Bayer Leverkusen – Borussia Dortmund betting tip & odds comparison 29.01.2023
Leverkusen play host to Borussia Dortmund in the final match of this weekend’s Bundesliga matches on Sunday 29th January.
The hosts are 8th on the log on 24 points while the visitors are in 5th place on 31 points coming into this match.
We expect a close encounter here and our Bundesliga predictions for this clash will be picked from 1xBet and Bet9ja
BAYER LEVERKUSEN
After an up-and-down season, Leverkusen seem to be coming into form at just the right moment. A 2-0 victory over Bochum last time out was their 5th straight Bundesliga victory and this has seen them rise to the top half of the table.
Xabi Alonso has done an excellent job of turning the club’s fortunes around considering they were deep in relegation territory when he took over the reins back in October.
With a two-legged last-32 tie against Monaco coming up in a couple of weeks, Alonso will be hoping to carry some momentum from their turnaround performances into that tie. This clash with Dortmund will certainly provide the litmus test they need to assess their progress.
BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Borussia Dortmund have in recent years been Bayern’s closest rivals for the title but this season they have been a bit underwhelming thus far. The wheels seem to have been falling off prior to the World Cup when they lost two straight games but they have come back strongly to win both of their matches after the return from the break.
The wins over Augsburg and Mainz in this last week has seen them move to 5th, but very much within touching distance of the top four.
Terdic side have a rough slate of fixtures coming up. Freiburg are visiting them next week before they travel to take on Bochum for the last-16 of the DFB-Pokal and then face Chelsea in the Champions League knockout. He will need them to show composure during this stretch.
POSSIBLE LINEUPS
BAYER LEVERKUSEN
- Hradecky
- Hincapie
- Tapsoba
- Frimpong
- Tah
- Amiri
- Andrich
- Hudson-Odoi
- Wirtz
- Diaby
- Hlozek
- COACH: Xabi Alonso
- MISSING PLAYERS: Aranguiz (Calf), Schick (Groin)
BORUSSIA DORTMUND
- Kobel
- Ryerson
- Schlotterbeck
- Sule
- Guerreiro
- Adeyemi
- Brandt
- Can
- Ozcan
- Malen
- Moukoko
- COACH: Edin Terzic
- MISSING PLAYERS:Meunier (calf), Kamara (Knee), Morey (Knee), Reus (Illness)
LEVERKUSEN VS DORTMUND PREDICTIONS
Going by past encounters, we should have an interesting game here. 9 of their last 10 encounters have produced at least three total goals and we feel that trend is likely to be maintained here. We are therefore going for Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.50 with Bet9ja as the first of our betting tips today.
Again with both teams expected to go for it here, we are likely to have aggressive tackling on both ends which could result in bookings. Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapié has already collected 7 yellow cards this season which leads the league. He will be up against Jude Bellingham who is by contrast the most fouled player in the league (48). It seems inevitable that Hincapié and Leverkusen are doomed to end up in the ref’s little book here. We are picking them to get at least 3 bookings @ 2.70 with 1xBet app as our final call here.
Performance
Bayer Leverkusen performance of the last 5 home matches
Borussia Dortmund performance of the last 5 away matches
Current Standing
POS | TEAM | PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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2
1
|
Bayern Munich
|
71 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 92 | 38 | 54 |
1
2
|
Borussia Dortmund
|
71 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 83 | 44 | 39 |
3
3
|
RB Leipzig
|
66 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 41 | 23 |
4
4
|
1. FC Union Berlin
|
62 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 38 | 13 |
5
5
|
SC Freiburg
|
59 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 44 | 7 |
6
6
|
Bayer Leverkusen
|
50 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 49 | 8 |
8
7
|
Eintracht Frankfurt
|
50 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 52 | 6 |
7
8
|
VfL Wolfsburg
|
49 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 48 | 9 |
9
9
|
1. FSV Mainz 05
|
46 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 55 | -1 |
11
10
|
Borussia Mönchengladbach
|
43 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 55 | -3 |
10
11
|
1. FC Cologne
|
42 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 54 | -5 |
13
12
|
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
|
36 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 48 | 57 | -9 |
12
13
|
SV Werder Bremen
|
36 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 64 | -13 |
16
14
|
VfL Bochum 1848
|
35 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 72 | -32 |
14
15
|
FC Augsburg
|
34 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 63 | -21 |
15
16
|
VfB Stuttgart
|
33 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 57 | -12 |
17
17
|
FC Schalke 04
|
31 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 71 | -36 |
18
18
|
Hertha BSC
|
29 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 69 | -27 |
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