RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund Clash in DFB Pokal
RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund - 05/04/2023
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We have reached the quarter-final of the DFB Pokal and on the 5th of April we have a meeting between RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund.
The game will be played at the Red Bull Arena and the hosts are currently 5th in the Bundesliga on 45 points while the visitors are 2nd in the Bundesliga on 53 points.
RB Leipzig come into the match on the back of a hugely disappointing 3-0 loss at home against Mainz in the Bundesliga. The visitors opened the scoring after only 9 minutes and added a second goal shortly after the interval. Mainz added a third goal in the 67th minute and RB Leipzig failed to break down the visiting team.
The defeat against Mainz means RB Leipzig have lost 4 of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions and each of their last 3 matches.
The defeats have come against Borussia Dortmund and Bochum away in the Bundesliga, Mainz at home in the Bundesliga, and Manchester City away in the Champions League, the latter of which was a heavy 7-0 loss.
In terms of the DFB Pokal, RB Leipzig have won each of their last 9 matches in the competition. They are the defending champions having won the tournament for the first time in their history last season.
Trends show there have been 4 consecutive home DFB Pokal wins in a row for RB Leipzig and they have scored at least 2 goals in each of their last 4 home ties.
Borussia Dortmund travel to the Red Bull Arena having lost 4-2 at title rivals Bayern Munich on the weekend. A mistake from goalkeeper Gregor Kobel gifted Bayern Munich the opening goal and that allowed the defending champions to take control of the match.
Bayern Munich were 4-0 up after 50 minutes and Borussia Dortmund scored their two goals in the latter stages of the game.
The loss at Bayern Munich means Borussia Dortmund have won 1 of their 4 most recent fixtures in all competitions. There have been defeats at Chelsea in the Champions League and Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga plus a draw with Schalke away in the Bundesliga. The win was at home against FC Cologne and Borussia Dortmund ran out 6-1 winners.
Trends show Borussia Dortmund have won 12 of their last 13 DFB Pokal matches. They have won 8 of their last 9 on the road and scored 2 or more goals in 5 of their 6 most recent DFB Pokal away ties.
Team news and RB Leipzig are without the injured trio of Yussuf Poulsen, Xaver Schlager, and Peter Gulacsi. Christopher Nkunku is a doubt due to a hamstring injury.
Borussia Dortmund have several players on the treatment table including Nico Schlotterbeck, Thomas Meunier, Julien Duranville, Abdoulaye Kamara, and Mateu Morey. Giovanni Reyna could recover from a cold in time to play.
This is the pick of DFB Pokal quarter-final ties and we expect to see both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals. Both teams have a good recent record in this competition but Borussia Dortmund have been superior overall this season and could come out on top.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
DFB
313039
2
1 - 2
2.89
5°
2.90
2.20
3.75
2.90
no
no
no
2 - 0(1 - 0)
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