This pair of contenders are enjoying a fine season so far and occasions like this could be momentous. Here's the preview for Borussia Dortmund - Bayer 04 Leverkusen!
- Borussia Dortmund have the most points (27) at home in Bundesliga
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
Borussia Dortmund have been very solid at home in the Bundesliga so far, with 27 points collected from 10 matches (9-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. Two home wins in a row for Borussia Dortmund bring valid hopes of a third.
Borussia are returning here after visiting Hoffenheim and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Haaland and Reus scored the goal(s). The striker Malen won the honour of being "man of the match" for Borussia Dortmund with a rating of 8.41/10. Malen signed up for two assists, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 21 successful passes (of 26 total).
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Borussia Dortmund is on fire here. A stunning 31 from 10 league matches. On the other hand, Borussia Dortmund have conceded 13 goals.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats
Playing away, Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Bundesliga this season.
Bellarabi, Diaby (3) and Alario scored in Bayer 04 Leverkusen's previous match, the home game against Augsburg that ended 5-1. Midfielder Diaby was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.21. Diaby scored three goals and hit one key pass.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Borussia M'gladbach.Bayer 04 Leverkusen are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, zero draws and two defeats. From a total of four matches.
The Leverkusen manager Seoane has got the team scoring on the road, with 23 away goals in 10 league matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bayer 04 Leverkusen have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have played previously this season: Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Borussia Dortmund 3-4. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Borussia seven wins, one draw and Bayer 04 Leverkusen two victories. As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Schick 18 goals |   E. Håland 16 goals |  M. Diaby 8 goals |
Borussia Dortmund missing players
Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players
| Borussia Dortmund | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 52 | 31 | 11 | Scored | S | 5 | 23 | 49 |
| 31 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 32 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 85% | 90% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 80% | 75% |
| 60% | 60% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 60% | 65% |
| 45% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 85% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 90% | 75% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6 |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 13 | 13.8 |
| 6 | 6.3 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 5.1 | 6 |
| 44% | 49% | 65% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 45% | 40% |
| 11 | 9.6 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 14.7 | 15 |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
- All of Bayer 04 Leverkusen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Borussia Dortmund's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Borussia Dortmund have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Borussia Dortmund have the most points (27) at home in Bundesliga
- 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 | Bayern München | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 46 | 49 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 43 |
| 3 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | RB Leipzig | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 31 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 31 |
| 8 | Köln | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 19 | -2 | 29 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Mainz 05 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | Bochum | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -10 | 24 |
| 12 | Borussia M'gladbach | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 22 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26 | -20 | 22 |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 21 |
| 15 | VfL Wolfsburg | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -15 | 21 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -15 | 19 |
| 17 | Stuttgart | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -13 | 18 |
| 18 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 36 | -35 | 10 |
