RB Leipzig 1-3 Borussia Dortmund: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 9 January 2021

Result

RB Leipzig 1-3 Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga · Saturday 9 January 2021, 17:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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RB Leipzig 1-3 Borussia Dortmund: match report

RB Leipzig lost to Borussia Dortmund 1-3 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 9 January 2021. The half-time score was 0-0.

Jadon Sancho opened the scoring in the 55th minute. RB Leipzig's goal came from Alexander Sörloth (89'). Borussia Dortmund scored through Jadon Sancho (55'), Erling Haaland (71') and Erling Haaland (84').

Discipline: RB Leipzig received no yellow cards; Borussia Dortmund received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game RB Leipzig were 2nd on 31 points from 14 and Borussia Dortmund 5th on 25 points from 14. RB Leipzig went on to finish that season 2nd with 65 points, and Borussia Dortmund 3rd with 64.

RB Leipzig lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Borussia Dortmund in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund (9.7), ahead of Erling Haaland (8.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 RB Leipzig wins, 2 draws and 4 for Borussia Dortmund.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 32'Yellow card · Thomas DelaneyBorussia Dortmund
  • 55'Goal · Jadon SanchoBorussia Dortmund · 0-1
  • 71'Goal · Erling HaalandBorussia Dortmund · 0-2
  • 73'Yellow card · Manuel AkanjiBorussia Dortmund
  • 84'Goal · Erling HaalandBorussia Dortmund · 0-3
  • 89'Goal · Alexander SörlothRB Leipzig · 1-3

Head-to-head

8 meetings: RB Leipzig 2, draws 2, Borussia Dortmund 4.

Team news

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

Péter Gulácsi, Willi Orbán, Dayot Upamecano, Marcel Halstenberg, Tyler Adams, Marcel Sabitzer, Amadou Haidara, Angeliño, Dani Olmo, Emil Forsberg, Yussuf Poulsen

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

Roman Bürki, Thomas Meunier, Manuel Akanji, Mats Hummels, Raphaël Guerreiro, Axel Witsel, Thomas Delaney, Jadon Sancho, Marco Reus, Giovanni Reyna, Erling Haaland