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 9 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
Borussia Dortmund 9 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Deniz Aytekin
Assistant 1 Eduard Beitinger
Assistant 2 Dominik Schaal

Standings

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

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
#5	Position	#2
16	Points	21
9	Played	9
5 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 0
20	Scored	16
17	Conceded	7
+3	GD	+9
1.78	PPG	2.33
56%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

56% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (16 pts). Borussia Dortmund are 2nd (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

3/4

61-75

2/1

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Borussia Dortmund

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/2

46-60

2/1

61-75

4/1

76+

6/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick	8 G	2 A
Ibrahim Maza	3 G	3 A
Christian Kofane	2 G
Facundo Medina	1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez	1 G

Borussia Dortmund

Felix Kalu Nmecha	4 G
Sehrou Guirassy	3 G	2 A
Fabio Silva	3 G	2 A
Maximilian Beier	2 G	2 A
Ioannis Konstantelias	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds BayArena will turn into a battlefield for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Niko Kovać will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Borussia Dortmund fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' The 26-year-old Felix Kalu Nmecha has been sensational this season — 4 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
20' Ramy Bensebaini, a Algeria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
23' Pascal Gross has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 23.
28' Borussia Dortmund started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
31' Against the run of play, Jeremie Frimpong has scored! This game has turned on its head.
33' What an equalizer from Julian Brandt!
38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
43' What a strike from Julian Ryerson! The score is 1-2.
45' Borussia Dortmund player sees a card in front of him.
46' The Borussia Dortmund bench stirs into life. Felix Kalu Nmecha is withdrawn and Marcel Sabitzer gets his opportunity.
51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marcel Sabitzer suffering a number of foals already.
56' Alejandro Grimaldo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
59' Nathan Tella makes way for Jonas Hofmann at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
67' Exequiel Palacios has so much to prove this time. He replaces Robert Andrich on 67 minute.
72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
73' Goal! Karim Adeyemi scores his 36 goal in 226 matches.
74' Time for substitution for Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi is replaced by Emre Can.
77' The deadlock is broken! Sehrou Guirassy gets on the scoresheet on 77 minutes.
78' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 78 minute. Granit Xhaka leaves to be changed by Aleix Garcia.
82' The Borussia Dortmund manager makes a substitution. Pascal Gross departs to be replaced by Salih Ozcan.
87' Time for substitution for Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt is replaced by Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
It finishes all square. Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund share the spoils 2-4.

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
Kevin Volland	3
Patrik Schick	3
Raphael Guerreiro	3
Jonathan Tah	3
Julian Brandt	3
Moussa Diaby	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

3 / 4

1.42 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

2.12 Borussia Dortmund xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen27% Draw25% Borussia Dortmund48%

Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

52%

Draw or Borussia Dortmund

73%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Borussia Dortmund

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen21% Draw40% Borussia Dortmund39%

Actual: Borussia Dortmund win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

9.6%

1 – 2

0 – 2

6.6%

1 – 3

6.3%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 1

0 – 1

5.6%

0 – 3

4.5%

2 – 3

4.5%

0 – 0

4.3%

1 – 0

3.5%

1 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	13%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	20%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	16%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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