Dortmund vs RB Leipzig Betting Tips 08/05/2021

15:55, 5 May 2021

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15:55, 5 May 2021

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Borussia Dortmund will host RB Leipzig at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund on 8th May 2021 at 19:00 IST. Despite the odds being in favor of the hosts Dortmund, Leipzig are in better shape than them.

Teams Status

Dortmund are coming on the back of four back to back wins in Bundesliga against Werder Bremen, Stuttgart, Union Berlin and Wolfsburg. They started off poorly when compared to last season but are slowly growing as they are in the fifth position with 55 points from 31 matches. They have won 17 matches, drew four and lost as many as ten matches. They have scored the second-highest number of goals this season with 66 goals and have conceded 42 goals in the league so far. They have the fifth best home record as well with 29 points from 15 matches on home turf including nine wins and two draws. Erling Braut Haaland is the team’s leading goal scorer with 25 goals in Bundesliga this season. Jadon Sancho has been exceptional in terms of chances created with nine assists to his name. They have a long list of absentees including Erling Braut Haaland, Jude Bellingham, Mateu Morey, Youssoufa Moukoko, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Axel Witsel and Marcel Schmelzer.

RB Leipzig bounced back really well against Stuttgart after losing to a bottom side Koln. In the Bundesliga, they are in the second position with 64 points, just seven points behind the leaders Bayern Munich. They have played 31 matches and have won 19 matches, drew seven and lost just five matches. They have the second best away record in the league behind Bayern Munich. They have eight wins, four draws and three losses in the 15 matches that they have played on the road, accumulating 28 points. In the 31 matches, they have scored as many as 55 goals and have conceded just 25 goals. Marcel Sabitzer along with Emil Forsberg are leading the goal scoring list with seven goals each. The Spanish midfielder Dani Olmo is the top assist provider for the team with nine assists to his name. Their injury list is slightly smaller than Dortmund as Christopher Nkunku, Marcel Halstenberg, Justin Kluivert, Lukas Klostermann and Dominik Szoboszlai are all out for the next match.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
2.16	3.80	3.30
2.10	3.75	3.25
2.05	3.60	3.15

According to the Dafabet sportsbook, Dortmund are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 2.16. Leipzig are placed at 3.30 and the draw at 3.80 odds. Dortmund are placed at 2.10 according to the Betway sportsbook, Leipzig at 3.25 and the draw at 3.75 odds. According to the 10Cric sportsbook, Dortmund are placed at 2.05, Leipzig at 3.15 and the draw at 3.60 odds.

Tipster’s Angel

An exciting contest in the context of the top four finish in the Bundesliga. Dortmund have a better edge over Leipzig by considering the head to head record, but Leipzig are in better shape this season.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.60

Both the teams are in a pretty good goal-scoring form as they have seen a lot of high-scoring matches in recent times. In the last five head to head matches, over 2.5 goals were scored in three of those matches. In the last three head to head matches played at the Signal Iduna Park, over 2.5 goals were scored in all three matches. In the last nine matches that Dortmund has played across competitions, over 2.5 goals were in seven of those matches. In the last five matches that Leipzig has played across competitions, over 2.5 goals were scored in three of those matches. Even, over 2.5 goals were scored in four of the last five matches that Dortmund has played at home. So, it is very likely that over 2.5 goals were scored at 1.60 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Tip: Both Teams To Score @ 1.55

In the last seven head to head matches, both teams managed to find the back of the net in five of those matches. Both teams scored in all the last three head to head matches that were hosted by Dortmund. In the last ten matches that Dortmund has played across competitions, both teams scored in six of those matches. Four of the last eight matches that Leipzig has played, had both teams scoring in them. In the last five matches that Dortmund played at home, both teams scored in three of those matches. Even, both teams scored in three of the last five matches that Leipzig has played on the road. So, it is very likely that both the teams will manage to find the back of the net at 1.55 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

Leipzig have a stronghold on the second position irrespective of the result of this match. While it is a very important match for Dortmund as they are separated by just two points from the third-placed Wolfsburg.