Overview
- The Ivory Coast forward scored three times between the 47th and 65th minutes to reach six league goals this season.
- His treble made him the second youngest hat-trick scorer in Bundesliga history, with only Walter Bechtold younger in 1965.
- Conrad Harder opened the scoring after five minutes and later set up Christoph Baumgartner for Leipzig's second.
- David Raum converted a 62nd-minute penalty to make it 5-0 before Diomande completed his hat-trick.
- Borussia Dortmund sat third on 25 points and were scheduled to face Hoffenheim on Sunday.