43		1	0.28	0.02	1
Matheus Cunha	Sub	17		0	0.00	0.03	1
Bruma	Sub	4		1	0.03	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Borussia Dortmund win 55% Bet365 odds 1.72

Draw 25% Bet365 odds 3.80

RB Leipzig win 20% Bet365 odds 4.75

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.