Dortmund vs RB Leipzig 2022-23 German Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund

21': Marco Reus (P)
39': Emre Can

FT
2 - 1

RB Leipzig

74': Emil Forsberg

Dortmund beats Leipzig 2-1 to retake Bundesliga lead

— Captain Marco Reus scored again in a 2-1 win over Leipzig that lifted Borussia Dortmund three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga on Friday and preserved its winning start to 2023.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
15': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, RB Leipzig 0. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
29': Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, RB Leipzig 0. Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
45'+3': André Silva (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
45'+4': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, RB Leipzig 0.
45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 2, RB Leipzig 0.
52': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Substitution, RB Leipzig. David Raum replaces Marcel Halstenberg.
71': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Mohamed Simakan replaces Willi Orbán.
72': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces André Silva.
72': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Anthony Modeste replaces Sébastien Haller.
73': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens replaces Marco Reus.
74': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, RB Leipzig 1. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Raum.
83': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Mahmoud Dahoud replaces Salih Özcan.
83': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Mats Hummels replaces Julian Brandt.
84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Timo Werner replaces Christopher Nkunku.
84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Amadou Haidara.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 81,365

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+55	Bayer Leverkusen	30	80	0
+50	Bayern Munich	30	66	6
+32	VfB Stuttgart	30	63	7
+35	RB Leipzig	30	59	7

Full Table

Statistics

RBL		DOR
20	Fouls	8
5	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	4
61.6	Possession	38.4
17	SHOTS	8
6	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
545	Accurate Passes	305
626	Passes	388
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	3
19	Crosses	15
0.4	Cross %	0.2
41	Long Balls	61
24	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	4
14	Effective Tackles	11
17	Tackles	21
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
5	Interceptions	15
15	Effective Clearances	20
15	Clearances	20

Line-Ups

Borussia Dortmund (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
33	Alexander Meyer (GK)
4	Nico Schlotterbeck
25	Niklas Süle
23	Emre Can
26	Julian Ryerson
17	Marius Wolf
6	Salih Ozcan
22	Jude Bellingham
11	Marco Reus
19	Julian Brandt
9	Sébastien Haller

Substitutes:

Gregor Kobel, Thomas Meunier, Mahmoud Dahoud, Anthony Modeste, Raphaël Guerreiro, Giovanni Reyna, Mats Hummels, Felix Passlack, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.

RB Leipzig (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
21	Janis Blaswich (GK)
32	Josko Gvardiol
4	Willi Orbán
23	Marcel Halstenberg
39	Benjamin Henrichs
24	Xaver Schlager
8	Amadou Haidara
18	Christopher Nkunku
19	André Silva
10	Emil Forsberg
17	Dominik Szoboszlai