Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga at Signal Iduna Park.
- Borussia Dortmund 34 games · 73 pts (2025/26)
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Deniz Aytekin
- Assistant 1 Christian Leicher
- Assistant 2 Dr. Martin Thomsen (Germany)
17 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 5.1 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Bayern Munchen 34 89 2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73 3 RB Leipzig 34 65 4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62 5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61 6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59 7 SC Freiburg 34 47 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44 9 FC Augsburg 34 43 10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40 11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39 12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38 13 Hamburger SV 34 38 14 1. FC Koln 34 32 15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32 16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29 17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26 18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–1 L 04 Apr VfB Stuttgart A 2–0 W 21 Mar Hamburger SV H 3–2 W 14 Mar FC Augsburg H 2–0 W 07 Mar 1. FC Koln A 2–1 W 28 Feb FC Bayern Munchen H 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Borussia Dortmund A 1–0 W 04 Apr VfL Wolfsburg H 6–3 W 21 Mar 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 A 3–3 D 17 Mar Arsenal FC A 0–2 L 14 Mar FC Bayern Munchen H 1–1 D 11 Mar Arsenal FC H 1–1 D Season Stats
Borussia Dortmund Bayer 04 Leverkusen #2 Position #6 73 Points 59 34 Played 34 22 / 7 / 5 W / D / L 17 / 8 / 9 70 Scored 68 34 Conceded 47 +36 GD +21 2.15 PPG 1.74 65% Win % 50% Key Stats
71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history44% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this seasonBorussia Dortmund are 2nd (73 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Borussia Dortmund0-152/116-30–/–31-453/246-601/–61-751/–76+5/3■ Scored ■ ConcededBayer 04 Leverkusen0-152/216-302/131-454/346-602/161-752/176+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Borussia Dortmund.
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Lineups
Borussia Dortmund Lineups
3-5-1-1Starting XI
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Julian Ryerson ↓ Almugera Kabar 76'
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Fabio Silva ↓ Samuele Inacio 64'
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Jobe Bellingham ↓ Salih Ozcan 76'
Bench
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Salih Ozcan ↑ 76'
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Maximilian Beier ↑ 59'
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Carney Chukwuemeka ↑ 64'
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Almugera Kabar ↑ 76'
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Samuele Inacio ↑ 64'
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Coach Niko KovaćBayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Nathan Tella ↓ Ernest Poku 74'
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Ibrahim Maza ↓ Malik Tillman 90'
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Bench
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Lucas Vazquez ↑ 74'
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Patrik Schick ↑ 54'
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Malik Tillman ↑ 90'
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Ernest Poku ↑ 74'
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Coach Kasper Hjulmand -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Marco Reus 5 Erling Haaland 4 Jude Bellingham 3 Paco Alcacer 3 Kevin Volland 3 Patrik Schick 3 Raphael Guerreiro 3 Jonathan Tah 3 Head to Head
Borussia Dortmund Form
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2026-04-11 Borussia Dortmund 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2026-04-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2026-03-21 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 3–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2026-03-17 Arsenal FC 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2026-03-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 FC Bayern Munchen D 2026-03-11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Arsenal FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy0 / 41.82 Borussia Dortmund xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.35 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xGI would bet for: Borussia Dortmund or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 74% + Both teams to score 62%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.17Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 60% 40% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Borussia Dortmund or Draw 71%Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 56%Borussia Dortmund or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.2%2 – 1 9%1 – 0 6.9%2 – 0 6.9%1 – 2 6.7%2 – 2 6.1%0 – 0 5.8%3 – 1 5.5%0 – 1 Actual3 – 0 4.1%0 – 2 3.8%3 – 2 3.7%Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund
Handicap Borussia Dortmund covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 15% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 21% 53% -0.5 47% — 53% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 15% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet 17% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.