Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd December 2023

Bayer Leverkusen are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 13 of the Bundesliga this coming Sunday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Borussia Dortmund, whom they welcome on home soil at BayArena.

Bayer Leverkusen enjoy the view from the top of the table with 34 points after 12 matches. Borussia Dortmund find themselves positioned as number four in the Bundesliga with 24 points following 12 rounds.

Entering the match as a favourite, Bayer Leverkusen will be highly motivated to extend their unbeaten streak that they currently have in this Bundesliga campaign. They should be in with a decent chance of adding another win to their account. The visitors will undoubtfully make their life as unpleasant as possible, however, they will have it very difficult considering the current form of the hosts.

Bayer Leverkusen enjoy some whopping stats from their previous ten matches. They average 3.1 goals per game, scoring 31 times while conceding eight. That is an average of 0.8 per game, as they pulled off a clean sheet in four of the matches.

Borussia Dortmund scored an average of 2.3 goals in ten matches for a total of 23 goals. They also conceded 18 goals or an average of 1.8 per game, as they managed two clean sheets.

Borussia Dortmund beat Bayer Leverkusen twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 2-0 and 1-0, respectively.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 4-0 win against Union Berlin. They went on to beat Werder Bremen by 0-3, before also getting the better of Hacken in a 0-2 victory. Bayer Leverkusen bulldozed their way through the previous six Bundesliga outing at BayArena. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 21 and conceding five.

Borussia Dortmund Form

Borussia Dortmund look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against VfB Stuttgart, they were left empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating B. M'gladbach in a 4-2 win. They followed that up with a 1-3 win against AC Milan in their most recent outing. Borussia Dortmund won three of a possible six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 15 while also conceding nine times.

Bayer Leverkusen look well suited to build on their current momentum against visitors Borussia Dortmund. We expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at BayArena.

Bayer Leverkusen earned seven points from their last three matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed two wins, following eight goals scored while also conceding six. Borussia Dortmund won three games, picked up ten points, scored 12 and conceded 12 goals in their last five games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. Bayer Leverkusen enjoy a record of 11 wins, one draw and zero defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Borussia Dortmund so far pulled off seven wins, three draws and two defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund Squads

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Xabi Alonso will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Borussia Dortmund from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Lukas Hradecky (0/12), Matej Kovar (0/0), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alex Grimaldo (7/12), Arthur (0/2), Edmond Tapsoba (0/10), Jeremie Frimpong (4/12), Jonathan Tah (3/11), Josip Stanisic (0/5), Noah Mbamba (0/2), Odilon Kossounou (1/12), Piero Hincapie (0/6), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (2/12), Florian Wirtz (3/12), Granit Xhaka (0/12), Gustavo Puerta (0/3), Jonas Hofmann (5/12), Nadiem Amiri (0/5), Nathan Tella (1/7), Robert Andrich (0/9), Adam Hlozek (1/11), Amine Adli (1/9), Patrik Schick (0/1), Victor Okoh Boniface (7/12).

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Here is the full team squad of Borussia Dortmund. The 41 year-old Edin Terzic will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alexander Meyer (0/1), Gregor Kobel (0/12), Marcel Lotka (0/0), Julian Ryerson (2/9), Mateu Morey (0/0), Mats Hummels (2/11), Nico Schlotterbeck (1/11), Niklas Suele (0/8), Ramy Bensebaini (0/10), Abdoulaye Kamara (0/0), Emre Can (1/9), Felix Nmecha (0/10), Giovanni Reyna (0/5), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (1/4), Julian Brandt (4/12), Marcel Sabitzer (2/9), Marco Reus (3/10), Marius Wolf (0/10), Ole Pohlmann (0/0), Salih Oezcan (0/8), Thomas Meunier (0/0), Donyell Malen (4/12), Julien Duranville (0/0), Karim Adeyemi (0/9), Niclas Fuellkrug (4/12), Sebastien Haller (0/9), Youssoufa Moukoko (1/8).

Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund Team News

At the time of writing, Bayer Leverkusen have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Borussia Dortmund on Sunday.

Adam Hlozek, Florian Wirtz and Arthur take up space in the treatment room and won't be eligible to be called up for home side Bayer Leverkusen, when they face Borussia Dortmund on Sunday.

Borussia Dortmund have five players on the injured and absent list ahead of the match on Sunday against Bayer Leverkusen. Borussia Dortmund are without Marcel Lotka due to a suspension incurred from accumulating too many cards.

Borussia Dortmund need to do without Niklas Suele, Felix Nmecha, Julien Duranville and Julien Duranville, who are not fit enough to travel to BayArena.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund H2H

In the last two matches against Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund won 2-0 in January 2023 and 1-0 in August 2022. Borussia Dortmund generally enjoy playing Bayer Leverkusen against whom, they won seven of the last ten encounters. However, the latter did well to secure a 2-0 win the last time the pair faced off. The bookies have Borussia Dortmund to win this match at best price odds of 15/4.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund Results

In seven of the previous ten matches between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund both teams scored.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Alex Grimaldo brings great form to the table, as he is now on five goals in six games. Surely, Bayer Leverkusen will start him against Borussia Dortmund, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Niclas Fuellkrug, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

Bayer Leverkusen sailed through their 10 most recent outings at home with ten wins, while they drew zero. Borussia Dortmund won five of their previous 10 outings away from home across all tournaments, whilst they drew three and lost two. The home side scored the first goal of the game in ten of their last 10 matches at BayArena, with Borussia Dortmund doing likewise in five of their last 10 away games.

Both teams scored seven times in the past ten encounters between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund, with over 2.5 goals coming out eight times. Bayer Leverkusen scored an average of 1.9 goals, with Borussia Dortmund averaging 2.7 goals. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Bayer Leverkusen saw eight of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of three goals during this run. In the previous ten matches for Borussia Dortmund, betting on over 2.5 goals turned out to be a winning bet in six of them. On average, Borussia Dortmund scored two times goals per game.