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Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen is a high-level German matchup in which attacking ambition, technical quality and venue pressure regularly unsettle the expected script. Dortmund won 4–2 at Leverkusen in May 2025, but Bayer answered with a 1–0 victory at Dortmund in April 2026 after a 2–3 win there in January 2025. Earlier 4–3 and 3–2 results show how quickly the balance can turn. Future meetings will ask which side controls risk without losing its edge.
Past matches, Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Borussia Dortmund
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14F
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17M
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40F
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42D
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6M
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33G
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41F
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49D
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25D
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes
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F
14
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D
21
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F
19
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M
10
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M
6
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M
7
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F
17
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D
15
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G
28
Match events
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5'Ramy Bensebaini Yellow Card
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42'⚽R. Andrich Normal Goal
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45'Serhou Guirassy Yellow Card
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54'P. Schick C. Kofane
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59'M. Beier D. Svensson
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63'Maximilian Beier Yellow Card
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64'C. Chukwuemeka M. Sabitzer
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64'S. Inacio F. Silva
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64'C. Chukwuemeka M. Sabitzer
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65'S. Inacio F. Silva
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73'E. Poku N. Tella
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74'Lucas M. Culbreath
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74'Lucas M. Culbreath
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74'E. Poku N. Tella
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75'A. Kabar J. Ryerson
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76'S. Ozcan J. Bellingham
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76'A. Kabar J. Ryerson
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76'S. Ozcan J. Bellingham
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90' +2M. Tillman I. Maza
Stats for this game
Matchup Borussia Dortmund VS Bayer Leverkusen
Elite quality without a settled order
Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen operate with comparable ambition, so their meetings often hinge on execution rather than a permanent hierarchy. Dortmund won 4–2 at the BayArena on 11 May 2025, but Leverkusen had won 3–2 at Signal Iduna Park on 10 January 2025. Bayer then won 1–0 at Dortmund on 11 April 2026, reversing the direction of a fixture in which Dortmund had also won 4–3 away in September 2021. These dated results point to high technical standards and a contest that can swing through one decisive phase.
Control and risk must coexist
Signal Iduna Park gives Dortmund the platform to press with intensity and attack through wide areas, while the BayArena allows Leverkusen to circulate the ball and invite opponents into difficult decisions. Neither side can rely on possession alone when the other has the quality to turn a transition into a chance. A future meeting will ask whether Dortmund can protect its attacking initiative or whether Leverkusen can make its efficiency travel again. That tension keeps the fixture among Germany’s most compelling high-level tests.
Past head to head stats
Borussia Dortmund VS Bayer Leverkusen
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
Borussia Dortmund VS Bayer Leverkusen
Head-to-Head History
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