Leverkusen vs Dortmund Betting Tips

Leverkusen will be the host against Dortmund at the Bay Arena in Leverkusen on 20th January 2021 at 01:00 IST. Leverkusen had to experience a heartbreaking loss away from home against Union Berlin courtesy of a late strike from Cedric Teuchert. Dortmund’s performance was also not up to the mark as they were held to a draw in Westfalenstadion by a struggling Mainz side who are currently fighting to escape relegation.

Leverkusen Form & Team News

Leverkusen has a great chance to play the Champions League next season as they are currently sitting in the third position after 16 matches with 29 points. They have eight wins, five draws, and three losses in the league. In the 16 matches played, Leverkusen has scored 30 and conceded 16 goals. Also, Leverkusen have been struggling at home this season in the league. Out of the seven home matches, they have won three, drawn three, and lost one.

Leverkusen has been really hampered by injuries as they have seven players who are unavailable for their match against Dortmund. Florian Wirtz, who has been the most creative player this season for Leverkusen would be out of as he is carrying a knee injury. The other absentees are Paulinho, Santiago Arias, Exequiel Palacios, Sven Bender, Karim Bellarabi and Mitchell Weiser. Lucas Alario has been extremely impressive coming off the bench and the Argentine striker has scored eight goals, which is the most for Leverkusen this season. The versatile midfielder Nadiem Amiri is leading the assist charts with six assists

 Dortmund Form & Team News

Due to an indifferent start to their season, Dortmund is currently sitting in the fourth position with 29 points. They have played 16 matches and have nine wins, two draws, and five losses in the league. Dortmund have scored 32 and conceded 20 goals. Dortmund is finding it much easier to play away from home as they have the third-best away record in Bundesliga. Out of the eight away games, they have won five, lost two, and drawn one match.

Dortmund has four players out due to injury problems and one player out due to suspension. Dortmund would miss the tenacity and energy of Emre Can in the midfield as the German is suspended after his yellow card in his previous match. Giovanni Reyna, Thorgan Hazard, Marcel Schmelzer and Axel Witsel would be the other absentees for their encounter against Leverkusen. Erling Haaland has been the most important player for Dortmund as they lacked the killer instinct in front of the goal in his absence. The Norwegian is the leading goal scorer for Dortmund having bagged 12 goals this season. Jadon Sancho who is looking back to his brilliant best in the last few weeks is leading the assist charts with five assists.

Odds by Casumo

 According to the Casumo sportsbook, Dortmund have been deemed the favorites to win the match. They are placed at 2.08 odds, while Leverkusen are placed at 3.20 and draw is at 3.85 odds

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Both teams are having similar seasons as they are level on points and are separated only by goal difference. Leverkusen’s questionable home record and Dortmund’s form on the road definitely give the edge to Dortmund in this match. 

Tip 1: Borussia Dortmund To Win

Borussia Dortmund is completely a different side on the road. Despite their inconsistent start they have won four out of their last five matches and suffered one loss to the surprise package of the season, Union Berlin. Dortmund has also been the dominant side historically in this fixture. In the last five head-to-head matches, Dortmund were the victors on four occasions and Leverkusen was able to win only once. In their last away game against a tough Leipzig side, Haaland and Sancho were exceptional as the pair grabbed two goals and two assists between them. So it looks likely that Dortmund would leapfrog Leverkusen after their midweek encounter, which is reflected by the odds at 2.08 available on the Casumo sportsbook.

 Tip 2: Total Goals Over 2.5

In the last five head-to-head matches between the two sides, every encounter has gone over 2.5 goals. The scorelines in those matches were 4-3, 4-0, 3-2, 2-4 and 4-0. Goals have been a feature in the matches that have been played by both teams this season. In the four out of the last six Leverkusen matches in Bundesliga there have been more than 2.5 goals. Dortmund has a similar story, in their case, five out of the last six Bundesliga matches had over 2.5 goals. Hence there are better chances that there would be more than 2.5 goals in this match at 1.55 odds available on Casumo sportsbook.

Conclusion

Bundesliga seems to be really exciting this season as the four teams at the top are separated by four points. Both teams would like to overcome their disappointing performances in their previous match and get the victory to gain momentum for the upcoming second half of the season. Summarizing a couple of bets mentioned above

1. Borussia Dortmund to win @ 2.08
2. Total goals over 2.5 @ 1.55

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