Highlights
D. Siebert
0:17
REYNA FOCUSING ON FITNESS
Full-time
90'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
89'
ONE BACK FROM TIGGES!
Tigges gets one back with a tap-in from a couple of yards after Moukoko's square ball was deflected across. It was initially ruled out for offside but a VAR review shows Moukoko was onside and it's given.
88'
SituationNo goal
ReviewOffside?
DecisionGoal
88'
Substitution
88'
Substitution
87'
FIVE!
Game, set and match for brilliant Leverkusen. Andrich wins the ball inside his own half and sends Frimpong away, who crosses deep for Diaby and he puts past Kobel on the slide for his ninth of the season and the icing on the cake for a great result.
86'
FAR BETTER FROM DORTMUND
Goal attempts
8off target
5on target
3off target
6on target
84'
Substitution
83'
BELLINGHAM!
Dortmund have improved but it seems a bit too late. Bellingham has been their biggest threat and has another go with a low curler from inside the box. Again, Grill is equal to the effort.
81'
Substitution
81'
Substitution
80'
REYNA!
He was in such great form before his injury and almost returns with a bang as he's played in by Bellingham, but Grill is equal to his shot.
79'
Substitution
76'
GREAT WEEKEND FOR LEVERKUSEN
While Dortmund look set to fall nine points behind Bayern, Leverkusen can be very pleased with Matchday 21. Defeat for Union and Freiburg, combined with a win here, means they are going four points clear of fourth. They reduce the gap to BVB in second to five points.
75'
BELLINGHAM OFF TARGET
He tries to bend one from the left of the box but it's off target.
71'
STARK CONTRAST
xGoals
The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).
xGoals
1
0.3
1.6
4
Goals
68'
Substitution
65'
SHOULD BE FIVE!
Dortmund's defence is still all at sea as Wirtz dances away from Zagadou and cuts back towards the penalty spot. Schick and Diaby are both coming in for what should be a tap-in, but get in each other's way. First thing the visitors have got wrong today.
65'
OVER FROM DAHOUD
The midfielder tries to get one back with a chest and volley from 18 yards, but it's sliced well over on his weaker left.
61'
Substitution
61'
REYNA RETURNS
After five months out injured, Gio Reyna makes his comeback. Remember that his dad Claudio used to play for Leverkusen.
60'
THE SOFT UNDERBELLY
Borussia have conceded 12 goals this season from set pieces (including a free-kick and a corner today) and 11 after losses of possession (also one today). Leverkusen have been clinical in punishing those weaknesses.
FOUR FOR BAYER 04!
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52'
EXCELLENT FROM ZAGADOU
Bellarabi is running into the box at pace and about to deliver until Zagadou slides across and gets a foot to the ball.
51'
BRANDT HAS A GO...
A sweet effort from the BVB man from distance and an awkward one for Grill as it bounces just in front of him while diving. He does well to push it wide.
46'
BELLARABI BOOKED
The Leverkusen man stops Brandt from countering and is cautioned.
46'
BVB CHANGE
Unsurprisingly, the hosts decide they need to change something. There's no Haaland but Marius Wolf has a similar bun hairstyle...
Kick-off!
45'
+ 4
Substitution
HALF-TIME!
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Half-time
45'
+ 2
STUNNED
The last time Dortmund conceded three in the first half of a Bundesliga game was on 22 November 2019 against Paderborn, although that one ended 3-3 after a late, late equaliser. They've never let in more in the first half of a home game in the top flight.
45'
+ 1
ADDED TIME
Three more minutes to be played at the end of the first half as Hazard is slipped in behind by Dahoud but Grill is out very quickly to smother.
45'
ABOUT TIME FOR ANOTHER?
It's been 15 minutes since a goal at the Signal Iduna Park....
44'
NOW BAKKER
The Dutchman pinches the ball off Bellingham on the edge of his own box, darts into space and lets fly from a narrowing angle on the right. Kobel can only push the shot over for another corner.
43'
ALMOST FROM DIABY
Last matchday's hat-trick hero is sent away down the left after a lovely reverse ball. He's about to pull the trigger but Akanji throws himself in the way to block for a corner.
41'
THERE IT IS
The first attempt on goal from the home side and it comes from Bellingham four minutes before the break. A simple stop for Grill, though.
