Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund result

Full-time · Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga · Sat, 29 Nov 2025 17:30 GMT · BayArena

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Bayer Leverkusen · Borussia Dortmund · Head-to-head

Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund — Borussia Dortmund won this Bundesliga match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said little between the sides: Bayer Leverkusen 1.08, Borussia Dortmund 1.16 in expected goals (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Borussia Dortmund won 2–1 at BayArena in the Bundesliga on Saturday 29 November. Bayer Leverkusen have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions. Borussia Dortmund have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Borussia Dortmund led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Borussia Dortmund: Aaron Anselmino (41’, assisted by Daniel Svensson) and Karim-David Adeyemi (65’, assisted by Fábio Silva); Bayer Leverkusen: Christian Kofane (83’, assisted by Ibrahim Maza).

Discipline

Tobias Welz, Germany showed seven yellow cards — against 5.2 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Bayer Leverkusen: Malik Tillman (30’), Edmond Tapsoba (40’) and Aleix García (90+4’); Borussia Dortmund: Nico Schlotterbeck (11’), Julian Ryerson (54’), Fábio Silva (82’) and Yan Couto (88’).

What it changes

Bayer Leverkusen move down from second to fourth (12 league matches played).

Borussia Dortmund move down from second to third (12 league matches played).

Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Aaron Anselmino (Borussia Dortmund) 7.0, Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund) 6.4 and Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen) 5.5 led the match.

Next up

Bayer Leverkusen next travel to OFI on 22 October 2026.

Borussia Dortmund next travel to Sabah FA on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Bayer Leverkusen: OFI v Bayer Leverkusen, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Borussia Dortmund: Sabah FA v Borussia Dortmund, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund · Bundesliga
Venue: BayArena · Leverkusen
Referee: Tobias Welz, Germany
Head-to-head (last 6): Bayer Leverkusen 1 · draws 2 · Borussia Dortmund 3 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Bayer Leverkusen 4W 0D 1L · Borussia Dortmund 2W 2D 1L

Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.5 / 2

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.75 / 6

Corners

against 6 / 3.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5 / 4.63

Shots on target

against 5.38 / 4.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.63 / 1.38

Cards

against 1.88 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

5.18 yellows

Referee · Tobias Welz, Germany

2.55 home / 2.64 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 November 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 November 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bayer Leverkusen for / against	Line	Borussia Dortmund for / against
Goals scored	2.5 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.75 for · 6 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.38 for · 16.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.75 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.63 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	7.63 for · 9.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.63 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Tobias Welz, Germany — 5.18 yellow cards a game, 0.09 red cards, 21.45 fouls over 11 matches (2.55 to the home side, 2.64 to the away side).

Home 2.55Away 2.64

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Christian Kofane n 8	59	2.5 6/4	1.7 6/2	—
N. Tella n 8	55.4	1.6 5/2	2 4/4	—
R. Andrich n 8	67.5	1.5 4/2	0.2 1/0	A. Anselmino
E. Fernández n 8	65.4	1.4 4/3	1.5 5/3	—
E. Ben Seghir n 8	17.3	1.3 2/0	2.6 2/1	—

Bayer Leverkusen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Christian Kofane n 8	59	2.7 6/4	1 3/1
Álex Grimaldo n 8	91.9	2.2 8/5	1.1 5/2
I. Maza n 8	58.1	2.1 5/3	1.2 2/2
P. Schick n 8	57	2 5/3	1 3/2
J. Hofmann n 8	56.8	1.8 5/2	1 3/1

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Schick n 8	57	0.8 3/1	0.2 1/0
Álex Grimaldo n 8	91.9	0.5 3/1	0.4 3/0
Aleix García n 8	86.3	0.4 2/1	0.4 3/0
I. Maza n 8	58.1	0.6 2/1	0.2 1/0
Christian Kofane n 8	59	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0

Bayer Leverkusen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Terrier n 8	24.5	4.6 5/3
M. Tillman n 8	71.4	3.2 7/4
E. Ben Seghir n 8	17.3	2.6 4/0
L. Badé n 8	93.8	2.4 8/7
R. Andrich n 8	67.5	2.3 7/5

