Borussia Dortmund will kick off the second half of their Bundesliga campaign with a trip to Rasenballsport Leipzig on Saturday evening. Here we bring you the match facts.

The match facts

  • BVB scored as many goals in the 4-1 win at the start of the season as they did in the four previous matches combined.
  • But the Westphalians only failed to find the net in the first meeting – a 1-0 away defeat in September 2016.
  • Only one of the four subsequent games ended in defeat.
  • The two previous meetings in Leipzig produced only three goals, while the three matches in Dortmund yielded 11.
  • Only Borussia Dortmund (one defeat) and Bayern Munich (three) have lost fewer matches this season than Leipzig (four).
  • The last Bundesliga defeats both teams suffered after being 1-0 ahead came against each other: Leipzig lost 4-1 in the reverse fixture after going ahead and BVB were beaten 3-2 in Dortmund on 14 October 2017.

Leipzig facts

  • Leipzig have the best defensive record in the league (17 goals conceded).
  • They already have more clean sheets (seven) than they did in the entirety of last season (six).
  • Leipzig have won each of the last nine matches in which they scored the opening goal.
  • The men from Saxony are unbeaten in 10 home games stretching back into last season, and have won their last four in front of their own fans. The last home defeat was a 5-2 loss to Hoffenheim on 21 April 2018.

Borussia Dortmund facts

  • BVB currently have 42 points – 14 more than they had at the same stage of last season.
  • Only Bayern have more away wins (seven) than the Black & Yellows do this season (five).
  • Dortmund have lost the fewest away games in the division, with their sole defeat on the road a 2-1 loss in Düsseldorf on 18 December 2018. (br)