Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen vs. Borussia Dortmund Preview, Odds, Prediction

The battle between two big German powerhouses takes place at BayArena in Leverkusen, where Bayer hosts Borussia Dortmund this Saturday afternoon. The two sides have significant problems with injured players, but the goal in this contest remains the same – win and three points. Leverkusen opened the season pretty strong, while on the other hand, the Millionaires from Dortmund have been very shaky, posting mixed results. This is a big chance for either of these two units to boost its morale a little bit and catch a swing following the international break.

Preview

Bayer Leverkusen (+110) was furious in the past two games, scoring four goals against both Borussia Monchengladbach at home and Augsburg on the road, with the note that they allowed one in the latter. Overall, their opener was more than satisfying, as they have seven points in three matches, playing 1-1 in Berlin against Union, who is looking good this year.

The “factory team,” as the fans like to call them sometimes, was sixth in the previous championship, and they aim to take at least two steps higher now. Bayer landed a few young players, all of them very talented, but their biggest star is still the Czech striker, Patrik Schick, who amazed everyone at the recent Euro.

As you can see, he and the rest of the offensive line jump-started this season, posting superb performances and if they continue to play like this, anything could be possible.

Borussia Dortmund (+115) oscillates a lot, and that is because they aren’t a competitive team. We see the Millionaires as an incubator for players, who are there solely for one purpose – transfers. It seems that Borussia wants to earn money, and not compete, which is why we often see them playing without any responsibility or system.

Don’t get us wrong, they are one of the most talented teams in Europe, but aren’t fulfilling 10% of their potential.

Borussia plays open-minded and offensive football, but its players complicate when they are in a position to score, and we particularly mean on Reyna in this case.
All five of their competitive games this year have been with over 2.5 goals, and the latest four were with both teams to score as well.

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Bellarabi, Baumgartlinger, Alario Fosu-Mensah and Tapsoba are all out for the home team, which is a colossal handicap.

The situation is even worse in Dortmund, with Nico Schulz, Emre Can, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Schmelzer, and the above-mentioned Reyna unavailable for this event. Meunier is probably going to skip this one as well. All the listed players are injured.

Head to Head Games

Six out of the last 10 matches played between these two sides have seen at least four goals, while seven ended with both teams netting. Last season each side got a win at home, Bayer 2-1, and Dortmund 3-1.

Prediction

We are sticking with the tradition and propose to bet on both teams to score over 2.5 goals. The odds on that are -205. For those who want to take some risk, over 1.5 goals in the first halftime is a perfect choice with the odds at +100.

Pick: Both teams to score and Over 2.5 goals, -155

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