Top-drawer Borussia Dortmund land at Bayer 04 Leverkusen after their 2-1-result against FSV Mainz 05. Get out our thorough match preview!
- All of Bayer 04 Leverkusen's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Borussia Dortmund have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Bayer 04 Leverkusen nor Borussia Dortmund as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have collected 14 points from their Bundesliga home games so far after 4-2-3. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena.
A nice win for Bayer 04 Leverkusen last time playing, versus VfL Bochum 1848. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Hložek and Tapsoba scoring for the victors. Tapsoba, defender, was given a rating of 7.65/10 in that game, top of the team. Tapsoba scored one goal and won 5 of 11 duels.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Borussia Mönchengladbach with a 3-2 scoreline.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Leverkusen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 0 and lost 2.
Goal fest? Who knows the future, but we do know that 12 of the 16 most recent league matches with this team has contained three goals or more.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 19 times. Bayer 04 Leverkusen have conceded 11 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
4 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Borussia Dortmund playing as the away team in the Bundesliga this season.
Two trips in a row for Borussia Dortmund, whose manager Terzic could celebrate last time after the win against FSV Mainz 05. Reyna came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against FSV Mainz 05 last time out, making the manager Terzic feel like a tactical genius. Schlotterbeck, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.8. Schlotterbeck hit one key pass and won 9 of 11 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 4-3 against FC Augsburg.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 4 similar matches played by Borussia Dortmund in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Borussia, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Goal-happy betting people should observe that 8 of this club's 10 latest league games have ended with at least three goals.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Borussia Dortmund have scored 12 goals in 9 league games away. Borussia Dortmund struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund have faced off before this season: Borussia Dortmund - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-0. Numbers for the former ten meetings between these two squads are: three wins for Leverkusen, zero draws and seven wins for Borussia Dortmund. Over 2,5 goals: nine times; under 2,5 goals: one game. Reus loves to face Bayer 04 Leverkusen and have scored 7 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Diaby 6 goals |   Y. Moukoko 6 goals |  J. Frimpong 5 goals |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players
Borussia Dortmund missing players
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 30 | 19 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 12 | 31 |
| 28 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 17 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 76% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 67% | 65% |
| 47% | 44% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 41% |
| 24% | 22% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 22% | 29% |
| 47% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 56% | 47% |
| 29% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 35% |
| 24% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 18% |
| 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.1 | 14.9 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 14.6 | 14.4 |
| 5.3 | 6.6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| 33% | 32% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 23% | 32% |
| 12.8 | 9.1 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.8 | 16 | 12.7 |
| 4.6 | 2.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 5.9 | 4.6 |
- All of Bayer 04 Leverkusen's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Borussia Dortmund have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Borussia Dortmund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 36 | 36 |
| 2 | FC Union Berlin | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 33 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 32 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | SC Freiburg | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 31 |
| 7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 29 |
| 8 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Köln | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 21 |
| 12 | FSV Mainz 05 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 20 |
| 13 | TSG Hoffenheim | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -2 | 19 |
| 14 | FC Augsburg | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | -22 | 16 |
| 17 | Hertha BSC | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 14 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -27 | 9 |
