Borussia Dortmund 2-3 RB Leipzig: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 9 December 2023

Result

Borussia Dortmund 2-3 RB Leipzig

Bundesliga · Saturday 9 December 2023, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Borussia Dortmund 2-3 RB Leipzig: match report

Borussia Dortmund lost to RB Leipzig 2-3 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 9 December 2023. The half-time score was 1-1.

Borussia Dortmund's goals came from Niklas Süle (45+6') and Niclas Füllkrug (90+3'). RB Leipzig scored through an own goal by Ramy Bensebaini (32'), Christoph Baumgartner (54') and Yussuf Poulsen (90+1').

Discipline: Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; RB Leipzig received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Borussia Dortmund were 5th on 25 points from 13 and RB Leipzig 4th on 26 points from 13. Borussia Dortmund went on to finish that season 5th with 63 points, and RB Leipzig 4th with 65.

Borussia Dortmund lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and RB Leipzig in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to David Raum of RB Leipzig (8.7), ahead of Julian Brandt (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Borussia Dortmund wins, 1 draw and 3 for RB Leipzig.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

15'Red card · Mats HummelsBorussia Dortmund
32'Own goal · Ramy BensebainiRB Leipzig · 0-1
35'Yellow card · Mohamed SimakanRB Leipzig
45+6'Goal · Niklas SüleBorussia Dortmund · 1-1
54'Goal · Christoph BaumgartnerRB Leipzig · 1-2
60'Yellow card · Salih ÖzcanBorussia Dortmund
61'Yellow card · Xavi SimonsRB Leipzig
66'Yellow card · Loïs OpendaRB Leipzig
90+1'Goal · Yussuf PoulsenRB Leipzig · 1-3
90+3'Goal · Niclas FüllkrugBorussia Dortmund · 2-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Borussia Dortmund 6, draws 1, RB Leipzig 3.

Borussia Dortmund 2-1 RB LeipzigBundesliga · 3 Mar 2023
RB Leipzig 3-0 Borussia DortmundBundesliga · 10 Sep 2022
Borussia Dortmund 1-4 RB LeipzigBundesliga · 2 Apr 2022
RB Leipzig 2-1 Borussia DortmundBundesliga · 6 Nov 2021
Borussia Dortmund 3-2 RB LeipzigBundesliga · 8 May 2021
RB Leipzig 1-3 Borussia DortmundBundesliga · 9 Jan 2021

Team news

Unavailable

Willi OrbánRB Leipzig · injury (Torn Lateral Knee Ligament)
Julien DuranvilleBorussia Dortmund · injury (Muscle Injury)
Dani OlmoRB Leipzig · injury (Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation)
Felix NmechaBorussia Dortmund · injury (Hip problems)
Timo WernerRB Leipzig · injury (Adductor Pain)
Sébastien HallerBorussia Dortmund · injury (Inner Ligament Stretch Of The Knee)
Youssoufa MoukokoBorussia Dortmund · injury (Hamstring Injury)

Borussia Dortmund line-up (4-2-3-1)

Gregor Kobel, Thomas Meunier, Mats Hummels, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ramy Bensebaini, Emre Can, Salih Özcan, Marco Reus, Julian Brandt, Jamie Gittens, Niclas Füllkrug

RB Leipzig line-up (3-4-2-1)

Janis Blaswich, Mohamed Simakan, Lukas Klostermann, Castello Lukeba, Benjamin Henrichs, Amadou Haidara, Xaver Schlager, David Raum, Christoph Baumgartner, Xavi Simons, Loïs Openda