We are almost at the halfway point of the 24/25 Bundesliga season, as Borussia Dortmund will host Bayer Leverkusen in their first encounter in eight months. The defending champions are looking good in the standings and are on a run, while BVB haven’t found a good rhythm in the league so far.
This is one of the most interesting games in the 24-25 Bundesliga season, so what should we expect from this matchup?
| ℹ️ Tournament: | German Bundesliga season 2024-25, Matchday 16 |
| ⚽️ Venue: | Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany |
| 🗓️ Date: | 10 January 2025 |
| ⏰ Time: | 7:30 p.m. GMT on Friday |
According to the best soccer odds in 2025, Dortmund are the slight home underdogs at 2.70 (17/10). A draw is offered at 3.70 (27/10), while Leverkusen are the away favorites at 2.45 (29/20) to beat BVB in the 16th Bundesliga round.
The Black and Yellow have dominated this matchup in the last few years, as in the last 15 head-to-head games, Dortmund won nine, drew three, and Leverkusen won only three. They drew both games in the last Bundesliga season.
Borussia Dortmund are currently sitting in 6th place in the Bundesliga standings with 25 points. The Black and Yellow are doing very well in the Champions League, as they are in the 9th spot despite losing the last game to Barca. BVB got knocked out early from the DFB-Pokal after losing to Wolfsburg.
Dortmund are coming off a solid 3-1 away win over Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, which was before the break. Donyell Malen, Maximilian Beier, and Julian Brandt scored the winning goals for the team. That win was very important for BVB after a four-game winless run, so it will give them a push to perform better in the new year.
Borussia Dortmund are still missing Julian Ryerson, Marcel Sabitzer, and Niklas Sule, while Pascal Gross is suspended after receiving a red card in the last game.
Bayer Leverkusen are currently sitting in second place in the Bundesliga standings with 32 points. They are also doing great in the UCL in the 4th spot, and they will face Atletico Madrid and Sparta Prague in the remaining two games. Leverkusen will face FC Koln in the DFB-Pokal quarterfinals next month.
Leverkusen are coming off a big 5-1 away win over Freiburg in the Bundesliga. Patrik Schick was sensational in this game and scored four goals, while Florian Wirtz scored one goal. Our Bundesliga predictions had Bayern Munich to win the title, and they are looking good to do so, even though Leverkusen are now on a five-game winning streak in the league and are trying to catch up.
B04 don’t have any new injuries, but they are still missing Victor Boniface and Amine Adli.
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Leverkusen are on an eight-game winning streak in all competitions, including five wins in the Bundesliga, while Dortmund have only three wins in the last eight league games. B04 looked better on both sides of the pitch lately, as they managed to keep a clean sheet in four of their last six games, while BVB couldn’t hold any clean sheets in the last five matches.
The Bundesliga 2024-25 sportsbooks have enticing odds on Leverkusen (0) Handicap in this matchup. They are on a 24-game unbeaten streak in the Bundesliga away games, so they are unlikely to lose, while the hosts are looking shaky in big games this season.
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Borussia Dortmund have had a lot of high-scoring corner games in the last month, as they have gone over the total in three consecutive matches, averaging 12.3 corners per game. The head-to-head games between Dortmund and Leverkusen usually have a lot of corners, as they are averaging 10.8 corners per game in the last five matches, so there’s a nice value on the over here.
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Patrik Schick is Bayer’s top scorer on the Bundesliga 24/25 top scorers list with nine goals, even though he has played much fewer minutes than the others. The Czech striker scored 10 goals in the last seven games for the team, and he is guaranteed to start due to Victor Boniface’s injury and lack of fitness. Schick is playing with confidence right now and will have a lot of scoring chances, given how bad this Dortmund defense has been.
Bayer Leverkusen are definitely in much better form coming into this game, so we expect them to get a positive result. Make sure you use our 2025 Dortmund vs Leverkusen betting predictions and bet them at the legal bookies in Germany to have more fun watching the game.
