RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund Odds & Prediction – Bundesliga Matchday 11
- Second-placed outfit heads to Leipzig’s Red Bull Arena at 1:30 pm EST on Saturday
- Dortmund has won four straight while the home team is unbeaten in five games
- See the odds and best bets for RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund in Bundesliga Matchday 11
Borussia Dortmund will be seeking its fifth straight victory in Germany’s Bundesliga when it visits Red Bull Leipzig on Saturday.
After an impressive eight wins and only two defeats, Dortmund is mounting a significant title challenge. With 24 points, it sits in second spot one point behind leader Bayern Munich.
Leipzig, meanwhile, is not quite fulfilling expectations and is stuck in eighth place with only four victories so far – although its form has picked up.
RB Leipzig vs B Dortmund Odds
| Matchup | Spread | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| RB Leipzig vs B Dortmund | RBL -0.5 (+100) | DOR +0.5 (-110) | RBL +100 | DOR +250 | DRAW +295 | Ov 2.5 (-175) | Un 2.5 (+140) |
Odds as of November 5 at DraftKings
Furthermore, Dortmund is in a good attacking mood and has scored 10 times in its recent run of four consecutive wins.
This has been achieved even though much-coveted striker Erling Haaland has been missing through injury in the last three matches — two in the league.
Best Fixture of the Weekend
Certainly, this is the most attractive Bundesliga fixture of the weekend.
Leipzig is, however, on its own undefeated run of five league games although two of those have been drawn as its expected title challenge struggles to stutter into life.
This came following a poor start in which Leipzig lost three and won only once in its opening four games.
Its 15-point tally is its lowest ever at this stage of a Bundesliga season.
Despite these differing fortunes, the oddsmakers at DraftKings make Leipzig a +100 favorite for a home win, with kick-off at 1:30 pm ET.
Leipzig has won four times and lost only once at home
Dortmund, meanwhile, is priced at a surprisingly wide +245 with the draw at a highly attractive +295.
This may chiefly be the case because of Leipzig’s good home record.
It has won four times and lost only once at home while scoring an impressive 18 times on its own patch; conceding five.
However, this may nevertheless be misleading.
While it wasn't a great night, @tv_jjd looked back on some takeaways from yesterday's Champions League match in Dortmund 📝
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) November 4, 2021
Those four home wins were achieved against teams currently placed in the lower half of the table – Stuttgart, Hertha Berlin, Vfl Bochum and bottom-placed Greuther Furth.
When mighty Bayern Munich came to town on September 11, Leipzig suffered a 4-1 hammering.
RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund Stats
| 4 | Wins | 8 |
| 3 | Draws | 2 |
| 3 | Losses | 0 |
| 21 | Goals | 27 |
| 10 | Goals Against | 15 |
| 14 | Yellow Cards | 15 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Clean Sheets | 1 |
Additionally, Dortmund’s two defeats have occurred on the road.
It was also emphatically beaten 3-1 at home by Ajax in the Champions League in midweek but is in second place in its group.
Meanwhile, Leipzig’s UCL campaign has been unimpressive. Its 2-2 draw at home against Paris Saint-Germain earned its first point of the campaign after three straight defeats.
Haaland Missing Again for Dortmund
Haaland will again be missing for Dortmund this weekend as the club deals with a lengthy injury list.
The team is further without midfielders Emre Can and Mahmoud Dahoud.
It is to Dortmund’s credit that it has racked up the current longest winning streak of any Bundesliga side despite these problems.
🗣️ @jessemarsch ahead of #RBLBVB:
"The final game before the international break is important for us. For me, Dortmund are up there in the same class as PSG. We've performed well against these top teams recently, now we want to reward ourselves with a win."
🔴⚪ #WeAreLeipzig pic.twitter.com/fTBRf2UrHX
— RB Leipzig English (@RBLeipzig_EN) November 5, 2021
Last time out in league action last weekend, it was a 2-0 home winner against FC Koln.
Leipzig will look to Danish forward Yussuf Poulsen after he scored twice and delivered one assist in his last three domestic games.
Last time out in the Bundesliga, Leipzig was agonizingly close to claiming three points at Eintracht Frankfurt. However, it was denied a win by a 94th-minute equalizer.
Dortmund won all three of its meetings with Leipzig last season
This, however, was part of a general improvement following criticism that the team was struggling to work in the high-tempo style imposed by its new US coach Jesse Marsch.
Dortmund markedly won all three of its meetings with Leipzig last season – scoring 10 times in the process.
It was a 3-2 winner at home last May following a 3-1 win in Leipzig in January.
DFB Cup Final Win Against Red Bull
There was, additionally, a 4-1 victory for Dortmund at Berlin’s Olympiastadion in the final of the DFB Pokal cup last May.
This run of wins for Dortmund actually extends to four games following a 2-0 win at Leipzig towards the end of the 2019-20 campaign.
In the 10 meetings between the teams since Leipzig entered the Bundesliga, Red Bull has won only twice.
A win for the Leipzig outfit this time around would certainly make a statement confirming that it is getting its title aspirations firmly back on track.
Dortmund, however, is clearly in a buoyant and resilient mood. So, to sum, up a draw looks most likely in this important fixture for both sides.
Pick: Draw +295
John Dillon is a leading member of the UK's sporting media, having spent three decades as a national newspaper soccer and sports writer, broadcaster and author. He has covered five World Cups, six European Championships and was Chief Sports Writer at the Daily Express for 14 years.
