Bayer Leverkusen vs Dortmund promises fireworks as Bundesliga heavyweights meet

Ada Ejiofor
3 Min Read

Bayer Leverkusen welcome Borussia Dortmund this weekend, 29th November, 2025 in a Bundesliga match at the BayArena, Softfootball reports. Both teams are in good form, so fans are in for a special treat.

Robert Andrichinho in Training (Bayer Leverkusen via X)
Robert Andrichinho in Training (Bayer Leverkusen via X)

In the last 40 meetings between the both teams, Bayer Leverkusen has won 12 times, Borussia Dortmund has won 19 times and they have 9 draws.

Borussia Dortmund confirmed the scheduled match on their official X handle;

History shows that Dortmund has a higher hand because of more matches won and more goals scored including the hard fought match against Augsburg which ended in 1-0 but Leverkusen has their own share of winnings and goals scored.

They’ve won four of their last matches and shown a great deal of confidence, even in their recent Champions League match against Manchester city where they came out with a 2-0 win.

Patrik Schick (Photo Credit: Bayer Leverkusen via X)
Patrik Schick (Photo Credit: Bayer Leverkusen via X)

Bayer Leverkusen’s Coach, Kasper Hjulmand gave his thoughts about his opponents in a pre match conference shared in the club’s official X handle, he said:

In a pre match conference shared in Dortmund’s official X handle, Coach Kovac gave his thoughts about Leverkusen,

They’re a top opponent, Leverkusen have found their feet after initial difficulties. Their last few games have been very successful. They’ve only lost to PSG and Bayern Munich. They have won all their other games. That shows the quality of the team and the manager.

Watch the full conference below:

Team News

Bayer Leverkusen are currently battling with some injury concerns with Exequiel Palacios faced with a groin injury to Lucas Vázquez with a muscle injury. There’s also Arthur who’s faced with a back injury.

For Dortmund, Süle has been battling with injury problems since he joined Dortmund in 2022. It is uncertain that Maximilian Beier would play because of muscle injury.

Possible Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)

Flekken; Andrich, Bade, Tapsoba; Poku, Maza, García, Grimaldo; Hofmann, Tillman; Schick

Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)

Kobel; Anton, Can, Schlotterbeck; Ryerson, Gross, Nmecha, Svensson; Chukwuemeka, Brandt; Guirassy

Prediction

The game would surely be highly competitive with chances for both sides given their past records. Both sides could end up with a 2-2 draw.

Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Borussia Dortmund.

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