Borussia Dortmund-Bayer Leverkusen is a match valid for the 16th day of the Bundesliga and is played on Friday at 8:30 pm: live TV, probable formations, prediction.
After the long Christmas break, the Bundesliga reopens and does so with a match that promises spectacle between Borussia Dortmund and reigning German champions Bayer Leverkusen. That is, the team that has scored the most points in front of its home crowd and the only one still unbeaten at home along with leading Bayern Munich, and the one that, on the other hand, has never lost on the road (4 wins and 3 losses at the BayArena for Xabi Alonso’s men).
Even so, Borussia Dortmund’s unexceptional external performance – the yellow-and-whites are 13th in terms of points collected away from home – does not, for now, allow the Nuri Sahin-led team to re-enter the title fight and thus keep pace with Bayern and Bayer. After 15 days, Dortmund is only sixth, -7 behind Werkself and even -11 behind the now distant Bavarians.
To get firmly back into the Champions League zone, therefore, Emre Can and his teammates will have to be more consistent in the return leg. Before the break, in any case, Borussia Dortmund had also broken free on the road, achieving a clear success at home to Wolfsburg (1-3) and returning to winning ways after three draws in a row. The Aspirins on the last day of 2024 had also been on a roll, taking home their fifth win in a row: hapless Freiburg was taken to the wire by Schick and co. with the former Roma player capable of scoring four goals. The string of successes allowed Xabi Alonso’s team to nibble a few points off Bayern Munich, now “only” 4 points away.
Both coaches “took advantage” of the break to recover some injuries. In Borussia Dortmund, Gross (disqualified) and Sule are out, while the only unavailable at home Leverkusen are Adli and Belocian.
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The Prediction
The fact that the two roses are almost full is a guarantee of entertainment: there are numerous interesting duels, both on the flanks (the very fast Adeyemi and Frimpong) and in attack (Guirassy and the very inspired Schick). This time, therefore, we could see a more eventful match and the Over 2.5 sign could come out again about three years after the last time. It is likely that Borussia Dortmund – since 2004 the yellow-and-whites have not lost their first match of the calendar year – will at least manage to avoid defeat. Both will most likely score on at least one occasion.
Borussia Dortmund-Bayer Leverkusen
likely lineups.
BORUSSIA DORTMUND (4-1-3-2): Kobel; Ryerson, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini; Nmecha; Sabitzer, Brandt, Gittens; Beier, Guirassy.
BAYER LEVERKUSEN (3-4-2-1): Hrádecký; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapié; Frimpong, Xhaka, Palacios, Grimaldo; Tella, Wirtz; Schick.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-2