RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund

27 April 2024 · Bundesliga · 2023/24 · Referee Deniz Aytekin

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

Loïs Openda 23’
Benjamin Sesko 45+2’
Mohamed Simakan 46’
Christoph Baumgartner 80’

Jadon Sancho 20’

Match summary

RB Leipzig came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Borussia Dortmund. RB Leipzig led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Jadon Sancho put Borussia Dortmund ahead in the 20th minute, Loïs Openda equalised in the 23rd minute, set up by Xavi Simons, and Benjamin Sesko put RB Leipzig in front from a corner in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Mohamed Simakan made it 3-1 in the 46th minute, set up by Loïs Openda and Christoph Baumgartner made it 4-1 in the 80th minute, set up by Benjamin Henrichs.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 2.76 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Borussia Dortmund's 1.78 from 12.

Match stats

21 Shots 12

7 Shots on Target 5

5 Corners 8

1 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

2.75 xG 1.78

2.75 Non-penalty xG 1.78

12 Deep Completions 13

Key events

RB Leipzig Borussia Dortmund

Kick-off

20’

Jadon Sancho

0-1

Loïs Openda
Assist: Xavi Simons

1-1

23’

Benjamin Sesko

2-1

45+2’

Half-time2-1

Mohamed Simakan
Assist: Loïs Openda

3-1

46’

Christoph Baumgartner
Assist: Benjamin Henrichs

4-1

80’

Full-time4-1

Bookings

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

RB Leipzig

Mohamed Simakan

Borussia Dortmund

Nico Schlotterbeck
Jadon Sancho

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.

RB Leipzig 2.76 xGBorussia Dortmund 1.78 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Borussia Dortmund attacking RB Leipzig 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
Péter Gulácsi	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Mohamed Simakan	DEF	57	1		1	0.44	0.03	1
Castello Lukeba	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Willi Orban	DEF	90			1	0.03	0.00	0
David Raum	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.05	2
Xaver Schlager	MID	90			2	0.05	0.00	0
Amadou Haidara	MID	90			1	0.03	0.02	1
Xavi Simons	MID	90		1	6	0.20	0.48	1
Dani Olmo	MID	90			5	0.25	0.22	4
Loïs Openda	FWD	90	1	1	3	0.66	0.56	4
Benjamin Sesko	FWD	75	1		1	0.44	0.07	2
Benjamin Henrichs	Sub	33		1	0	0.00	0.67	1
Christoph Baumgartner	Sub	15	1		1	0.67	0.09	1
Nicolas Seiwald	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0
Lukas Klostermann	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0
Kevin Kampl	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Gregor Kobel	GK	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Marius Wolf	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.57	2
Nico Schlotterbeck	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Mats Hummels	DEF	57		0	0.00	0.00	0
Julian Ryerson	DEF	76		1	0.10	0.00	0
Karim Adeyemi	MID	51		0	0.00	0.00	0
Julian Brandt	MID	90		2	0.04	0.63	3
Felix Nmecha	MID	90		1	0.04	0.00	0
Salih Özcan	MID	68		0	0.00	0.00	0
Jadon Sancho	MID	90	1	1	0.03	0.44	3
Niclas Füllkrug	FWD	90		3	1.41	0.04	2
Marco Reus	Sub	39		1	0.04	0.00	0
Niklas Süle	Sub	33		0	0.00	0.00	0
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens	Sub	22		3	0.12	0.00	0
Youssoufa Moukoko	Sub	14		0	0.00	0.07	1

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 61% Avg odds 1.57

Draw 20% Avg odds 4.72

Borussia Dortmund win 19% Avg odds 5.07

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

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig W D W W W

Borussia Dortmund W W L W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Borussia Dortmund 2-3 RB Leipzig, 09 Dec 23 Next meeting: Borussia Dortmund 2-1 RB Leipzig, 02 Nov 24 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.