Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Borussia Dortmund
Match Time & Date:
02/11/2024
18:30
Prediction: 2-2
Leipzig
All eyes will be on Signal Iduna Park when Borussia Dortmund and Leipzig square off against each other in the Bundesliga derby. The Yellow-Blacks aim to recover from the German Cup loss to Wolfsburg and we are positive that they will adopt an attack-minded approach in Saturday’s game. Key midfielder Marcel Sabitzer returns to the starting XI, while Jamie Gittens has joined the likes of Ryerson, Anton, Sule, Duranville, Adeyemi, and Reyna in the recovery room. Almugera Kabar is banned for the match.
The Red Bulls, on the other hand, faced no difficulties in the DFB Pokal clash with St. Pauli (4-2). Given Leipzig’s attacking potential and Borussia Dortmund’s need for points, we believe that there is a big value in betting on over 2.5 goals. In their last meeting at Signal Iduna Park Leipzig defeated Borussia Dortmund 3-2. The likes of Xavi Simons, Xaver Schlager, and David Raum miss out with injuries, while key attacker Lois Openda should recover in time to face Nuri Sahin’s troops.
Highlighted Player (Julian Brandt):
Julian Brandt is one of the most promising wingers in Germany. He started playing football in his hometown, Bremen, at SC Borgfeld, moving to FC Oberneuland, after which he joined VLF Wolfsburg’s youth academy. With 27 goals in his 48 games during two seasons with the Wolves, Brandt recommended himself to Bayer 04 Leverkusen, signing a five-and-a-half-year contract in January 2014.
The 22-year-old winger prefers to play on the left flank, but he can also provide help on the right side, as well as an attacking midfielder. During the season 2015/2016, Julian Brandt netted goals in six consecutive games, becoming the youngest player since Gerd Muller to achieve this.
The good performances in the season made Joackim Low call the youngster in Germany’s preliminary 27-man squad for the Euro 2016 and he made his first appearance for the senior squad in May 2016, against Slovakia. He was a part of the Germany squad at the Summer Olympics, where Brandt and his teammates won the silver medal. In the summer of 2018, Julian Brandt made the World Cup team.
Highlighted Team (Leipzig):
Leipzig are a professional football club founded in 2009. Die Bullen (The Bulls) were unbeaten in the 2012/2013 Regionalliga Nordost and, as a result, they secured promotion to the 3. Liga. After finishing the 2013/2014 as 3rd. Liga campaign in second place in the standings, Leipzig were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga and they competed in the German second tier for two seasons.
Despite suffering a loss to Karlsruher on the last day of the 2015/2016 round in the 2. Bundesliga campaign, die Bullen secured promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time ever. Leipzig play their home games at Red Bull Arena (42,959) and it has to be noted that the stadium was opened in 1954.
Die Bullen wear white shirts and red shorts while their away kit is blue and yellow. Ralph Hasenhuttl was appointed as the team’s manager at the end of the 2015/2016 season and you should know that the likes of Ralf Rangnick, Achim Beierlorzer, Alexander Zorniger, Peter Pacult, Tomas Oral and Tino Vogel were in charge of the team in the past as well.
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