Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are hosting Borussia Dortmund in the BayArena, Leverkusen on the 11th of September 2021, Saturday at 19:00 IST. Dortmund even though their two wins have lost a game while the hosts are displaying their dominant self yet to lose a game.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form and Team News

Leverkusen are the second placed team in the league so far still having to lose a game. They have won two while drawing one other game. In the last season they were the sixth-placed team in the points table. With that we can say they played some decent football but then if we delve deep into their season, we can find that they were in the top half of the table for most of the time and eventually faltered at the end to finish where they did. They are playing against Borussia Dortmund in the next match and they would want to keep this momentum going their way. For Leverkusen to have any chance of making it big this season, they would need to produce consistent performances without getting carried away by the wins they get along the way. 

Gerardo Seoane has been appointed as the new manager of Leverkusen in hope of turning around their fortunes. They too like Dortmund have a relatively young squad and given this team enough exposure and the right advice, Leverkusen is destined for great things in the future. For that, the first thing they need to do is keep consistency. Moussa Diaby, Patrick Schick have each hit two goals each topping the goal-scoring chart. Wirtz is also in good form. It’s time Leverkusen really start firing in from all sides with this team.

Borussia Dortmund Form and Team News

Borussia Dortmund are the fifth placed team in the league after three games. They have won two while also having had a shock defeat at the hands of Freiburg in the second game. They have been the second best team in the German club football circuit in recent years, behind Bayern Munchen, last season though they were trailing mostly in the middle of the points table and had to grind it out at the end to reach the third position in the end. They are playing against Leverkusen on Saturday away. Borussia Dortmund’s recent form has been quite good, they have won six in the last ten and have lost just four games in the lead up to this game. Dortmund cannot be the second fiddle to Bayern every time, they will need to step up their game and show what they are capable of in the Bundesliga with the sort of talent they have at their disposal.

Newly appointed Marco Rose would be keen to make a statement in this season, they have started pretty well under him, Teenage sensation Erling Haaland remains their biggest weapon and he has opened the campaign in fine fashion netting in all three goals in this season so far. Marco Reus has enough experience behind him to really step up. They have a young team which everyone would love to have consisting of Reunier, Brandt, Bellingham, Reyna and co. Also with this comes enough experience at the back in the form of Hummels, Emre Can, Akanji, Meunier and Guerreiro. 

Odds by Casumo

Borussia Dortmund are favorites to win according to the Casumo Sportsbook. They are placed at 2.17 odds while Bayer 04 Leverkusen is placed at 3.10. The odds for a draw is 3.85.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Dortmund are favorites to win this tie given two reasons, one is their recent form which is as good as it can get under the new manager and second their team strength. Also the head to head record favors the team in yellow. Leverkusen on the other hand have been winning some and losing a lot in the lead up to the competition and this can come back to bite them here. Goals will be available in plenty given a certain Erling Haaland in on the pitch.

Tip 1: Total goals over 3.5

Borussia Dortmund have in the last four matches across competitions have had three matches where the total goal tally was over 3.5 goals. While in the last five away games that Borussia Dortmund have played, they have managed to be over the limit in two matches of those. Leverkusen also were involved in three of the last five matches which had the total goals to be over 3.5. Playing at home, both of the last two games have also seen Leverkusen satisfying the above criteria to the fullest. Six of the last seven head to head matches between the two sides also had over 3.5 goals in total. So the game between Borussia Dortmund and Leverkusen on Saturday will most likely have a total of over 3.5 goals in it. The odds for Total goals under 3.5 according to the Casumo Sportsbook is 2.00.

Tip 2: Borussia Dortmund total goals over 2.5

Dortmund have in the last six matches across competitions have seen four of these games where they have managed to score over 2.5 goals individually. While in the last five away games that they have played, they have managed to score above the 2.5 goal limit in three matches of those. Playing at home, one of the last two games have also seen Leverkusen conceding over 2.5 goals to the opponent. Six of the last seven games between the two sides played also saw Dortmund scoring over 2.5 goals. So the game between Dortmund and Leverkusen on Saturday will most likely have Dortmund scoring over 2.5 goals in it. The odds for Borussia Dortmund total goals over 2.5 according to the Casumo Sportsbook is 3.05.

Conclusion

This rivalry has always been about goals and lots of goals. We are in for a treat of the same on Saturday as well. Dortmund start as favorites but you never know, Leverkusen can turn it around as well. Summarizing on a couple of tips from above:

1. Total goals over 3.5  @ 2.00.
2. Borussia Dortmund total goals over 2.5 @ 3.05
   

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