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Bayer Leverkusen vs Dortmund Prediction & Betting tips
We look forward to the BayArena on Tuesday evening. The top game of the 17th matchday between Leverkusen and Dortmund will take place there from 19:30 p.m. The odds of the best bookmakers suggest that Borussia are the favorites, which is primarily due to the last disappointing performance of the home side.
The Werkself have been without a win for four Bundesliga matches and even suffered three defeats in the same period. Also on Friday, the Rhinelander lost 0-1 in the capital Union Berlin. In the standings, coach Peter Bosz’s team has already dropped to third place. Nevertheless, Bayer is aiming for the fourth home win in the eighth attempt against the direct table neighbors.
The guests from Westphalia will, however, fight with all their might against an impending defeat in order to nip in the bud the doubts that had reignited over the weekend, when BVB had to be content with a 1-1 draw at bottom against Mainz.
Between Leverkusen and Dortmund, the tip on the black and yellow is definitely worth considering, especially since the Terzic-Elf made a very concentrated and overall strong performance ten days ago in the away win in Leipzig. In general, Borussia can be trusted more against opponents who are also attacking than against low-lying and primarily defending teams.
Leverkusen :
Exactly a month ago Bayer Leverkusen had to face FC Bayern as the front runners at home, delivered a great game and nevertheless lost 2-1 after an individual failure by Jonathan Tah in the last action. At the moment, it almost seems as if this last-minute bankruptcy against the record champions put the Werkself off course for a long time.
After the aforementioned defeat against Munich, the Rhinelander got just one point from the three games in 2021 and missed everything that had distinguished them in the previous season. The offensive in particular has recently fallen short of its own claims, which is only impressively underlined by two meager goals in 270 minutes played against Frankfurt, Bremen and Union Berlin.
The self-confidence as well as the matter of course to appear dominant without giving the opponent too much room to counter-attack has somehow been lost. Whether the team of coach Peter Bosz can now find their way back on track at home and against Dortmund is questionable for two reasons.
On the one hand, Bayer is currently only in the disappointing ninth place in the Bundesliga home table. Only three out of seven matches in their own stadium could be made victorious. Away, Diaby, Schick, Bailey and Co. not only scored more goals, but also conceded fewer goals. On the other hand, the Werkself only won two of the last 13 (!) Home games against BVB.
Against this background, we would definitely refrain from predicting a home win between Leverkusen and Dortmund. There is little to suggest that the Rhinelander, who recently appeared somewhat unsettled, will be able to defend third place on Tuesday evening. In terms of personnel, the former Borussia coach Bosz still has to do without Weiser, Arias, Palacios and Paulinho. The use of Wirtz, Bellarabi, S. Bender and Baumgartlinger is still questionable.
Dortmund :
Borussia Dortmund does not seem to have received much praise this season. Just a week after the black and yellow team believed they were on the right track again thanks to their 3-1 success at RB Leipzig, the next bitter setback hailed on Saturday afternoon. At home against FSV Mainz 05, the Terzic-Elf didn’t get beyond a disappointing 1-1 draw. Marco Reus became tragically unlucky with his missed penalty in the final phase.
Over the entire season, however, the Westphalia could not reach their own performance limits. Against a compact opponent, the reigning runner-up simply lacked the ideas and the necessary precision to do justice to his own favorite role. To conjure up another dent in the form would be presumptuous in our eyes, especially since a completely different challenge awaits Haaland and his colleagues on Tuesday evening.
Experience has shown that BVB has presented itself much stronger in the past against teams that want to take the initiative themselves. We expect the same increase this time; the quality of the individual players is too high. With regard to a suitable Leverkusen vs. Dortmund prediction, it can also be stated that Borussia has already won five out of eight away games this season and traditionally likes to play in the BayArena.
Only the somewhat tense personnel situation gives trainer Edin Terzic a slight headache. After the injury of Axel Witsel, the Favre successor has to do without the yellow-banned Emre Can for the last first round game. Thomas Delaney should move to the double six next to Bellingham. Hazard, Schmelzer and Zagadou are also not available. Whether Giovanni Reyna will be fit in time has not yet been finalized either.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Dortmund head to head matches
08.02.20 BUN Bayer Leverkusen Dortmund 4 : 3
14.09.19 BUN Dortmund Bayer Leverkusen 4 : 0
24.02.19 BUN Dortmund Bayer Leverkusen 3 : 2
29.09.18 BUN Bayer Leverkusen Dortmund 2 : 4
21.04.18 BUN Dortmund Bayer Leverkusen 4 : 0