Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen prediction 10.01.2025 | Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund
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Bayer Leverkusen
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- Competition: Bundesliga
- Date: Friday, 10th January, 2025
- Kickoff: 19:30 UK / 20:30 CET
- Venue: Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund)
After two seasons where they were super close to winning the title, Borussia Dortmund had a poor previous season, finishing 5th. Still, to be fair, they had a good run in the Champions League, reaching the Finals. This season, the Prussians are again doing well in the CL but again struggling in the Bundesliga, at least by their standards. Right now, they are in 6th place with 25 points - 11 points away from the top spot, and the title dreams are probably over. Still, they are only two points away from the 4th place, which leads to the Champions League, which has to be their goal.
Bayer Leverkusen came to this season after a fantastic one where they won both the Cup and Bundesliga titles and reached the Europa League Finals. This season, the Black and Reds have some bumps along the road, but as the season progresses, they only look better. Right now, they are on a nine-game winning streak in all competitions while beating teams like Inter, Bayern Munich, Salzburg, etc... In the Bundesliga, they are now 2nd with just four points behind Bayern Munich, but with a lot better momentum.
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen pick: Over 2.5 goals
Lately, Borussia Dortmund have played mostly high-scoring games, going over 2.5 goals line in two out of the last three matches. Also, at home, they were very good, losing just once in 11 games with 30 scored goals - 2.7 per game. So, it is fair to expect they will do fine offensively in this game as well.
Bayer Leverkusen are in excellent form, winning nine straight. They have been efficient and have scored two or more goals in seven of those nine games. Also, Bayer Leverkusen are among the best teams in the league for this type of bet, with 79% of their Bundesliga games finishing with three or more goals.
Considering all the above, we expect a high-scoring game, most likely with both teams scoring.
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Borussia Dortmund
1 : 1
Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga
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Bayer Leverkusen
1 : 1
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga
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Bayer Leverkusen
0 : 2
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga
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Borussia Dortmund
1 : 0
Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga
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Borussia Dortmund
2 : 5
Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga
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Bayer Leverkusen
3 : 4
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund team news
In the previous game against Wolfsburg, Pascal Gross received a straight red card and will be suspended for the Leverkusen game. With him out, Yan Couto will most likely start as a right full-back.
Additionally, Filippo Mane, Julian Ryerson, Marcel Sabitzer, and Niklas Sule, who missed the previous game(s) with injuries, should remain sidelined.
Last matches of Borussia Dortmund
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Wolfsburg
1 : 3
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga
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Borussia Dortmund
1 : 1
Hoffenheim
Bundesliga
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Borussia Dortmund
2 : 3
FC Barcelona
Champions League
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Borussia M`gladbach
1 : 1
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga
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Borussia Dortmund
1 : 1
Bayern Munich
Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Gregor Kobel
Defenders
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2
Yan Couto
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3
Waldemar Anton
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4
Nico Schlotterbeck
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5
Ramy Bensebaini
Midfielders
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10
Julian Brandt
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8
Felix Nmecha
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23
Emre Can
Forwards
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14
Maximilian Beier
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9
Serhou Guirassy
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43
Jamie Gittens
Bayer Leverkusen team news
On 2nd January, the club signed striker Alejo Sarco from Velez Sarsfield on a free transfer. Still, the 19-year-old Argentinian will only be a backup option and we do not expect him to get much playing time, at least for now.
The team should have no new injuries, but Amine Adli, Victor Boniface, and Jonas Hofmann, who missed the previous games, should remain sidelined.
Last matches of Bayer Leverkusen
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Bayer Leverkusen
2 : 0
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Club Friendlies 3
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Bayer Leverkusen
5 : 1
SC Freiburg
Bundesliga
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Augsburg
0 : 2
Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga
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Bayer Leverkusen
1 : 0
Inter Milan
Champions League
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Bayer Leverkusen
2 : 1
St Pauli
Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Lukas Hradecky
Defenders
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12
Edmond Tapsoba
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4
Jonathan Tah
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3
Piero Hincapie
Midfielders
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30
Jeremie Frimpong
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34
Granit Xhaka
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25
Exequiel Palacios
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20
Alejandro Grimaldo
Forwards
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19
Nathan Tella
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10
Florian Wirtz
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14
Patrik Schick
3 Reasons why we should see three or more goals
- Borussia Dortmund scored 30 goals in 11 home games this season
- Bayer Leverkusen scored two or more goals in seven out of the last nine games
- Bayer Leverkusen were over 2.5 goals in 79% of their Bundesliga games
Main prediction Borussia Dortmund - Bayer Leverkusen
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
22Bet
1.65
Additional predictions
Borussia Dortmund & Bayer Leverkusen current standing in Bundesliga
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 47 - 13 | +34 | 36 |
| 2 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 37 - 21 | +16 | 32 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 35 - 23 | +12 | 27 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 - 20 | +4 | 27 |
| 5 | FSV Mainz 05 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 - 20 | +8 | 25 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 - 22 | +6 | 25 |
| 7 | Werder Bremen | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 - 25 | +1 | 25 |
| 8 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 - 20 | +5 | 24 |
| 9 | SC Freiburg | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 - 24 | -3 | 24 |
| 10 | VfB Stuttgart | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 29 - 25 | +4 | 23 |
| 11 | VfL Wolfsburg | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 32 - 28 | +4 | 21 |
| 12 | FC Union Berlin | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 - 19 | -5 | 17 |
| 13 | FC Augsburg | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 - 32 | -15 | 16 |
| 14 | St. Pauli | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 - 19 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | TSG Hoffenheim | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 - 28 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | Heidenheim | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 18 - 33 | -15 | 10 |
| 17 | Holstein Kiel | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 19 - 38 | -19 | 8 |
| 18 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 - 35 | -22 | 6 |