Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund Preview, prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | Bundesliga 2025-26

The previous outing between these clubs ended in favour of BVB.

Bayer Leverkusen are all set to go head-to-head against Borussia Dortmund for their matchweek 12 fixture of the 2025-26 Bundesliga. This is going to be an intense clash, which will take place at the BayArena.

The Werkself is going to be at home, which will be an added advantage for them. They outplayed Manchester City in their UEFA Champions League fixture. It was a good performance by them.

They will now be looking to secure a similar result in their upcoming league fixture. Bayer Leverkusen will be keen to put up a strong fight here.

Borussia Dortmund dominated the proceedings against Villarreal in their last game. They will now be looking to extend this momentum further. Their performance in the last two league games has not been the best.

They first settled to a draw against Hamburger SV and then against VfB Stuttgart.

Kick-off:

• Location: Leverkusen, Germany
• Stadium: BayArena
• Date: Saturday, November 29
• Kick-off Time: 11:00 p.m. IST/ 05:30 p.m. GMT/ 12:30 p.m. ET/ 09:30 a.m. PT
• Referee: TBD
• VAR: In use

Form:

Leverkusen: L-W-W-W-W

Dortmund: W-L-D-D-W

Players to Watch

Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen)

The 29-year-old is going to be one of the main men in the attacking front for Bayer Leverkusen in their upcoming league game. He has come up with decent performances this season. Patrik Schick has scored five goals and also has two assists to his name in nine Bundesliga appearances this season.

Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund)

Serhou Guirassy is coming in after scoring a sensational brace for his side in their UEFA Champions League game. He will be keen to continue his goal-scoring run now, which will be a big positive for Borussia Dortmund. The 29-year-old has scored five goals and has an assist to his name in 10 German league games.

His 4️⃣th UCL MOTM award for BVB! 🇬🇳🏆 pic.twitter.com/a8nc1uX5vP

— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) November 26, 2025

Match Facts

• Borussia Dortmund have secured six clean sheets in 11 Bundesliga matches this season.
• Bayer Leverkusen are on a four-match winning streak.
• The Werkself have not conceded a goal in three out of their last four games.

Leverkusen vs Dortmund: Betting Tips and Odds

• Bayer Leverkusen to win @31/20 bet365
• Patrik Schick to score @7/4 Betway
• Goals over 3.5 @29/20 Star Sports

Injury and Team News

Lucas Vazquez, Equi Fernandez, Exequiel Palacios, Arthur, Janis Blaswich and Axel Tape-Kobrissa will not be in action for Bayer Leverkusen. They are injured.

Borussia Dortmund will miss out on the services of Niklas Sule and Maximilian Beier. They are injured.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 52

Leverkusen won: 17

Dortmund won: 22

Draws: 13

Predicted Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen predicted lineup (5-3-2)

Flekken (GK); Poku, Quansah, Bade, Belocian, Grimaldo; Maza, Garcia, Tillman; Schick, Kofane

Borussia Dortmund predicted lineup (3-4-2-1)

Kobel (GK); Anselmino, Anton, Schlotterbeck; Couto, Nmecha, Sabitzer, Svensson; Adeyemi, Brandt; Guirassy

Match Predicition

This is going to be an intense outing between these clubs, but Bayer Leverkusen are likely to come out on top. They should secure a win against Borussia Dortmund in their upcoming Bundesliga clash.

Prediction: Leverkusen 3-2 Dortmund

Telecast Details

India: Sony LIV, Sony Sports Network

UK: Sky Sports, BBC, Amazon 

USA: ESPN+

Nigeria: StarTimes, Canal+

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