39'
STILL NO DORTMUND ATTEMPT
Goal attempts
0off target
0on target
1off target
4on target
37'
WE TAKE IT BACK
Turns out Andrich is a bit of a free-kick expert, having put away two of his 10 attempts in the Bundesliga. His first was for Union against Wolfsburg on 9 January 2021. It's the first direct free-kick Leverkusen have scored since Leon Bailey against Bremen in March 2019. The last time they did so away was also here in Dortmund (Wendell on 4 March 2017).
30'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
SUBLIME ANDRICH!
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27'
DAHOUD TAKES ONE FOR THE TEAM
The BVB midfielder decides to stop Schick before he can get into the box and hauls him back - just a yard before the line.
25'
OWN GOAL BENEFICIARIES
It's the second time this season a Bundesliga game has seen two own goals. The first also involved Leverkusen as they benefited from two in the first 14 minutes against Augsburg on Matchday 3.
23'
DEMIRBAY!
Almost three for Leverkusen as Bakker cuts back from wide on the left to Demirbay coming from deep. The former BVB youth player hits it first time but the ball takes a deflection, leaving Kobel stranded and relieved as it whizzes just over the corner of his goal.
22'
THREE GOALS...
Goal attempts
0off target
0on target
0off target
2on target
LEVERKUSEN RESPOND AGAIN!
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16'
IMMEDIATE RESPONSE!
Dortmund aren't behind for long. Brandt curls in a free-kick from wide on the right that Meunier gets his head to at the front post. It looks to flick off two Leverkusen defenders on the way through as it nestles in the far post. Meunier claims it but it's been given as a Frimpong own goal. One apiece on own goals.
15'
SituationGoal
ReviewOffside?
DecisionGoal
11'
GIFT FOR LEVERKUSEN
Dortmund the architects of their own downfall here. Zagadou dithers in possession at the back and has the ball pinched by Wirtz, who plays in Schick. He's denied by an excellent save by Kobel, but the goalkeeper unintentionally pushes the ball straight into the retreating Akanji, who knows nothing about it as he knocks it into his own net.
8'
EARLY BATTLE DOWN ONE SIDE?
Fastest runner (km/h)
31.37
32.71
Thomas Meunier Mitchel Bakker
3'
ALMOST THROUGH...
Both sides are throwing men forward as expected. Twice Dortmund win the ball and attempt a telling through ball, but on both occasions Tah and Hincapie get in there just before a yellow shirt can get through on goal.
Kick-off!
TEAMS IN THE TUNNEL
Both sides are making their way out into the massive Signal Iduna Park. Only holding 10,000 today, but it's a start on the return to normality again. Among those in attendance is Germany head coach Hansi Flick. Wirtz, Reus.. Who else might he have an eye on?
2:03
WATCH: PREVIOUS MEETING
EXPECT GOALS
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0:22
WATCH: OUT TO WARM UP
2:38
WATCH: REYNA RETURN ON THE CARDS
LEVERKUSEN TEAM NEWS
Gerardo Seoane makes two changes from the team that comfortably beat Augsburg 5-1 last time out. One is enforced with captain and goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky unavailable. It’s the first game he’s missed this league season, so Lennart Grill comes in for his fifth Bundesliga appearance. He’s lost three of his first four and conceded seven times. The other change sees Kerem Demirbay restored after suspension, in place of Amine Adli in a more balanced setup.
DORTMUND TEAM NEWS
Marco Rose makes three changes from the side that started the win at Hoffenheim a fortnight ago. Dan-Axel Zagadou is in for Mats Hummels in central defence, Thomas Meunier for Marius Wolf at right-back and Thorgan Hazard for the injured Erling Haaland up front. It’s the seventh time this season BVB have had to play a Bundesliga game without their Norwegian striker. Their record so far is four wins and two draws.
0:26
WATCH: THE WALK THE PLAYERS WILL MAKE TODAY
LEVERKUSEN SUBS
Lomb, Kossounou, Paulinho, Alario, Aranguiz, Fosu-Mensah, Sertdemir, Adli
LEVERKUSEN XI
Grill - Frimpong, Tah (c), Hincapie, Bakker - Andrich, Demirbay - Bellarabi, Wirtz, Diaby - Schick
DORTMUND SUBS
Hitz, Reyna, Schulz, Hummels, Moukoko, Tigges, Witsel, Pongracic, Wolf
DORTMUND XI
Kobel - Meunier, Akanji, Zagadou, Guerreiro - Brandt, Dahoud, Bellingham - Reus (c), Malen, Hazard
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