Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2024-25

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2 – 4

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Borussia Dortmund

Sun 11 May 2025 · 13:30 UTC BayArena 30,210 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jeremie Frimpong 31' 1–0

1–1 33' Julian Brandt

1–2 43' Julian Ryerson

1–3 73' Karim Adeyemi

1–4 77' Sehrou Guirassy

Jonas Hofmann 90+2' 2–4

Y 23' Pascal Gross

Y 45' Felix Kalu Nmecha

Overview

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Borussia Dortmund 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Deniz Aytekin
Assistant 1 Eduard Beitinger
Assistant 2 Dominik Schaal

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
2	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
3	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26
4	FC Schalke 04	0	0
5	SC Paderborn 07	0	0
6	SV 07 Elversberg	0	0
7	FC Bayern München	0	0
8	Borussia Dortmund	0	0
9	RB Leipzig	0	0
10	VfB Stuttgart	0	0
11	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	0	0
12	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	0	0
13	SC Freiburg	0	0
14	Eintracht Frankfurt	0	0
15	FC Augsburg	0	0
16	1. FSV Mainz 05	0	0
17	1. FC Union Berlin	0	0
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0	0
19	Hamburger SV	0	0
20	1. FC Köln	0	0
21	SV Werder Bremen	0	0

Head-to-Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 17 games · Avg 3.9 goals Borussia Dortmund

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 Borussia Dortmund 2025-01-10 Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2024-04-21 Borussia Dortmund 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2023-12-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Borussia Dortmund 2023-01-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 May	Borussia Dortmund	H	2–4	L
04 May	SC Freiburg	A	2–2	D
26 Apr	FC Augsburg	H	2–0	W
20 Apr	FC St. Pauli 1910	A	1–1	D
12 Apr	1. FC Union Berlin	H	0–0	D
05 Apr	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	A	1–0	W

Borussia Dortmund

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 May	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	4–2	W
03 May	VfL Wolfsburg	H	4–0	W
26 Apr	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	3–2	W
20 Apr	Borussia Mönchengladbach	H	3–2	W
15 Apr	FC Barcelona	H	3–1	W
12 Apr	FC Bayern München	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen		Borussia Dortmund
#12	Position	#8
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 12th (0 pts). Borussia Dortmund are 8th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have kicked off against Borussia Dortmund. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Daniel Svensson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 6 appearances.
10' It looks surprising Borussia Dortmund does not make any changes. Felix Kalu Nmecha has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Borussia Dortmund's 3-4-2-1 shape.
20' Waldemar Anton has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
23' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Pascal Gross.
28' The travelling Borussia Dortmund supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
31' Jeremie Frimpong does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
33' Julian Brandt adds to his 0 season tally! Borussia Dortmund lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
38' 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.
43' Against the run of play, Julian Ryerson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
45' It’s a booking for Borussia Dortmund player. Felix Kalu Nmecha gets a card.
46' The crowd applauds Felix Kalu Nmecha as he leaves the pitch. Marcel Sabitzer steps in for Borussia Dortmund.
51' Borussia Dortmund have won 798 goals from 521 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
56' Robert Andrich is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bayer 04 Leverkusen tonight.
59' Nathan Tella makes way for Jonas Hofmann at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
64' Edmond Tapsoba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 43 Yellow cards this season.
67' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Exequiel Palacios is hanging Robert Andrich on the field on 67 minute.
72' Over 72 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
73' A goal from the Germany international Karim Adeyemi! He fires home on 73 to make it 1-3!
74' Fresh legs for Borussia Dortmund! Emre Can comes on to replace Karim Adeyemi.
77' Magnificent from Sehrou Guirassy! That is 126 goals in 398 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
78' A tactical swap from Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Aleix Garcia on, Granit Xhaka off on 78 minutes.
82' A change in the Borussia Dortmund ranks — Pascal Gross exits the field as Salih Ozcan enters on 82.
87' The Borussia Dortmund bench stirs into life. Julian Brandt is withdrawn and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens gets his opportunity.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Borussia Dortmund take all three points.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

34
Granit Xhaka ↓ Aleix Garcia 78'
4
Jonathan Tah
1
Lukas Hradecky
8
Robert Andrich ↓ Exequiel Palacios 67'
20
Alejandro Grimaldo
12
Edmond Tapsoba
30
Jeremie Frimpong
21
Amine Adli ↓ Patrik Schick 59'
10
Florian Wirtz
19
Nathan Tella ↓ Jonas Hofmann 59'
3
Piero Hincapie ↓ Arthur Augusto 78'

Bench

16
Emiliano Buendia
7
Jonas Hofmann ↑ 59'
36
Niklas Lomb
24
Aleix Garcia ↑ 78'
14
Patrik Schick ↑ 59'
25
Exequiel Palacios ↑ 67'
17
Matej Kovar
22
Victor Boniface
13
Arthur Augusto ↑ 78'

Coach Xabi Alonso

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

13
Pascal Gross ↓ Salih Ozcan 82'
5
Ramy Bensebaini
25
Niklas Sule
10
Julian Brandt ↓ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 87'
3
Waldemar Anton
1
Gregor Kobel
9
Sehrou Guirassy
26
Julian Ryerson ↓ Yan Couto 87'
8
Felix Kalu Nmecha ↓ Marcel Sabitzer 46'
27
Karim Adeyemi ↓ Emre Can 74'
24
Daniel Svensson

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2025-05-11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 Borussia Dortmund L 2025-05-04 SC Freiburg 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2025-04-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 FC Augsburg W 2025-04-20 FC St. Pauli 1910 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2025-04-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 1. FC Union Berlin D 2025-04-05 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

Borussia Dortmund Form

2025-05-11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 Borussia Dortmund W 2025-05-03 Borussia Dortmund 4–0 VfL Wolfsburg W 2025-04-26 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–3 Borussia Dortmund W 2025-04-20 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 2025-04-15 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 FC Barcelona W 2025-04-12 FC Bayern München 2–2 Borussia Dortmund D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.84 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.2 Borussia Dortmund xG

I would bet for: Borussia Dortmund or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen27% Draw32% Borussia Dortmund41%

Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

59%

Draw or Borussia Dortmund

73%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Borussia Dortmund

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen18% Draw54% Borussia Dortmund28%

Actual: Borussia Dortmund win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

0 – 0

15.4%

0 – 1

14.3%

1 – 1

14%

1 – 0

9.6%

0 – 2

8.9%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

5.3%

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

3.5%

2 – 2

3.4%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

1.5%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	16%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	24%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	13%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet

44% ✓

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