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Bundesliga | Gameweek 1
Aug 6, 2022 at 5.30pm UK
Signal Iduna Park
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Dortmund
1 - 0
B. Leverkusen

Reus (10')
Hazard (43'), Schlotterbeck (72')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Tah (27'), Palacios (37'), Hincapie (56'), Bakker (90+5')
Hradecky (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Bundesliga clash between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Borussia Dortmund

Last Six:
    Last Game: Dortmund 1-1 Antalyaspor
    Saturday, July 30 at 4pm in Club Friendlies 1

    Bayer Leverkusen

    Last Six:
      Last Game: Elversberg 4-3 B. Leverkusen
      Saturday, July 30 at 2.31pm in DFB-Pokal

      We said: Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Bayer Leverkusen

       We expect to see a highly entertaining, high-scoring affair between two attacking teams on Saturday. Both meetings saw seven goals scored at either end last season, but we expect the hosts to just edge it having looked more ready for the new season in the DFB-Pokal last weekend. Read more.

      Data Analysis

      Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Borussia Dortmund win with a probability of 45.96%. A win for Bayer Leverkusen had a probability of 32.6% and a draw had a probability of 21.4%.

      The most likely scoreline for a Borussia Dortmund win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (5.68%) and 1-0 (5.12%). The likeliest Bayer Leverkusen win was 1-2 (7.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.53%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Borussia Dortmund would win this match.

      Result
      Borussia DortmundDrawBayer Leverkusen
      45.96% (1.282 1.28) 21.44% (-0.303 -0.3) 32.6% (-0.979 -0.98)
      Both teams to score 70.11% (0.762 0.76)
      Goals
      Over 2.5Under 2.5
      70.86% (1.146 1.15)29.14% (-1.146 -1.15)
      Over 3.5Under 3.5
      49.86% (1.389 1.39)50.14% (-1.389 -1.39)
      Borussia Dortmund Goals
      Over 0.5Under 0.5
      86.46% (0.87299999999999 0.87)13.54% (-0.872 -0.87)
      Over 1.5Under 1.5
      59.39% (1.717 1.72)40.61% (-1.717 -1.72)
      Bayer Leverkusen Goals
      Over 0.5Under 0.5
      81.09% (0.061999999999998 0.06)18.91% (-0.061 -0.06)
      Over 1.5Under 1.5
      49.6% (0.103 0.1)50.4% (-0.103 -0.1)
      Score Analysis
          Borussia Dortmund 45.96%
          Bayer Leverkusen 32.6%
          Draw 21.44%
      Borussia DortmundDrawBayer Leverkusen
      2-1 @ 8.52% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
      3-1 @ 5.68% (0.176 0.18)
      1-0 @ 5.12% (-0.176 -0.18)
      2-0 @ 5.12% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
      3-2 @ 4.73% (0.155 0.16)
      3-0 @ 3.41% (0.099 0.1)
      4-1 @ 2.84% (0.174 0.17)
      4-2 @ 2.37% (0.149 0.15)
      4-0 @ 1.71% (0.101 0.1)
      4-3 @ 1.31% (0.085 0.09)
      5-1 @ 1.14% (0.103 0.1)
      5-2 @ 0.95% (0.087 0.09)
      Other @ 3.07%
      Total : 45.96%
      		1-1 @ 8.53% (-0.278 -0.28)
      2-2 @ 7.1% (0.012 0.01)
      3-3 @ 2.63% (0.091 0.09)
      0-0 @ 2.56% (-0.173 -0.17)
      Other @ 0.63%
      Total : 21.44%
      		1-2 @ 7.1% (-0.217 -0.22)
      0-1 @ 4.26% (-0.281 -0.28)
      1-3 @ 3.94% (-0.112 -0.11)
      2-3 @ 3.94% (0.014 0.01)
      0-2 @ 3.55% (-0.227 -0.23)
      0-3 @ 1.97% (-0.122 -0.12)
      1-4 @ 1.64% (-0.044 -0.04)
      2-4 @ 1.64% (0.0090000000000001 0.01)
      3-4 @ 1.09% (0.04 0.04)
      Other @ 3.45%
      Total : 32.6%

      How you voted: Dortmund vs B. Leverkusen

      Borussia Dortmund
      75.5%
      Draw
      12.7%
      Bayer Leverkusen
      11.8%
      102
      Head to Head
      Feb 6, 2022 2.30pm
      Dortmund
      2-5
      B. Leverkusen
      Frimpong (16' og.), Tigges (89')
      Dahoud (26')
      Akanji (11' og.), Wirtz (20'), Andrich (28'), Tah (53'), Diaby (87')
      Bellarabi (46')
      Sep 11, 2021 2.30pm
      B. Leverkusen
      3-4
      Dortmund
      Wirtz (9'), Schick (45+1'), Diaby (55')
      Wirtz (60'), Frimpong (70'), Odilon (75'), Diaby (86')
      Braut Haaland (37', 77'), Brandt (49'), Guerreiro (71')
      Meunier (20'), Braut Haaland (60'), Wolf (90+2')
      May 22, 2021 2.30pm
      Dortmund
      3-1
      B. Leverkusen
      Braut Haaland (5', 84'), Reus (51')
      Bender (89' pen.)
      Jan 19, 2021 7.30pm
      B. Leverkusen
      2-1
      Dortmund
      Diaby (14'), Wirtz (80')
      Bailey (73'), Diaby (78')
      Brandt (67')
      Hummels (90+1'), Delaney (90+3')
      Feb 8, 2020 5.30pm
      B. Leverkusen
      4-3
      Dortmund
      Volland (20', 43'), Bailey (81'), Bender (82')
      Bender (35'), Volland (67')
      Hummels (22'), Can (33'), Guerreiro (65')
      Guerreiro (39')
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      Tables header RHS
      TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
      CBayer LeverkusenB. Leverkusen34286089246590
      2Stuttgart34234778393973
      3Bayern MunichBayern34233894454972
      4RB Leipzig34198777393865
      5Borussia DortmundDortmund34189768432563
      6Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt34111495150147
      7Hoffenheim34137146666046
      8Heidenheim341012125055-542
      9Werder Bremen34119144854-642
      10Freiburg34119144558-1342
      11Augsburg34109155060-1039
      12Wolfsburg34107174156-1537
      13Mainz 05Mainz34714133951-1235
      14Borussia MonchengladbachBorussia M'bach34713145667-1134
      15Union BerlinUnion Berlin3496193358-2533
      16VfL BochumVfL Bochum34712154274-3233
      17FC Koln34512172860-3227
      RSV Darmstadt 98Darmstadt3438233086-5617
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