Borussia Dortmund – Bayer Leverkusen
Our Dortmund – Leverkusen betting tip is: Double chance: Dortmund/X & over 1.5 goals – 1.80 odds
- BVB unbeaten since 2004 to start the year and in Friday games
- Leverkusen have lost seven of their nine meetings in Dortmund
- Both meetings last season ended 1: 1
The time has finally come again on Friday evening. The Bundesliga 1 is back from its winter break. To kick off the year, we can also expect a real cracker of a clash at Signal-Iduna-Park. Borussia Dortmund will host the Werkself from Leverkusen. It is the clash between the longest unbeaten home streak and the longest unbeaten away streak. Find out who will maintain this streak on matchday 16 of the Bundesliga in our Dortmund – Leverkusen betting tip.
Dortmund recently moved up to sixth place in the table after going five games unbeaten in the Bundesliga for the first time this season and are now level on points with Bremen in seventh and Mainz in fifth. On the last matchday, they also recorded their first away win of the season, beating VfL Wolfsburg 3:1.
Bayer Leverkusen are currently on a winning streak of eight games in a row across all competitions. On the last matchday in the league, they recorded a 5:1 victory against SC Freiburg. They are currently in second place in the league and are just four points behind the league leaders from Munich.
Dortmund – Leverkusen Info
- Date & Time: 10. 01.2025, 20:30
- Location: Signal-Iduna-Park, Dortmund
- Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 16
- TV broadcast/livestream: SAT.1
Dortmund Form & Bilanz Check
Borussia Dortmund have not lost a Bundesliga opener since 2004 (15 wins, five draws). The Black & Yellows are also unbeaten in Friday home games since 2004 (30 wins, nine draws) – both are current records in Bundesliga history. The last defeat in these contexts was a 0:1 against Schalke 04 on January 30, 2004.
Under coach Nuri Şahin, BVB are currently unbeaten in five Bundesliga games (two wins, three draws). This streak is the longest under Sahin and is reminiscent of the streak at the turn of the year 2023/24, which was extended to eight games. Now Dortmund could win two in a row in the top flight for the first time under Sahin. Dortmund are a force at Signal Iduna Park: they are unbeaten in eleven Bundesliga home games (eight wins, three draws).
Dortmund without Groß
Dortmund’s Jamie Gittens is one of the outstanding players of the season: he leads the Bundesliga with 86 dribbles. He also has five goals and three assists. Nevertheless, there are personnel setbacks: Pascal Groß will be missing for the first time since his transfer due to a red ban. Groß, who has already taken 54 corners this season (only Marvin Ducksch with 67 and Grimaldo with 58 have been active more often), is a painful loss. The suspension was BVB’s fourth sending-off this Bundesliga season, which is the highest in the league.
Dortmund facts & Analysis
- Unbeaten in Friday games since 2004 and at the start of the year
- Unbeaten in eleven BL home games
- Unbeaten in five BL games in a row for the first time
Leverkusen Form & Balance Check
The Werkself have lost seven of their last nine Bundesliga away games at Borussia Dortmund (one win, one draw). Leverkusen have not conceded as many away defeats against any other team in the top flight since the start of the 2015/16 season. In the previous season, the two teams drew 1-1 twice, with Leverkusen equalizing on both occasions.
However, the Werkself are currently in top form: they have not been defeated in 24 Bundesliga away games (18 wins, six draws) – a club record. Leverkusen have won their last eight competitive matches. A similar run of nine wins in a row was last achieved between September and November 2023, when Leverkusen even won 14 competitive matches in a row.
Coach Xabi Alonso is still without a win against Borussia Dortmund (two draws, one defeat). Against no other club has he stood on the Leverkusen touchline so often without winning. The connection between the coaches is also interesting: in 2011/12, Alonso and Nuri Şahin played four competitive matches together for Real Madrid – all four were won.
Wirtz and Schick as a dream duo
Florian Wirtz and Patrik Schick are the key players: Wirtz has 84 dribbles this Bundesliga season and leads the scoring charts for players under 21 with seven goals and seven assists. Wirtz recently scored three goals in a game for the first time – all six of his last assists went to Patrik Schick. No other player has assisted a team-mate so often this season.
Patrik Schick, for his part, has scored nine goals in his last five Bundesliga games. After his four-goal haul against Freiburg, he is now the Czech Republic’s record scorer in the top flight with 62 Bundesliga goals, overtaking Jan Koller (61 goals, 59 of them for Dortmund).
Leverkusen facts & Analysis
- Lost nine of eleven away BL matches in Dortmund
- Unbeaten for 24 BL away games unbeaten
- Alonso still without a win against BVB
Dortmund will have to compensate for the suspension of Pascal Groß under the management of Nuri Şahin and will probably line up in a 4-1-3-2 system. Couto could get another chance to prove himself.
We expect Xabi Alonso’s Werkself to play in a well-established 3-4-2-1 system. Leverkusen can currently rely on their attacking duo of Schick and Wirtz, especially up front.
Dortmund – Leverkusen head-to-head & statistics
Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen have met in 93 competitive matches to date. BVB have won 38 of them, while the Werkself have triumphed 31 times. 24 matches ended in a draw. A total of 297 goals were scored in these duels, with Dortmund just ahead with 159:138. The statistics include 90 Bundesliga matches, two games in the 2nd Bundesliga and one match in the 2000 DFB Indoor Cup at the Indoor Championships in Munich.
Direct comparison (H2H)
