On Tuesday, starting at 19:30 pm, the match Dortmund – Leipzig will be played, during the 16th round of the Bundesliga, the 2019/2020 edition. It will be an important test for Julian Nagelsmann and Leipzig, coach who never won at Dortmund (3 defeats and one draw with Hoffenheim). Last season, the “yellow-blacks” prevailed in front of the “Red Bulls” with 4-1 on their own ground, respectively with 1-0 away.
Dortmund was one of the groups that had a lot to gain in the past weekend. Lucien Favre’s students won 4-0 at Mainz and climbed to the third step of the podium in the Bundesliga. Dortmund are now 4 points behind leader Leipzig, who will meet in the match directly in the intermediate stage on Tuesday. The captain of the “yellow-blacks”, Marco Reus, is unbeaten in 3 matches with Leipzig and has registered in both matches last season, as well as Axel Witsel. The double victory in the 2018/2019 season came at a time when Leipzig had lost only one match in the first 4 straight with Dortmund.
The “Red Bulls” took advantage of the last defeats of Monchengladbach and climbed to the first position in the Bundesliga. Leipzig clearly dominated the weekend dispute with Dusseldorf and scored 3 times without receiving a goal. The lineup prepared by Julian Nagelsmann may remain in the first place and after this stage, but he needs at least one draw on Signal Iduna Park. It will be a very interesting confrontation, especially due to the fact that the German coach has never been successful on this field, as Hoffenheim’s coach. Also, goalscorer Timo Werner, 16 goals this season, has never scored with Dortmund in 9 straight disputes.
Both Leipzig (16 goals) and Dortmund (19 goals) received more goals than the short stages (15), but they have an enviable offensive force. The hosts scored 37 times, and the guests 42 times, with more success than even Bayern! It will be interesting to see how Leipzig will approach the game, if he closes the game, but we expect many successes, because the style of the show is what defines both fighters on Tuesday.
Probable teams:
Dortmund: Bürki – Akanji, Hummels, Zagadou – Hakimi, Weigl, Brandt, Guerrero – Hazard, Reus (c), Sancho
Absent: Delaney, Schmelzer, Witsel
Coach: Lucien Favre
Leipzig: Gulacsi – Mukiele, Ilsanker, Upamecano, Halstenberg – Laimer, Demme (c) – Sabitzer, Forsberg, Nkunku – Werner
Absent: Kampl, Konate, Orban
Coach: Julian Nagelsmann
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,47
