Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer prediction and betting tips on January 10, 2025
Game Prediction
A match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer will take place in the 16th round of the German Bundesliga on January 10, 2025. Each of the ambitious clubs expects to win after the winter break.
Our prediction for the match Borussia Dortmund - Bayer
“The Yellow and Blacks” missed the “silver salad bowl” in 2023 in the most disappointing way, finishing on par with Bayern on points. As for the previous cycle, they even lost to RB Leipzig and finished in 5th place, although they simultaneously reached the Champions League final. “The Pharmacists” spent the best year in history, taking the first “silver salad bowl”. And then they added the cup trophy, never losing at the inner arena. Still, they lost in the Europa League final.
Xabi Alonso’s footballers are not so good now. On the other hand, the team still looks strong. Unlike last season, they lost, but only twice so far, in the Bundesliga against RB Leipzig, back in August, but only Bayern is higher there. Moreover, the team drew with this opponent in Munich in the championship and knocked it out in the cup confrontation, winning the away battle with a 1-0 result. The renewed “Bumblebees”, who replaced the coach (or rather, made Nuri Şahin the head coach), are not bad in the Champions League, although leading with a 2-0 score in Madrid, they managed to lose badly. Speaking about the Bundesliga, the team levelled out the noticeable influence of the field factor only at the end of 2024. At the same time, it not only won away (thus taking revenge on Wolfsburg for being eliminated from the cup), but also lost points on the native field.
Şahin’s footballers are traditionally good in attack – they have 1.87 goals on average per round. Still, they also concede quite a few, almost one and a half goals per game. The guests from Leverkusen have got much more impressive figures – they score 2.47, conceding 1.4 goals per game.
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer: key statistics and trends
- Borussia Dortmund has won 1 of 5 previous matches.
- 80% of Borussia Dortmund games have ended with “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per meeting is 3.33.
- Bayer finished 2024 with 8 wins.
- 87% of Bayer confrontations have brought “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per struggle is 3.87
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer: possible starting line-ups
Borussia Dortmund (possible line-up): Kobel – Bensebaini, Schlotterbeck, Can, Anton-Nmecha, Gittens, Brandt, Malen – Guirassy, Bayer.
Bayer (possible line-up): Hradecky – Hincapie, Tah, Tapsoba – Grimaldo, Wirtz, Tella, Xhaka, Palacios, Frimpong – Schick.
Previous head-to-head matches: Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer
“The Bumblebees” won both matches in the last but one season and they played two 1-1 draws in 2023/2024.
Free forecast for the match Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer
The hosts are considered the favourites of the following battle, but the guests look more convincing. Xabi Alonso’s performers will be able to avoid losing – we bet on them to win with “a 0 goal handicap” (odd: 1.8).