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

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Bundesliga · 2024-25

Borussia Dortmund

2 – 3

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Fri 10 Jan 2025 · 19:45 UTC Signal Iduna Park 81,365 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 1' Nathan Tella

0–2 8' Patrik Schick

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 12' 1–2

1–3 19' Patrik Schick

Sehrou Guirassy pen 79' 2–3

Y 45' Patrik Schick

Y 45' Sebastian Parilla

Y 78' Edmond Tapsoba

Felix Kalu Nmecha 90' Y

Overview

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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 Tobias Stieler
Assistant 1 Christof Gunsch
Assistant 2 Frederick Assmuth

24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	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

Borussia Dortmund 17 games · Avg 3.9 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Last 5 meetings

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 2022-08-06 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Borussia Dortmund

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Jan	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	2–3	L
22 Dec	VfL Wolfsburg	A	3–1	W
15 Dec	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	1–1	D
11 Dec	FC Barcelona	H	2–3	L
07 Dec	Borussia Monchengladbach	A	1–1	D
30 Nov	FC Bayern München	H	1–1	D

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Jan	Borussia Dortmund	A	3–2	W
21 Dec	SC Freiburg	H	5–1	W
14 Dec	FC Augsburg	A	2–0	W
10 Dec	FC Internazionale Milano	H	1–0	W
07 Dec	FC St. Pauli 1910	H	2–1	W
03 Dec	FC Bayern München	A	1–0	W

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 history

44% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

Borussia Dortmund are 2nd (73 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Borussia Dortmund welcome Bayer 04 Leverkusen for this crunch clash at Signal Iduna Park.
1' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Nathan Tella on 1.
6' Gregor Kobel has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
8' Patrik Schick makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are in front.
12' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens makes it 1-2.
17' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
19' Patrik Schick adds to his 8 season tally! Bayer 04 Leverkusen lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
24' 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 Robert Andrich suffering a number of foals already.
29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
34' 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.
39' It is a cagey affair so far. Borussia Dortmund in their 4-1-3-2 trying to find a way past Bayer 04 Leverkusen's compact 3-4-2-1.
44' Karim Adeyemi, a Germany , has 27 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
45' The referee calls foul for Patrik Schick. He receives a card.
50' It’s high time Nuri Sahin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
63' Fresh legs for Borussia Dortmund! Julien Duranville comes on to replace Karim Adeyemi.
68' A quiet spell here at Signal Iduna Park. Bayer 04 Leverkusen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
73' Bayer 04 Leverkusen has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
74' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen bench stirs into life. Nathan Tella is withdrawn and Martin Terrier gets his opportunity.
78' Bayer 04 Leverkusen player sees a card in front of him.
78' Gio Reyna gets the nod from Borussia Dortmund. He replaces Maximilian Beier and will look to change the dynamic.
79' Sehrou Guirassy adds to his 8 season tally! Borussia Dortmund lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
79' Jamie Bynoe-Gittens makes way for Donyell Malen at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Borussia Dortmund.
84' It looks like no one’s ball. Borussia Dortmund is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
88' Arthur Augusto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jeremie Frimpong on 88 minute.
89' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Alejandro Grimaldo by Exequiel Palacios on 89 minute.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Felix Kalu Nmecha.
Another three points for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Lineups

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

4-1-3-2

Starting XI

10
Julian Brandt
1
Gregor Kobel
9
Sehrou Guirassy
26
Julian Ryerson ↓ Cole Campbell 89'
8
Felix Kalu Nmecha
14
Maximilian Beier ↓ Gio Reyna 78'
27
Karim Adeyemi ↓ Julien Duranville 63'
2
Yan Couto
43
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens ↓ Donyell Malen 79'
49
Yannik Luhrs
42
Almugera Kabar ↓ Marcel Sabitzer 78'

Bench

21
Donyell Malen ↑ 79'
20
Marcel Sabitzer ↑ 78'
46
Ayman Azhil
7
Gio Reyna ↑ 78'
35
Marcel Lotka
16
Julien Duranville ↑ 63'
38
Kjell Watjen
37
Cole Campbell ↑ 89'
48
David Lelle

Coach Nuri Sahin

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

34
Granit Xhaka
4
Jonathan Tah
1
Lukas Hradecky
23
Nordi Mukiele
8
Robert Andrich
14
Patrik Schick ↓ Florian Wirtz 63'
20
Alejandro Grimaldo ↓ Exequiel Palacios 89'
12
Edmond Tapsoba
30
Jeremie Frimpong ↓ Arthur Augusto 88'
19
Nathan Tella ↓ Martin Terrier 74'
3
Piero Hincapie

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marco Reus	5
Erling Haaland	4
Raphael Guerreiro	3
Jonathan Tah	3
Julian Brandt	3
Moussa Diaby	3
Florian Wirtz	3
Jude Bellingham	3

Head to Head

Borussia Dortmund Form

2025-01-10 Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2024-12-22 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 Borussia Dortmund W 2024-12-15 Borussia Dortmund 1–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2024-12-11 Borussia Dortmund 2–3 FC Barcelona L 2024-12-07 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–1 Borussia Dortmund D 2024-11-30 Borussia Dortmund 1–1 FC Bayern München D

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2025-01-10 Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-12-21 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–1 SC Freiburg W 2024-12-14 FC Augsburg 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-12-10 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 FC Internazionale Milano W 2024-12-07 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 FC St. Pauli 1910 W 2024-12-03 FC Bayern München 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.69 Borussia Dortmund xG

Expected Goals

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

1.5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: Borussia Dortmund or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Borussia Dortmund39% Draw26% Bayer 04 Leverkusen35%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Borussia Dortmund or Draw

65%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

61%

Borussia Dortmund or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Borussia Dortmund31% Draw43% Bayer 04 Leverkusen26%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 0

5.9%

0 – 0

5.8%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund

Handicap	Borussia Dortmund covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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