The Bundesliga highlight of the weekend na for Bay Arena this Saturday night as Bayer Leverkusen welcome Borussia Dortmund for heavyweight clash. Both sides dey fresh from Champions League wins and dey hope to pile pressure on leaders Bayern Munich.
Match Preview
Bayer Leverkusen don start season shakily, but dem dey show say dem fit challenge for title after solid results. Die Werkself don win seven of 11 league games so far and only taste one domestic defeat since August end.
That loss come against Bayern for early November as Leverkusen concede three unanswered goals at Allianz Arena.
Since that defeat, Kasper Hjulmand’s men don win four straight matches, including 2-0 victory over Manchester City for Champions League last Tuesday. Leverkusen don score 11 goals across last three matches and dem get joint second-best goalscoring record for Bundesliga.
Borussia Dortmund manage to end three-game winless run with 4-0 Champions League thrashing of Villarreal. Niko Kovac go turn attention back to league as dem try rekindle title hopes.
Despite being only 11 games into season, Dortmund dey nine points behind Bayern, thanks to dropped points for draws against Hamburger SV and Stuttgart. Leverkusen and RB Leipzig dey look stronger for title race. Dortmund don draw four times so far, and those stalemates dey cost dem ground.
Bayer Leverkusen Bundesliga Form
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Leverkusen Form (All Competitions)
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Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga Form
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Dortmund Form (All Competitions)
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Team News
Bayer Leverkusen get three big injury concerns. Ezequiel Fernandez dey out with knee injury for over one month. Exequiel Palacios still dey battle groin problem and no play since September. Lucas Vazquez dey recover from muscle problem but Saturday game too early for him.
Borussia Dortmund miss defender Niklas Sule due to toe injury. Forward Maximilian Beier, who score two contributions against Stuttgart last weekend, miss Villarreal game but fit feature against Leverkusen.
Bayer Leverkusen Possible Starting XI
Flekken; Andrich, Bade, Tapsoba; Poku, Maza, García, Grimaldo; Hofmann, Tillman; Schick
Borussia Dortmund Possible Starting XI
Kobel; Anton, Can, Schlotterbeck; Ryerson, Gross, Nmecha, Svensson; Chukwuemeka, Brandt; Guirassy
We Say: Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Borussia Dortmund
Both teams dey involved in high-scoring matches lately, so fans go likely enjoy plenty goals. Stakes high for Saturday, and we dey lean towards entertaining draw.
