The club from “Signal Iduna Park” managed to finish fourth only thanks to the timely replacement of the underperforming Nuri Sahin. Now they are showing a rather decent level, even if losing to the giants—Bayern in the domestic league, Manchester City in the Champions League. A week ago, however, they demolished Villarreal 4-0. And after a 3-3 draw with Stuttgart, they beat Bayer away in the league.
In Leverkusen in 2024, they achieved the “golden double.” But afterwards, they slipped to second place, and in the summer, Xabi Alonso left, as did many players. Ten Hag couldn’t manage the situation, but he was quickly dismissed, and Julmand managed to stabilize things. After the break, he beat not only Wolfsburg but also Manchester City. However, they later lost to the same opponent in the Bundesliga.
Guirassy and company beat Rot-Weiss Essen in the cup back in summer. Against Eintracht in Frankfurt, it was a 1-1 draw, but Kobel won the penalty shootout. Their opponent first thrashed modest Sonnenhof Grossaspach 4-0. Against Paderborn, also away, they again scored four but conceded twice.
Borussia Dortmund have won both of their last two matches
On average, Borussia Dortmund scores 1.75 goals and concedes 0.92 goals per match
50% of Borussia’s matches end with goals from both teams, and the average total goals per match is 2.67
Bayer has won six of their last eight games
On average, Bayer scores 2.33 goals and concedes 1.42 goals per match
67% of Bayer’s matches end with goals from both teams, and the average total goals per match is 3.75.
Borussia Dortmund (probable lineup): Kobel – N. Schlotterbeck, Anton, Anselmino – Svensson, Brandt, Adeyemi, Bellingham, Sabitzer, Ryerson – Bayer.
Bayer (probable lineup): Flekken – Belocian, Bade, Tapsoba – Grimaldo, Ben-Segir, Hofmann, Andrich, Aleix Garcia, Arthur – Schick.
