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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2020-21
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2 – 1
Full Time
Borussia Dortmund
Tue 19 Jan 2021 · 19:30 UTC BayArena HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Leon Bailey 74' Y
Moussa Diaby 78' Y
Y 90' Mats Hummels
Y 90' Thomas Delaney

Overview

Match Preview

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Achmuller
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Frank Willenborg
  • Referee Christian Dietz

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Borussia Dortmund 4 12
2 FC Bayern München 4 10
3 SC Freiburg 4 10
4 FC Augsburg 4 7
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 7
6 1. FSV Mainz 05 4 7
7 SV 07 Elversberg 4 7
8 SV Werder Bremen 4 7
9 RB Leipzig 4 6
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 5
11 FC Schalke 04 4 5
12 SC Paderborn 07 4 4
13 1. FC Köln 4 4
14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 3
15 VfB Stuttgart 4 3
16 Hamburger SV 4 3
17 1. FC Union Berlin 4 1
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0

Head-to-Head

6
2
9
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 17 games · Avg 3.9 goals Borussia Dortmund
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 Borussia Dortmund 2020-02-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–3 Borussia Dortmund 2019-09-14 Borussia Dortmund 4–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2019-02-24 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2018-09-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Borussia Dortmund H 2–1 W
15 Jan 1. FC Union Berlin A 0–1 L
12 Jan Eintracht Frankfurt H 4–1 W
09 Jan SV Werder Bremen H 1–1 D
02 Jan Eintracht Frankfurt A 1–2 L
19 Dec FC Bayern München H 1–2 L
Borussia Dortmund
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–2 L
16 Jan 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–1 D
09 Jan RB Leipzig A 3–1 W
03 Jan VfL Wolfsburg H 2–0 W
22 Dec Eintracht Braunschweig A 2–0 W
18 Dec 1. FC Union Berlin A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Borussia Dortmund
#5 Position #1
7 Points 12
4 Played 4
2 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 0 / 0
10 Scored 9
5 Conceded 2
+5 GD +7
1.75 PPG 3.00
50% Win % 100%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season
75% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (7 pts). Borussia Dortmund are 1st (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Borussia Dortmund
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
3/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Patrik Schick 4 G 1 A
Christian Kofane 2 G
Ibrahim Maza 1 G 1 A
Facundo Medina 1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez 1 G
Borussia Dortmund
Sehrou Guirassy 2 G 2 A
Felix Kalu Nmecha 2 G
Fabio Silva 2 G
Ioannis Konstantelias 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Bayer 04 Leverkusen welcome Borussia Dortmund for this crunch clash at BayArena.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Roman Burki made 523 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Borussia Dortmund are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 14' Magnificent from Moussa Diaby! That is 63 goals in 522 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Steffen Tigges, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' A quiet spell here at BayArena. Bayer 04 Leverkusen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 34' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 39' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 44' Raphael Guerreiro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 49' Borussia Dortmund have won 804 goals from 523 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 54' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 59' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Borussia Dortmund's shape.
  • 60' Fresh legs for Bayer 04 Leverkusen! Daley Sinkgraven comes on to replace Wendell.
  • 65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Bosz might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 67' Julian Brandt adds to his 1 season tally! Borussia Dortmund lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 69' The whistle greets Lucas Alario as he departs to be replaced by Patrik Schick.
  • 70' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Charles Aranguiz by Kerem Demirbay on 70 minute.
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Leon Bailey.
  • 74' The whistle greets Jadon Sancho as he departs to be replaced by Gio Reyna.
  • 78' Controversy at the stadium! Moussa Diaby argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 80' Florian Wirtz doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Borussia Dortmund — Youssoufa Moukoko on, Jude Bellingham off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 89' A change in the Borussia Dortmund ranks — Marco Reus exits the field as Steffen Tigges enters on 89.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mats Hummels.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Bayer 04 Leverkusen to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edin Terzić

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marco Reus 5
Erling Haaland 4
Julian Brandt 3
Moussa Diaby 3
Florian Wirtz 3
Jude Bellingham 3
Paco Alcacer 3
Kevin Volland 3

Head to Head

2021-01-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 Borussia Dortmund 2020-02-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–3 Borussia Dortmund 2019-09-14 Borussia Dortmund 4–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2019-02-24 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2018-09-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 Borussia Dortmund

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2021-01-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2021-01-15 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-01-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2021-01-09 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 SV Werder Bremen D 2021-01-02 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2020-12-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 FC Bayern München L

Borussia Dortmund Form

2021-01-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2021-01-16 Borussia Dortmund 1–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 D 2021-01-09 RB Leipzig 1–3 Borussia Dortmund W 2021-01-03 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg W 2020-12-22 Eintracht Braunschweig 0–2 Borussia Dortmund W 2020-12-18 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 Borussia Dortmund L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77 Borussia Dortmund xG
I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Borussia Dortmund 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bayer 04 Leverkusen33% Draw26% Borussia Dortmund41%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
59%
Draw or Borussia Dortmund
67%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Borussia Dortmund
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bayer 04 Leverkusen22% Draw43% Borussia Dortmund35%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 3
5.3%
1 – 0
5.2%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 15% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 21% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.