Dortmund vs Leverkusen 2024-25 German Bundesliga
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2 - 3
2 - 3
Early goals see Bayer Leverkusen overcome Borussia Dortmund
Bayer Leverkusen battled past hosts Borussia Dortmund 3-2 with two goals from Patrik Schick on Friday to move within a point of leaders Bayern Munich.
Match Commentary
- 1': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Robert Andrich with a headed pass.
- 8': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Piero Hincapié with a cross.
- 12': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
- 19': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
- 45'+4': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
- 63': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julien Duranville replaces Karim Adeyemi.
- 63': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Patrik Schick.
- 74': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Martin Terrier replaces Nathan Tella.
- 78': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marcel Sabitzer replaces Almugera Kabar.
- 78': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Maximilian Beier.
- 78': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen replaces Jamie Gittens.
- 79': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 88': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
- 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Álex Grimaldo.
- 89': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Cole Campbell replaces Julian Ryerson.
- 90'+5': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 81,365
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 81,365
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +44 | Bayern Munich | 15 | 41 | 0 |
| +14 | Borussia Dortmund | 15 | 32 | 1 |
| +13 | Bayer Leverkusen | 15 | 29 | 4 |
| +11 | RB Leipzig | 15 | 29 | 4 |
Statistics
 B04 |
DOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 30 | Possession | 70 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 225 | Accurate Passes | 628 |
| 296 | Passes | 694 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 15 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 17 | Clearances | 10 |
Borussia Dortmund (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
| 49 | Yannik Lührs |
| 26 | Julian Ryerson |
| 8 | Felix Nmecha  |
| 42 | Almugera Kabar |
| 2 | Yan Couto |
| 10 | Julian Brandt |
| 43 | Jamie Gittens |
| 27 | Karim Adeyemi |
| 9 | Serhou Guirassy |
| 14 | Maximilian Beier |
Bayer Leverkusen (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié |
| 23 | Nordi Mukiele |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 19 | Nathan Tella |
| 14 | Patrik Schick |
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