RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund

15 March 2025 · Bundesliga · 2024/25 · Referee Matthias Jöllenbeck

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Xavi Simons 18’
  • Loïs Openda 48’

Match summary

RB Leipzig saw off Borussia Dortmund 2-0. RB Leipzig led 1-0 at half-time.

Xavi Simons put RB Leipzig ahead in the 18th minute, set up by Benjamin Sesko and Loïs Openda made it 2-0 from a corner in the 48th minute, set up by Xavi Simons.

Borussia Dortmund can feel hard done by, creating 4.10 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to RB Leipzig's 2.58 from 15.

Match stats

RB Leipzig Borussia Dortmund
15 Shots 25
5 Shots on Target 9
3 Corners 12
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.56 xG 4.10
2.56 Non-penalty xG 4.10
10 Deep Completions 20

Key events

RB Leipzig Borussia Dortmund
Kick-off
Xavi Simons
Assist: Benjamin Sesko1-0 (RB Leipzig)
18’
Half-time1-0
Loïs Openda
Assist: Xavi Simons2-0 (RB Leipzig)
48’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

RB Leipzig
  • David Raum
  • Castello Lukeba
  • Amadou Haidara
Borussia Dortmund
  • Emre Can
  • Julian Ryerson
  • Carney Chukwuemeka

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.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.58 4.10 18’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), 1-0 18’ 48’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), 2-0 48’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.58 4.10 18’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), 1-0 Simons 18’ 48’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), 2-0 Openda 48’
RB Leipzig 2.58 xGBorussia Dortmund 4.10 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Borussia Dortmund attacking RB Leipzig attacking 
14’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.63 xG, hit the woodwork 18’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 50’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.52 xG, hit the woodwork 67’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.50 xG, blocked 62’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 46’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 54’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 76’ Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 90’ Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.35 xG, blocked 90+4’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 52’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.31 xG, hit the woodwork 38’ El Chadaille Bitshiabu (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 28’ Bote Baku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 48’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 90+1’ Tidiam Gomis (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 55’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 80’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 42’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+5’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 9’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 17’ David Raum (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 74’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 75’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 35’ Bote Baku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 43’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+1’ Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 13’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.63 xG, hit the woodwork 18’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 50’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.52 xG, hit the woodwork 67’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.50 xG, blocked 62’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 46’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 54’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 76’ Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 90’ Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.35 xG, blocked 90+4’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 52’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.31 xG, hit the woodwork 28’ Bote Baku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 38’ El Chadaille Bitshiabu (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 90+1’ Tidiam Gomis (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 55’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 80’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+5’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 42’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 9’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 17’ David Raum (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 74’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 75’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 35’ Bote Baku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 13’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Péter Gulácsi GK900 0.000.000
El Chadaille Bitshiabu DEF901 0.110.000
Willi Orban DEF900 0.000.000
Lutsharel Geertruida DEF900 0.000.000
Bote Baku MID902 0.180.501
David Raum MID841 0.080.773
Nicolas Seiwald MID840 0.000.031
Christoph Baumgartner MID641 0.040.071
Benjamin Sesko MID9013 0.620.672
Xavi Simons MID84114 0.710.233
Loïs Openda FWD6912 0.740.000
Kevin Kampl Sub260 0.000.000
Lukas Klostermann Sub210 0.000.000
Tidiam Gomis Sub61 0.100.000
Castello Lukeba Sub60 0.000.000
Amadou Haidara Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 35% Avg odds 2.72
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.58
Borussia Dortmund win 38% Avg odds 2.52

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig WDDLD
Borussia Dortmund LLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Borussia Dortmund 2-1 RB Leipzig, 02 Nov 24 Next meeting: Borussia Dortmund 1-1 RB Leipzig, 04 Oct 25  All RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund meetings

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.