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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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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Bayern MunichBayern19153158164248
2Bayer LeverkusenB. Leverkusen19126146262042
3Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt19114444261837
4Stuttgart199553628832
5RB Leipzig199553429532
6Mainz 05Mainz1994633231031
7Wolfsburg198474234828
8Borussia MonchengladbachBorussia M'bach198383029127
9Werder Bremen197663336-327
10Freiburg198382636-1027
11Borussia DortmundDortmund197573433126
12Augsburg197482334-1125
13St Pauli1962111721-420
14Union BerlinUnion Berlin195591627-1120
15Hoffenheim194692537-1218
16Heidenheim1942132440-1614
17Holstein Kiel1933132848-2012
18VfL BochumVfL Bochum1924131743-2610


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