Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen Preview

Bayer Leverkusen host Borussia Dortmund at the BayArena on Saturday evening in what promises to be an enthralling Bundesliga encounter between two sides in contrasting form. Leverkusen arrive on an impressive run, with their most recent outing producing a 2-0 victory away at Manchester City in the Champions League on 25th November. Prior to that, they won 3-1 away at VfL Wolfsburg on 22nd November in league action. Before that triumph, they claimed a commanding 6-0 home victory over 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 on 8th November. Earlier in this sequence, they secured a 1-0 away win at Benfica in the Champions League on 5th November, with their only defeat in the last five matches coming 3-0 at home to Bayern Munich on 1st November. This run of four wins and one loss across all competitions demonstrates impressive resilience and attacking quality from the home side.

Borussia Dortmund travel to the BayArena in more mixed form, their most recent match seeing them defeat Villarreal 4-0 at home in the Champions League on 25th November. Before that, they drew 3-3 at home with VfB Stuttgart on 22nd November in Bundesliga action. Prior to that, they drew 1-1 away at Hamburg SV on 8th November. Earlier in this sequence, they lost 4-1 away at Manchester City in the Champions League on 5th November and won 1-0 away at FC Augsburg on 31st October. The visitors have collected two wins, two draws and one defeat from their last five outings, showcasing less consistency than their hosts but still displaying attacking threat.

The head-to-head record slightly favours Borussia Dortmund, who have won two of the last five meetings with two draws and one Bayer Leverkusen victory. Most recently, Dortmund claimed a 4-2 away win in May 2025, while Leverkusen won 3-2 away in January 2025.

Bayer Leverkusen are expected to deploy a 3-4-2-1 formation with Grimaldo, Tapsoba, García, Poku, Flekken, Badé, Schick, Maza, Tillman, Andrich, and Arthur. Borussia Dortmund will counter with a 3-4-1-2 setup featuring Ryerson, Can, Beier, Nmecha, Chukwuemeka, Anton, Kobel, Guirassy, Bellingham, Schlotterbeck, and Svansson. Both sides face injury challenges that could influence team selection and tactical approach.

The match kicks off at 17:30 GMT and will be broadcast live across multiple territories. German viewers can watch on Sky Sport Bundesliga 1, Sky Sport Bundesliga UHD, Sky Sport Top Event, Sky Go and WOW. Austrian audiences have coverage on the same channels via Sky Go Austria. US audiences can follow the action on ESPN Select, fuboTV and ESPN App, while Canadian fans can stream via DAZN Canada and fuboTV Canada.

Injured Players:

Bayer Leverkusen: Exequiel Palacios (Out), Lucas Vázquez (Out), Ezequiel Fernández (Out), Axel Tape (Out), Janis Blaswich (Doubtful)

Borussia Dortmund: Niklas Süle (Out), Maximilian Beier (Doubtful)

Bayer Leverkusen face a more severe injury crisis with four players ruled out and one doubtful, significantly depleting their squad depth across multiple positions. Borussia Dortmund will be without one player with another doubtful, leaving them in considerably better shape regarding availability.

Possible Line-Ups:

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1) Grimaldo, Tapsoba, García, Poku, Flekken, Badé, Schick, Maza, Tillman, Andrich, Arthur

Borussia Dortmund (3-4-1-2) Ryerson, Can, Beier, Nmecha, Chukwuemeka, Anton, Kobel, Guirassy, Bellingham, Schlotterbeck, Svansson

Bayer Leverkusen – Last 5 Matches (All Competitions)

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Manchester City	0-2	Bayer Leverkusen	Champions League	Nov 25, 2025
✅	VfL Wolfsburg	1-3	Bayer Leverkusen	German Bundesliga	Nov 22, 2025
✅	Bayer Leverkusen	6-0	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	German Bundesliga	Nov 8, 2025
✅	Benfica	0-1	Bayer Leverkusen	Champions League	Nov 5, 2025
❌	Bayern Munich	3-0	Bayer Leverkusen	German Bundesliga	Nov 1, 2025

Borussia Dortmund – Last 5 Matches (All Competitions)

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Borussia Dortmund	4-0	Villarreal	Champions League	Nov 25, 2025
🤝	Borussia Dortmund	3-3	VfB Stuttgart	German Bundesliga	Nov 22, 2025
🤝	Hamburg SV	1-1	Borussia Dortmund	German Bundesliga	Nov 8, 2025
❌	Manchester City	4-1	Borussia Dortmund	Champions League	Nov 5, 2025
✅	FC Augsburg	0-1	Borussia Dortmund	German Bundesliga	Oct 31, 2025

Head-to-Head Record – Last 5 Meetings

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Bayer Leverkusen	2-4	Borussia Dortmund	German Bundesliga	May 11, 2025
Borussia Dortmund	2-3	Bayer Leverkusen	German Bundesliga	Jan 10, 2025
Borussia Dortmund	1-1	Bayer Leverkusen	German Bundesliga	Apr 21, 2024
Bayer Leverkusen	1-1	Borussia Dortmund	German Bundesliga	Dec 3, 2023
Bayer Leverkusen	0-2	Borussia Dortmund	German Bundesliga	Jan 29, 2023

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Broadcaster(s)
Germany	Sky Sport Bundesliga 1, Sky Sport Bundesliga UHD, Sky Sport Top Event, Sky Go, WOW
Austria	Sky Sport Bundesliga 1, Sky Sport Bundesliga UHD, Sky Sport Top Event, Sky Go Austria
USA	ESPN Select, fuboTV, ESPN App
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Italy	Sky Sport Arena, SKY Go Italia, NOW TV
Spain	DAZN Spain
Poland	Canal+, Eleven Sports 2 Poland
Portugal	DAZN Portugal, DAZN Eleven 3 Portugal