Countdown to Leipzig: referee, tickets, broadcast, weather | OneFootball

Referee: Stegemann in chargeThe 40-year-old graduate in public administration is officiating his 12th Bundesliga match involving Borussia Dortmund (eight wins and three draws to date). Sascha Stegemann comes from Niederkassel and referees for the FC of the same name in the Mittelrhein association. The 1.89-metre-tall referee has been active in the Bundesliga since the 2014/15 season. Dr Martin Thomsen and Christian Bandurski will be the linesmen. The fourth official is Martin Petersen. Robert Schröder will be in the VAR booth.

EHF Champions League: first the handball, then the footballA Black & Yellow doubleheader at Strobelallee: first handball, then football. First Helmut-Körnig-Halle, then SIGNAL IDUNA PARK. First EHF Champions League, then Bundesliga. On Saturday, Borussia Dortmund's women's handball team will battle Storhamar Handball Elite for points. The match starts at 13:00 CEST – before the footballers' home game against Leipzig. Support the women's handball team in Europe – get your tickets!

Getting there: Ticket included in the ticketThis service from BVB and DSW21 remains unique in the Bundesliga: the admission ticket for SIGNAL IDUNA PARK is valid for travel to and from the stadium throughout the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. This also applies to holders of plastic season tickets. Holders of a ‘Print@Home ticket’ or a ‘mobile ticket’ (e.g. Apple Wallet) must carry a ticket for public transport in addition to their admission ticket, which must be ordered free of charge online on this page.

Tickets: Secondary market openThis home game is sold out, with the stadium at its full capacity of 81,365. The Leipzig team will be supported by almost 2,500 travelling fans. The secondary market will be open until 13:00 CEST on matchday. Ticket holders who are unable to attend the match in person at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK can legally offer their season tickets or day tickets for resale in the BVB ticket shop. Ticket holders do not have to hand over their individual tickets or season tickets, as the tickets can be electronically blocked and then reactivated. The secondary market is available for all sold-out home games.

Live broadcast: Sky and Netradio

The match will be broadcast live on Sky. Pre-match coverage begins at 14:00 CEST. Britta Hofmann will host the programme. Dietmar Hamann will be on hand as a pundit. Florian Schmidt-Sommerfeld provide commentary for the match. As usual, BVB Netradio will be reporting from a Black & Yellow perspective. The reporters are Norbert Dickel and Boris Rupert. BVB Netradio will start 15 minutes before kick-off. It can be accessed by everyone on the homepage and in the BVB app on iPhone and Android devices. A summary of the match, as well as the press conference and comments on the game, will be available on BVB-TV, among other places.

Kits: BVB in Black & YellowBorussia Dortmund will play in their yellow home jerseys with black shorts and yellow socks – get your BVB home jersey now in the online shop! Leipzig will play in white (with red accents).

Weather: changeable and coolThe weather forecast for Saturday: clouds and rain will dominate the morning and afternoon, with drier conditions expected after kick-off and temperatures around 13 degrees Celsius.

Liveticker: over to the appBVB's digital channels operate at full throttle on matchday. And that's not only the case during the match, but throughout the matchday too – starting at 09:09 CEST, of course. In "Matchday Mode", the BVB app (download) offers news, pictures, posts, videos, statistics and plenty more match info besides. The live ticker starts at kick-off and updates you on all the important moments. In addition to the live ticker, there will be full match highlights, statistics and first-hand info on our social media channels Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The match report plus reactions and facts will follow on the  website and on the app after the final whistle.