Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th May 2025
The penultimate round of the Bundesliga season presents an interesting battle between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund. The match takes place this coming Sunday at BayArena.
Bayer Leverkusen are chasing the first place in the Bundesliga after collecting 68 points from their initial 32 encounters. Borussia Dortmund trail them on 51 points after 32 rounds, sitting as number 5 in the table.
Considering their current form, Borussia Dortmund are favoured to carry out with their momentum against the hosts. As they have been able to string together a series of decent results, they will want to ensure it does not end on Sunday.
Bayer Leverkusen scored an average of 1.9 goals in ten matches or a total of 19 while allowing ten goals against. This is an average of one goals against per match with four clean sheets along the way.
Borussia Dortmund scored 27 goals, conceded 11 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-3 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Sunday.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction
Bayer Leverkusen Form
Bayer Leverkusen go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against St. Pauli. They went on to beat Augsburg 2-0, before sharing the spoils with Freiburg in a 2-2 draw. Bayer Leverkusen claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored eight and conceded four goals.
Borussia Dortmund Form
Borussia Dortmund are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Borussia Moenchengladbach got left behind in a 3-2 win, before Hoffenheim got hammered in a 2-3 victory. Wolfsburg was the most recent victim in a 4-0 win for Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund won three of a possible six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 11 while also conceding nine times.
While it might not be a big surprise to see Borussia Dortmund steal a good result at BayArena, form nevertheless looks better for Bayer Leverkusen. They get the nod this coming Sunday.
Bayer Leverkusen earned 16 points from their last nine matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed four wins, following 21 goals scored while also conceding 13. Borussia Dortmund earned six wins and 23 points in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They scored 27 and conceded 21 goals in these. Bayer Leverkusen are looking at a record of 19 wins, 11 draws and two defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Borussia Dortmund are looking at 15 wins, six draws and 11 defeats in the Bundesliga.
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Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund Stats
- In the last 4 Bayer Leverkusen matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Bayer Leverkusen matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Bayer Leverkusen matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Bayer Leverkusen home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Bayer Leverkusen matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 8 Borussia Dortmund matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 8 Borussia Dortmund matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Borussia Dortmund have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In the last 6 Borussia Dortmund matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Borussia Dortmund have won 5 of the last 6 matches in the Bundesliga while scoring more than 2.5 goals
Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund Squads
Bayer Leverkusen Squad
Alonso will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Borussia Dortmund from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):
Lukas Hradecky (0/27), Matej Kovar (0/5), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (2/30), Arthur (0/18), Edmond Tapsoba (0/27), Jeanuel Belocian (0/5), Jeremie Frimpong (4/32), Jonathan Tah (3/31), Mario Hermoso (0/4), Nordi Mukiele (1/15), Piero Hincapie (2/30), Aleix Garcia (3/26), Emiliano Buendia (2/10), Exequiel Palacios (1/22), Florian Wirtz (10/29), Granit Xhaka (2/32), Jonas Hofmann (1/9), Nathan Tella (2/25), Robert Andrich (2/21), Alejo Sarco (0/0), Amine Adli (2/18), Ken Izekor (0/0), Martin Terrier (2/15), Patrik Schick (19/29), Victor Okoh Boniface (8/19).
Borussia Dortmund Squad
Below is the full team squad of Borussia Dortmund. The manager Kovac will pick his starting XI against Bayer Leverkusen from these players:
Alexander Meyer (0/2), Gregor Kobel (0/30), Almugera Kabar (0/5), Daniel Svensson (1/10), Filippo Mane (0/0), Julian Ryerson (1/27), Nico Schlotterbeck (0/23), Niklas Suele (0/13), Ramy Bensebaini (1/29), Waldemar Anton (2/24), Yan Couto (0/20), Carney Chukwuemeka (1/9), Emre Can (3/29), Felix Nmecha (3/24), Giovanni Reyna (2/15), Jamie Gittens (8/30), Julian Brandt (4/28), Kjell Waetjen (0/2), Marcel Sabitzer (0/24), Pascal Gross (0/29), Salih Oezcan (0/21), Cole Campbell (0/4), Julian Hettwer (0/0), Julien Duranville (0/11), Karim Adeyemi (6/23), Maximilian Beier (8/29), Serhou Guirassy (19/28).
Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund Team News
Bayer Leverkusen are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Borussia Dortmund.
Victor Okoh Boniface sit this one out for Bayer Leverkusen due to an injury.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund Lineups
Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund H2H
Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-3 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Sunday. Bayer Leverkusen go into their upcoming match against Borussia Dortmund with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-2-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund Results
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 13/8 with bookies.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips
He banged in 19 goals so far this season, and Serhou Guirassy also hammered in five goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Bayer Leverkusen.
Bayer Leverkusen won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at BayArena. They drew two and lost two as well, while Borussia Dortmund won six of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost three. Bayer Leverkusen have not exactly been great at shutting out their visitors at BayArena. In their previous 10 lmatches at home, they claimed just two wins, while also holding on to a clean sheet.
Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Bayer Leverkusen managed an average of two goals, while Borussia Dortmund averaged two goals a game. Bayer Leverkusen saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Borussia Dortmund. They performed an average of 2.4 goals in these.