Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 16 match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Borussia Dortmund enjoy home advantage, when visitors Bayer Leverkusen swing by this coming Friday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

While Bayer Leverkusen are chasing the lead in the Bundesliga after collecting 32 points in 15 rounds, Borussia Dortmund trail by 25 points after 15 rounds, leaving them as number 6 in the table.

Team form: Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen

Borussia Dortmund Form

Borussia Dortmund recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 2-3 against Barcelona, before drawing 1-1 with Hoffenheim. They won their most recent game 1-3 against Wolfsburg. Borussia Dortmund managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 14 goals and conceded six times.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Inter got left behind in a 1-0 win, before Augsburg got hammered in a 0-2 victory. Freiburg was the most recent victim in a 5-1 win for Bayer Leverkusen. Bayer Leverkusen won half their previous six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as seeing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored 12 goals whilst conceding six.

Betting stats and facts for Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen

Jamie Gittens look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Bundesliga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Patrik Schick adds to his nine Bundesliga goals come this coming Friday.

Betting markets: Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen

Full-time result

Borussia Dortmund won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Bayer Leverkusen won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost one in this run. Borussia Dortmund are without defeat in 5 matches on the spin. Amazingly, Borussia Dortmund are on a streak of 11 home matches without defeat. Bayer Leverkusen won their last 5 matches on the bounce. Bayer Leverkusen are on a serious roll of now 24 away matches on the spin without defeat. Borussia Dortmund have not lost to Bayer Leverkusen in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Borussia Dortmund scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Astonishingly, Bayer Leverkusen scored the opening goal of the match in nine of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Borussia Dortmund games Borussia Dortmund managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Borussia Dortmund have scored in 9 consecutive home meetings with Bayer Leverkusen.

Total goals

Borussia Dortmund saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Bayer Leverkusen’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.6 goals in these matches. Borussia Dortmund are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 13 matches.