Yussuf Poulsen scores for the third game in a row | #BVBRBL in numbers

RB Leipzig defeated Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in a huge clash on matchday 14 of the Bundesliga season. Find all the best facts from the game here!
 

Squad Facts

• Marco Rose made one change to the side that started against Heidenheim, with Castello Jr. replacing Yussuf Poulsen.
   
• Lois Openda and Mohamed Simakan both picked up their fourth yellow cards of the season and will receive a one-game ban if they are booked again. Xavi was cautioned for the third time in the game against BVB.
   
• El Chadaille Bitshiabu was in the matchday squad for the first time after recovering from a knee injury.
   
• Lukas Klostermann captained RBL for the second time this season.
   

Goal Facts

• Christoph Baumgartner’s goal to make it 2-1 to RBL was the third time he’s bagged this season. It was the first time Baumi had scored after starting for Leipzig, as well as his first goal away from home.
   
• It was our midfielder’s 30th Bundesliga goal after he found the back of the net 27 times for Hoffenheim.
   
• Yussuf Poulsen scored for the third Bundesliga game in a row. The winner was also Yussi’s third goal against Borussia Dortmund.
   
• It was also the seventh goal that an RBL substitute has scored this season. No other team has bagged as many times off the bench.
   
• 21 of our 34 goals this season have been scored by our summer signings.
   

Assist Facts

• David Raum provided the assist for the opener. It was his fourth Bundesliga assist of the season (the second-most at the club) and the third corner he’s taken that has led to a goal.
   
• Xavi’s assist for Christoph Baumgartner’s goal brings his assists tally to eight – a league-high.
   
• Emil Forsberg set up Yussuf Poulsen’s winner, which was the Swede’s first assist of the campaign.

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Table Facts

• The victory over Dortmund was RB Leipzig’s fourth away win of the season.
   
• RBL have now won five of their last six matches against BVB.
   
• It was RBL’s ninth win of the season and solidifies our grip on fourth place, as we now have a four-point advantage over Dortmund.
   
• The win breaks Leipzig’s two-match losing streak away from home.
   

Top statistics for RBL

PLAYERS

• Shots: Amadou Haidara – 4
   
• Distance covered: Xaver Schlager – 12.1 km
   
• Fastest player: Lois Openda – 34.89 km/h
   
• Most challenges won: Castello Jr. – 12
   
• Highest pass accuracy: Castello Jr.