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Bundesliga | Gameweek 16
Jan 10, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
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Dortmund
2 - 3
B. Leverkusen

Bynoe-Gittens (12'), Guirassy (79' pen.)
Nmecha (90+5')
FT(HT: 1-3)
Tella (1'), Schick (8', 19')
Schick (45+3'), Tapsoba (78')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Bundesliga clash between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Wolfsburg 1-3 Dortmund
Sunday, December 22 at 4.30pm in Bundesliga
Last Game: B. Leverkusen 5-1 Freiburg
Saturday, December 21 at 5.30pm in Bundesliga

We said: Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen

Leverkusen should feel confident of at least avoiding defeat given their outstanding form of late, though they may find it difficult to overcome Dortmund given their strong record at home. Sahin's side may feel they can create chances on Friday considering the visitors have struggled to keep clean sheets in recent weeks, but it would not be surprising if the champions also created opportunities in the final third. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bayer Leverkusen win with a probability of 39.14%. A win for Borussia Dortmund had a probability of 37.55% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bayer Leverkusen win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.47%) and 0-2 (5.28%). The likeliest Borussia Dortmund win was 2-1 (8.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.32%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bayer Leverkusen would win this match.

Result
Borussia DortmundDrawBayer Leverkusen
37.55% (2.038 2.04) 23.3% (0.039999999999999 0.04) 39.14% (-2.077 -2.08)
Both teams to score 64.15% (0.11500000000001 0.12)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.61% (0.042000000000002 0.04)37.39% (-0.041000000000004 -0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.39% (0.044000000000004 0.04)59.61% (-0.043000000000006 -0.04)
Borussia Dortmund Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.72% (1.028 1.03)20.27% (-1.028 -1.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.37% (1.612 1.61)52.63% (-1.612 -1.61)
Bayer Leverkusen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.47% (-0.904 -0.9)19.53% (0.905 0.9)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.57% (-1.497 -1.5)51.43% (1.497 1.5)
Score Analysis
    Borussia Dortmund 37.55%
    Bayer Leverkusen 39.14%
    Draw 23.3%
Borussia DortmundDrawBayer Leverkusen
2-1 @ 8.23% (0.261 0.26)
1-0 @ 6.32% (0.183 0.18)
2-0 @ 5.04% (0.298 0.3)
3-1 @ 4.38% (0.27 0.27)
3-2 @ 3.58% (0.124 0.12)
3-0 @ 2.68% (0.237 0.24)
4-1 @ 1.75% (0.158 0.16)
4-2 @ 1.43% (0.092 0.09)
4-0 @ 1.07% (0.125 0.13)
Other @ 3.07%
Total : 37.55%
1-1 @ 10.32% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 6.72% (0.024 0.02)
0-0 @ 3.96% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.95% (0.012 0.01)
Other @ 0.35%
Total : 23.3%
1-2 @ 8.43% (-0.237 -0.24)
0-1 @ 6.47% (-0.201 -0.2)
0-2 @ 5.28% (-0.322 -0.32)
1-3 @ 4.59% (-0.266 -0.27)
2-3 @ 3.66% (-0.092 -0.09)
0-3 @ 2.88% (-0.264 -0.26)
1-4 @ 1.87% (-0.166 -0.17)
2-4 @ 1.5% (-0.082 -0.08)
0-4 @ 1.17% (-0.145 -0.15)
Other @ 3.3%
Total : 39.14%

How you voted: Dortmund vs B. Leverkusen

Borussia Dortmund
25.1%
Draw
32.8%
Bayer Leverkusen
42.1%
195
Head to Head
Apr 21, 2024 4.30pm
Gameweek 30
Dortmund
1-1
B. Leverkusen
Fullkrug (81')
Maatsen (37'), Can (45+2'), Fullkrug (45+3'), Schlotterbeck (88')
Stanisic (90+7')
Tella (28'), Frimpong (88'), Xhaka (90+1')
Dec 3, 2023 4.30pm
Gameweek 13
B. Leverkusen
1-1
Dortmund
Okoh Boniface (79')
Frimpong (12'), Palacios (74'), Odilon (90+1')
Ryerson (5')
Hummels (77'), Wolf (90+1')
Jan 29, 2023 4.30pm
Gameweek 18
B. Leverkusen
0-2
Dortmund
Adeyemi (33'), Tapsoba (53' og.)
Aug 6, 2022 5.30pm
Gameweek 1
Dortmund
1-0
B. Leverkusen
Reus (10')
Hazard (43'), Schlotterbeck (72')

Tah (27'), Palacios (37'), Hincapie (56'), Bakker (90+5')
Hradecky (90+2')
Feb 6, 2022 2.30pm
Gameweek 21
Dortmund
2-5
B. Leverkusen
Frimpong (16' og.), Tigges (89')
Dahoud (26')
Akanji (11' og.), Wirtz (20'), Andrich (28'), Tah (53'), Diaby (87')
Bellarabi (46')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Bayern MunichBayern16123148133539
2Bayer LeverkusenB. Leverkusen16105140231735
3Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt1693436231330
4RB Leipzig169342822630
5Mainz 05Mainz1684430201028
6Freiburg168352426-227
7Stuttgart167543025526
8Borussia DortmundDortmund167453025525
9Werder Bremen167452829-125
10Wolfsburg167363328524
11Borussia MonchengladbachBorussia M'bach167362521424
12Union BerlinUnion Berlin164571421-717
13Augsburg164481733-1616
14St Pauli1642101220-814
15Hoffenheim163582029-914
16Heidenheim1641112033-1313
17Holstein Kiel1622122141-208
18VfL BochumVfL Bochum1613121337-246


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