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Bundesliga | Gameweek 18
Jan 29, 2023 at 4.30pm UK
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B. Leverkusen
0 - 2
Dortmund


Tapsoba (28'), Wirtz (60')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Adeyemi (33'), Tapsoba (53' og.)
Adeyemi (34'), Ozcan (60'), Modeste (84'), Ryerson (90')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Mainz 1-2 Dortmund
Wednesday, January 25 at 5.30pm in Bundesliga

We said: Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Borussia Dortmund

This match is undoubtedly the headline fixture of the weekend as far as the Bundesliga is concerned, and it should be a highly entertaining encounter with both teams preferring to play on the front foot. Leverkusen will be determined to maintain their winning run as they look to close the gap on the Champions League qualification places, but we can envisage a share of the spoils on Sunday. 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 38.38%. A win for Borussia Dortmund had a probability of 38.09% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bayer Leverkusen win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.64%) and 2-0 (5.29%). The likeliest Borussia Dortmund win was 1-2 (8.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.52%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood.

Result
Bayer LeverkusenDrawBorussia Dortmund
38.38% (1.227 1.23) 23.52% (0.015999999999998 0.02) 38.09% (-1.24 -1.24)
Both teams to score 63.32% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.52% (-0.041000000000004 -0.04)38.48% (0.044999999999995 0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
39.22% (-0.045000000000002 -0.05)60.77% (0.048000000000002 0.05)
Bayer Leverkusen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.64% (0.574 0.57)20.36% (-0.571 -0.57)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.24% (0.903 0.9)52.76% (-0.901 -0.9)
Borussia Dortmund Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.5% (-0.598 -0.6)20.5% (0.601 0.6)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.01% (-0.95999999999999 -0.96)52.98% (0.963 0.96)
Score Analysis
    Bayer Leverkusen 38.38%
    Borussia Dortmund 38.09%
    Draw 23.52%
Bayer LeverkusenDrawBorussia Dortmund
2-1 @ 8.38% (0.155 0.15)
1-0 @ 6.64% (0.13 0.13)
2-0 @ 5.29% (0.193 0.19)
3-1 @ 4.45% (0.158 0.16)
3-2 @ 3.52% (0.061 0.06)
3-0 @ 2.81% (0.15 0.15)
4-1 @ 1.77% (0.093 0.09)
4-2 @ 1.4% (0.049 0.05)
4-0 @ 1.12% (0.078 0.08)
Other @ 3.02%
Total : 38.38%
1-1 @ 10.52% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 6.64%
0-0 @ 4.17% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.86% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 0.33%
Total : 23.52%
1-2 @ 8.34% (-0.149 -0.15)
0-1 @ 6.61% (-0.11 -0.11)
0-2 @ 5.24% (-0.188 -0.19)
1-3 @ 4.41% (-0.162 -0.16)
2-3 @ 3.51% (-0.066 -0.07)
0-3 @ 2.77% (-0.153 -0.15)
1-4 @ 1.75% (-0.099 -0.1)
2-4 @ 1.39% (-0.052 -0.05)
0-4 @ 1.1% (-0.082 -0.08)
Other @ 2.98%
Total : 38.09%

How you voted: B. Leverkusen vs Dortmund

Bayer Leverkusen
31.6%
Draw
33.8%
Borussia Dortmund
34.6%
133
Head to Head
Aug 6, 2022 5.30pm
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
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')
Sep 11, 2021 2.30pm
B. Leverkusen
3-4
Dortmund
Wirtz (9'), Schick (45+1'), Diaby (55')
Wirtz (60'), Frimpong (70'), Odilon (75'), Diaby (86')
Braut Haaland (37', 77'), Brandt (49'), Guerreiro (71')
Meunier (20'), Braut Haaland (60'), Wolf (90+2')
May 22, 2021 2.30pm
Jan 19, 2021 7.30pm
B. Leverkusen
2-1
Dortmund
Diaby (14'), Wirtz (80')
Bailey (73'), Diaby (78')
Brandt (67')
Hummels (90+1'), Delaney (90+3')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CBayer LeverkusenB. Leverkusen32266082235984
2Bayern MunichBayern32223790414969
3Stuttgart32214773393467
4RB Leipzig32196774363863
5Borussia DortmundDortmund32179664402460
6Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt32111294847145
7Freiburg32118134355-1241
8Hoffenheim32117145664-840
9Augsburg32109134957-839
10Heidenheim32911124553-838
11Werder Bremen32108144352-938
12Wolfsburg32107154051-1137
13Borussia MonchengladbachBorussia M'bach32712135562-733
14VfL BochumVfL Bochum32712134165-2433
15Union BerlinUnion Berlin3286182954-2530
16Mainz 05Mainz32514133350-1729
17FC Koln32412162454-3024
RSV Darmstadt 98Darmstadt3238213076-4617


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