Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction & Tips
Dortmund and Leverkusen play at Signal-Iduna-Park in a Bundesliga Round 1 clash. The history of head-to-heads played at this stadium favours the home team, who in the last 5 matches won 4 and lost 1. However, in the last meeting at this stadium, for the Bundesliga, on 06-02-2022, Bayer 04 Leverkusen won by (2-5). The goals were scored by J. Frimpong (16′ Own goal) and S. Tigges (89′ ) for Dortmund and by M. Diaby (87′ ), J. Tah (53′ ), R. Andrich (28′ ), F. Wirtz (20′ ) and M. Akanji (11′ Own goal) for Leverkusen. It is necessary to analyse the home/away condition with special attention, because Dortmund shows different results at home and away.
The home team debuts in this edition after having finished last season in 2nd place. This is a team that curiously presents more positive results away than at home, as in the last 30 matches it registers 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats as a visitor, with 34 goals scored and 15 conceded, against 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats at home, with 40 goals scored and 29 conceded. In the last game they played, for club friendly, they drew with Antalyaspor at home by (1-1). In the last 10 home games Dortmund record 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point as they have conceded goals in 7 of their last 10 games, but their attack has been scoring with regularity as they have scored goals in 9 of their last 10 games. In their home games there is a tendency for goals to be scored as 55 of their last 57 games have ended with More than 1.5 goals and 43 out of 57 have ended with More than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, it has only managed 1 turnover on the scoreboard in the 6 games in which it conceded the first goal.
Borussia Dortmund come into this clash motivated after a triumph, 0-3, on their trip to the 1860 Munich ground: the team’s goals were signed by Donyell Malen, Jude Bellingham and Karim Adeyemi. The home side usually operate in a 4-3-3 tactical design, with, the three most advanced pieces expected to be Donyell Malen, Youssoufa Moukoko and Karim Adeyemi. The style of play of Borussia Dortmund is very well defined, and it involves lowering the block and trying to apply fast attacks, mainly through the side corridors. Sidelined for this game are Sebastien Haller and Giovanni Reyna, both with physical problems.
This will be the first game in this edition of the competition for the visiting team, who finished the previous edition in 3rd position. This is a team that is not very affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games they register 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats as visitors, with a total of 33 goals scored and 27 conceded. At home, on the other hand, they have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats, with a total of 38 goals scored and 16 conceded. The team arrives in this match after an away defeat with Elversberg by (4-3). In the last 10 away matches played in all competitions, Leverkusen have won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their attack has scored with regularity, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, it has managed to turn the score around in 2 of the 6 games in which it has conceded the first goal.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen enter this match demotivated after a defeat, 4-3, on the trip to the Elversberg ground, worth for the German Cup: the team’s goals were signed by Adam Hložek, Charles Aránguiz and Patrik Schick. The visiting team usually plays in a 4-3-3 tactical system, favouring fast transitions. In this scheme, the three most advanced men will be Patrik Schick, Moussa Diaby and Adam Hložek. The away coach will not be able to count on Amine Adli and Florian Wirtz because they are recovering from injury.
Dortmund – Bayer Leverkusen FREE TIPS
OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 2.25