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Flekken n 8	93.8	3.7 6/4

Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Fábio Silva n 8	15.9	2.8 3/1	0 0/0	—
R. Bensebaïni n 8	80.9	2.4 7/6	1.3 6/3	—
A. Anselmino n 8	50.6	2.4 6/5	0.7 3/0	R. Andrich
Yan Couto n 8	78.3	1.9 6/4	1.3 6/3	—
F. Nmecha n 8	54.8	1.8 4/2	0.4 2/0	—

Borussia Dortmund — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Fábio Silva n 8	15.9	2.8 4/0	2.1 3/0
K. Adeyemi n 8	54.9	2.5 6/4	1.2 4/2
S. Guirassy n 8	78.4	2.3 8/7	1 5/1
C. Chukwuemeka n 8	49	1.4 4/1	0.2 1/0
M. Sabitzer n 8	56.5	1.2 3/1	0.8 3/1

Borussia Dortmund — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Fábio Silva n 8	15.9	0.7 1/0	0.7 1/0
M. Beier n 8	60.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. Ryerson n 8	84.5	0 0/0	0.5 3/1
S. Guirassy n 8	78.4	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
Yan Couto n 8	78.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Borussia Dortmund — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Yan Couto n 8	78.3	2.6 7/5
D. Svensson n 8	76.3	2.5 7/5
N. Schlotterbeck n 8	90.5	2.4 8/5
R. Bensebaïni n 8	80.9	2.2 8/6
F. Nmecha n 8	54.8	2.1 6/3

Borussia Dortmund — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Kobel n 8	93.8	3 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bayer Leverkusen		Borussia Dortmund
63%	Possession	37%
0.82	Expected goals (xG)	0.99
14	Shots	7
4	Shots on target	4
6	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	0
9	Shots inside the box	6
10	Corners	3
3	Offsides	1
7	Fouls	9
3	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
613	Passes	350
89%	Pass accuracy	83%

Bayer Leverkusen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Flekken	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
L. Badé	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.9
E. Tapsoba	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	Y	5.9
I. Maza	90	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	7
Aleix García	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	Y	7.2
Álex Grimaldo	90	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	7.3
R. Andrich	88	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.9
E. Poku	88	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	6.3
J. Hofmann	74	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	6.3
M. Tillman	74	0	0	1	0	1	0	Y	6.3
P. Schick	63	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
Christian Kofane sub	27	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.7
C. Echeverri sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Terrier sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Quansah sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
N. Tella sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Borussia Dortmund player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Kobel	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
A. Anselmino	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.3
W. Anton	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.3
N. Schlotterbeck	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
M. Sabitzer	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
D. Svensson	90	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	6.6
F. Nmecha	89	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
J. Brandt	89	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	6.6
J. Ryerson	80	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.7
K. Adeyemi	80	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.3
S. Guirassy	61	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	7
Fábio Silva sub	29	0	1	0	0	2	0	Y	6.9
Yan Couto sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
J. Bellingham sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Bensebaïni sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
C. Chukwuemeka sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Bayer LeverkusenLWWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Borussia DortmundWLDDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Bayer Leverkusen 1 · 2 draws · Borussia Dortmund 3 · 3 goals/game

2025-05-11 Bayer Leverkusen 2–4 Borussia Dortmund
2025-01-10 Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Bayer Leverkusen
2024-04-21 Borussia Dortmund 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen
2023-12-03 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Borussia Dortmund
2023-01-29 Bayer Leverkusen 0–2 Borussia Dortmund
2022-08-06 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Bayer Leverkusen

League standing · 2025/26

Bayer Leverkusen#6 pos59 pts34 pl+21 GD

Borussia Dortmund#2 pos73 pts34 pl+36 GD

Goals per game

Bayer Leverkusen scored2

Borussia Dortmund scored2.06

Bayer Leverkusen conceded1.38

Borussia Dortmund conceded1

Shot map and expected goals

Bayer Leverkusen 1.08 xG from 14 shots, Borussia Dortmund 1.16 from 7. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Bayer Leverkusen (attacking right)Borussia Dortmund (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Bayer Leverkusen	14	1	1.08
Borussia Dortmund	7	2	1.16

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What is the head-to-head record between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund?: In their last 6 meetings, Bayer Leverkusen won 1, Borussia Dortmund won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund?: Recent form — Bayer Leverkusen 4W 0D 1L; Borussia Dortmund 2W 2D 1L.

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