Top Four Chasing Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund Meet in the Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund - 29/01/2023

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The final fixture of the weekend in the German Bundesliga takes place on the 29th of January as Bayer 04 Leverkusen meet Borussia Dortmund.

The match will be played at the BayArena and the hosts begin this round of fixtures in 8th place on 24 points while the visitors are in 5th place on 31 points.

Bayer Leverkusen come into the game on the back of a 2-0 home victory over Bochum on Wednesday night. Bayer Leverkusen opened the scoring in the 8th minute from the penalty spot and sealed maximum points with a second goal in the 53rd minute.

Bayer Leverkusen are on a great run in the Bundesliga and they have won each of their last 5 league matches.

The wins have come over Union Berlin, Stuttgart, and Bochum at home plus FC Koln and Borussia Monchengladbach away. Having won only 1 of their previous 8 Bundesliga fixtures, Bayer Leverkusen have turned things around.

Trends show in their 9 most recent home matches in all competitions, Bayer Leverkusen have been undefeated 8 times. They are undefeated in their last 6 home league matches and have won 4 of their last 5 on home soil.

Bayer Leverkusen have scored 2 or more goals in each of their 5 most recent home Bundesliga fixtures and have kept a clean sheet in 4 of those 5 games.

Borussia Dortmund travel to the BayArena having beat Mainz 2-1 away from home on Wednesday night. Borussia Dortmund fell a goal behind after only 2 minutes of the match but it took them little time to find the equaliser.

With the score at 1-1 going into the final minutes of the match, Borussia Dortmund scored the winning goal to take maximum points.

That result means Borussia Dortmund have won 5 of their last 7 Bundesliga matches. There have been wins over Stuttgart, Bochum, and Augsburg at home plus Eintracht Frankfurt and Mainz away.

The defeats came at Wolfsburg and Borussia Monchengladbach. Borussia Dortmund have scored 2 or more goals in 3 of their last 4 away Bundesliga games but have been struggling defensively, failing to keep a clean sheet in their last 7 league matches on the road.

Trends show Borussia Dortmund have succeeded in scoring 1 or more goals against Bayer Leverkusen in 12 straight games in all competitions. In their 4 most recent away clashes with Bayer Leverkusen in all competitions, there have been over 2.5 goals scored.

Looking ahead to the team news and Bayer Leverkusen are without the injured duo of Charles Aranguiz and Patrik Schick.

Borussia Dortmund are without the injured trio of Thomas Meunier, Abdoulaye Kamara, and Mateu Morey. They also have doubts over the fitness of Marco Reus.

This should be an exciting game to watch and we expect to see both teams scoring. Borussia Dortmund are unpredictable but they are capable of producing a performance to win this match and possibly move into the top four.

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Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Dortmund 29/01/2023 17:30

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