On Jan 29th, Borussia Dortmund will travel to Leverkusen to battle Bayer Leverkusen in a clash of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Bayer Leverkusen sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Bochum. Edmond Tapsoba scored the first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the 8th minute on a penalty shot, then Adam Hložek added another in the 53rd minute on a feed from Florian Wirtz At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bochum couldn’t manage to score, and Bayer Leverkusen took the shutout win. Bayer Leverkusen should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while borussia Dortmund sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Mainz 05. Jae-Sung Lee struck first for Mainz 05 in the 2nd minute on a feed from Edimilson Fernandes, but Julian Ryerson got the equalizer for Borussia Dortmund in the 4th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 93rd minute on a goal by Giovanni Reyna to cap off a wild match. Borussia Dortmund is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Saturday Aug 6th, Borussia Dortmund was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Marco Reus scored the first goal for Borussia Dortmund in the 10th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Bayer Leverkusen was frustrated by Borussia Dortmund’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Borussia Dortmund ended the match with the shutout victory.
Giovanni Reyna has been the most prolific scorer on Borussia Dortmund in his last 5 matches with three goals. Amine Adli has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored six goals for Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen will be without Charles Aránguiz, Paulinho, Patrik Schick, Odilon Kossounou and Florian Wirtz, while Borussia Dortmund will be without Mate Morey.