After being confirmed Bundesliga champions, Bayer Leverkusen begin their victory lap with a trip to Borussia Dortmund on Sunday. Both teams have shown plenty of attacking verve in recent weeks and could be set to serve up an open contest.
Borussia Dortmund will head into Sunday’s clash on a high after an impressive comeback against Atletico Madrid to reach the Champions League semi-final. Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, they ran out 4-2 winners in the second fixture to secure a place in the last four.
Domestically, Borussia Dortmund are still in the hunt for a return to the Champions League next season. Edin Terzic’s men are currently fifth on the table, level on points with fourth placed RB Leipzig.
Borussia Dortmund have been in good form in the Bundesliga, winning five of their last six matches, including a 2-1 win at Borussia Monchengladbach last time out. However, they are often unconvincing at the back, keeping just two clean sheets in their last 10 home matches across all competitions.
Bayer Leverkusen were confirmed Bundesliga champions last weekend after an impressive 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen. Florian Wirtz netted a hat-trick while Victor Boniface and Granit Xhaka were also on target.
Xabi Alonso’s men are still unbeaten across all competitions this season and well on course for a historic treble. They are into the semi-final of the Europa League after playing out a 1-1 draw at West Ham on Thursday for a 3-1 aggregate win.
While still unbeaten, Bayer Leverkusen have not been as dominant on their recent travels, with three wins and two draws from their last five away matches. They have also been unconvincing at the back on the road, with just one clean sheet in the last four fixtures in that run.
How the bookies view it
The bookies are expecting a closely fought encounter with a win for Borussia Dortmund priced at 29/20 with 10bet while a Bayer Leverkusen victory is valued at 7/4 by Coral. A draw is set at odds of 29/10 by William Hill.
Head to head
Borussia Dortmund have a 36-30 advantage with 23 draws from 89 previous matches against Bayer Leverkusen. Both teams battled to a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture back in December.
Players to watch
Niclas Fullkrug is the leading scorer for Borussia Dortmund with 11 Bundesliga goals and will be the one to watch on Sunday. The striker was on target in the Champions League in midweek and is priced at 2/1 by bet365 to find the net on Sunday.
Victor Boniface has been on fire since returning from injury and now has 11 Bundesliga goals this season. The striker was on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at 31/20 by Unibet to get on the score sheet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Given the attacking quality on both sides, goals could be expected on Sunday. Borussia Dortmund saw over 3.5 goals in midweek and a repeat is priced at 5/4 with BetVictor.
Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen have had some late showings in recent weeks and both teams could be backed to score in the second half at 6/4 with bet365.
This German Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen will be played on Apr 21, 2024 and kick off at 15:30. Check below for our tipsters best Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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