Week 18 brings us a match on Jan 29th, where Bayer Leverkusen plays host to Borussia Dortmund in a meeting of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 8th placed Bayer Leverkusen is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Bochum. Edmond Tapsoba scored the first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the 8th minute on a penalty shot, then Adam Hložek added another in the 53rd minute In the end, Bochum couldn’t muster any offence and Bayer Leverkusen ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Bayer Leverkusen should be reasonably happy with their performance, while borussia Dortmund is fresh off their 2-1 win against Mainz 05. Jae-Sung Lee struck first for Mainz 05 in the 2nd minute on a feed from Edimilson Fernandes, then Julian Ryerson tied it up for Borussia Dortmund in the 4th minute on a feed from Niklas Süle But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 93rd minute on a goal by Giovanni Reyna. Borussia Dortmund is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund last played eachother at the Signal-iduna-park on Saturday Aug 6th. Borussia Dortmund was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Marco Reus struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 10th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Bayer Leverkusen was frustrated by Borussia Dortmund’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Borussia Dortmund ended the match with the shutout victory.
Giovanni Reyna has been the most prolific scorer on Borussia Dortmund in the last five matches with 3 goals. Bayer Leverkusen is fortunate enough to have Amine Adli in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 6 goals
Xabier Alonso Olano’s squad will be without Charles Aránguiz, Paulinho, Patrik Schick, Odilon Kossounou and Wirtz, while Edin Terzic’s squad will be without Mate Morey.