Borussia Dortmund 2-1 RB Leipzig: result and report

Bundesliga · Friday 3 March 2023

Result

Borussia Dortmund 2-1 RB Leipzig

Bundesliga · Friday 3 March 2023, 19:30 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Borussia Dortmund 2-1 RB Leipzig: match report

Borussia Dortmund defeated RB Leipzig 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday 3 March 2023. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Marco Reus opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Borussia Dortmund's goals came from Marco Reus (21', penalty) and Emre Can (39'). RB Leipzig scored through Emil Forsberg (74').

Discipline: Borussia Dortmund received 2 yellow cards; RB Leipzig received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Borussia Dortmund were 2nd on 46 points from 22 and RB Leipzig 4th on 42 points from 22. Borussia Dortmund went on to finish that season 2nd with 71 points, and RB Leipzig 3rd with 66.

Borussia Dortmund lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and RB Leipzig in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Emil Forsberg of RB Leipzig (8.4), ahead of Emre Can (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Borussia Dortmund wins, 2 draws and 3 for RB Leipzig.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Yellow card · Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig
  • 17'Yellow card · Amadou HaidaraRB Leipzig
  • 21'Penalty goal · Marco ReusBorussia Dortmund · 1-0
  • 29'Yellow card · Salih ÖzcanBorussia Dortmund
  • 38'Yellow card · Marcel HalstenbergRB Leipzig
  • 39'Goal · Emre CanBorussia Dortmund · 2-0
  • 45+3'Yellow card · André SilvaRB Leipzig
  • 52'Yellow card · B. HenrichsRB Leipzig
  • 55'Yellow card · Julian BrandtBorussia Dortmund
  • 74'Goal · Emil ForsbergRB Leipzig · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Borussia Dortmund 5, draws 2, RB Leipzig 3.

Team news

Borussia Dortmund line-up (4-1-4-1)

Alexander Meyer, Marius Wolf, Niklas Süle, Nico Schlotterbeck, Julian Ryerson, Emre Can, Julian Brandt, Jude Bellingham, Salih Özcan, Marco Reus, Sébastien Haller

RB Leipzig line-up (4-4-2)

Janis Blaswich, Benjamin Henrichs, Willi Orbán, Josko Gvardiol, Marcel Halstenberg, Xaver Schlager, Amadou Haidara, Dominik Szoboszlai, Christopher Nkunku, André Silva, Emil Forsberg