Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen Prediction and Preview – 20/09/15
Bundesliga preview – Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen prediction
Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel could name an unchanged side for the stand out fixture in the Bundesliga this weekend. Sokratis may feel he can oust Neven Subotic for a starting spot beside the experienced Hummels and Adnan Januzaj may have to settle for a spot on the bench with Jonas Hofman taking Marco Reus place as he recovers from his broken toe.
Lars Bender continues to miss out due to a knee injury for this game with Kevin Kampl starting in central midfield. Roger Schmidt does have Andre Ramalho available at centreback should he decide to rest either of this starting centre backs. Chicarito fresh of his Champions League goal will start up front.
Possible Line-ups
Borussia Dortmund: 4-1-4-1 formation: Burki; Ginter, Sokratis, Hummels, Schmelzer; Weigl; Hofmann, Gundogan, Kagawa, Mkhitaryan; Aubameyang
Bayer Leverkusen: 4-4-2 formation: Leno; Hilbert, Papadopoulos, Tah, Wendell; Bellarabi, Kampl, Kramer, Calhanoglu; Hernandez, Kiebsling
Statistics
- Dortmund have won 10, drawn 0 and lost 0 of their last 10 matches
- Leverkusen have won 6, drawn 0 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Dortmund have scored an average of 3.7 goals and conceded an average of 1 goal per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Leverkusen have scored an average of 1.6 goals and conceded an average of 1 goal per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 9 of Dortmund’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Leverkusen’s previous 10 matches
- Dortmund have failed to win any of the last four meetings, losing two and drawing two
Prediction
Dortmund are top of the league with a perfect record whether it be home or away. The 2-1 victory over Krasnodar in the Champions League through the week will give the Dortmund faithful confidence that their excellent start to the season is set to continue, especially with Bayern keeping up the pressure winning 3-0 this weekend.
Leverkusen broke their 3 game losing streak with a 4-1 win over Bate Borisov through the week. They do however find themselves in 13th place in the league which their fans will be concerned with having only scored 3 goals so far this campaign more will be required of the front men if they are to overcome Dortmund.
We firmly expect Dortmund to keep pace with Bayern this weekend. Little Pea may be full of confidence after opening his tally for Leverkusen but all in all is difficult to look further than Dortmund considering how good they have began their season.
Tips
Dortmund to win at 4/6 – Click here to bet with Bet365
Hernandez to score anytime at 11/4 – Click here to bet with Bet365
Dortmund to win 3-1 at 12/1 – Click here to bet with Bet365
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