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Borussia Dortmund faces RB Leipzig in the top match – the duel between Bayern’s pursuers promises pure excitement. Both teams are in strong form, and for coach Niko Kovac, the reunion has a special touch.

On Saturday (3:30 p.m., live on Sky), the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK will host the top match between Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig – a duel that has almost always had direct significance for the top of the table in recent years. Since the Saxons’ promotion to the Bundesliga in 2016, only Bayern have collected more points than Dortmund and Leipzig.

Both teams have established themselves as fixtures behind the record champions: BVB has finished as runners-up four times since then, Leipzig twice. This season, too, they are the main chasers – Dortmund sits second with 13 points, Leipzig right behind with twelve.

Both teams arrive with four consecutive league wins and are thus in top form. For BVB, the 13 points after five matchdays are their best haul in eight years. Across seasons, the Black and Yellows are unbeaten in 13 Bundesliga matches, collecting 35 points – more than any other team.

Their last defeat was, of all things, on March 15, 2025, when Dortmund lost 0-2 in Leipzig. Since Niko Kovac took over as coach eight months ago, BVB has lost only this one Bundesliga match – back then against the Saxons under their then-coach Marco Rose. “I hope this doesn’t come full circle,” Kovac said ahead of the reunion.

BVB vs Leipzig: Duel of Bayern’s Pursuers

Historically, encounters in Dortmund promise plenty of goals. In nine Bundesliga meetings at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, there have been 38 goals, averaging more than four per game. There has never been a goalless draw between the two teams. Leipzig has suffered more defeats only in Munich (seven) than anywhere else, but they have already lost five times away in Dortmund as well.

Currently, BVB impresses not only offensively but also with a stable defense. Dortmund has kept a clean sheet in four consecutive games and could now equal a club record – five games in a row without conceding has never been achieved before.

In their last meeting in Dortmund in the spring, BVB came from behind after an early goal by Sesko and won 2-1 in front of 81,365 spectators thanks to goals from Beier and Guirassy. Borussia celebrated their highest home win against Leipzig on August 26, 2018 – a 4-1 victory after falling behind, with Marco Reus sealing the result in stoppage time.

Everything therefore points to another intense, high-scoring, and decisive duel between two teams.

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