Highlights

Matchday 13

FINAL

BayArena

Borussia Dortmund

BonifaceVictor Boniface

79'

RyersonJulian Ryerson

D. Siebert

BayArena

0:11

Boniface delighted by Patrik Schick's return

Leverkusen's top goalscorer says he and his teammates are thrilled by Patrik Schick's recent return after the Czech forward laid on an all important assist against Dortmund.

90'

+ 5

Full-time: Bayer 1-1 BVB

What a game that was! Top Bundesliga entertainment that had it all. BVB took the early lead through Julian Ryerson and then defended admirably from that point. Leverkusen knocked and knocked but just couldn't find a way through, until substitute Patrik Schick teed up Victor Boniface for a late leveller. B04 remain top with Dortmund ten points further back in fifth.

Full-time

90'

+ 4

Füllkrug at the death!

Meunier centres from the right and suddenly Füllkrug is diving to meet the cross. The big striker meets the ball but his diving header zips over the crossbar.

90'

+ 2

Handbags

Kossounou and Wolf have a bit of afters inside the Dortmund area and both see a yellow card for their troubles.

90'

+ 1

Yellow card

Odilon Kossounou

90'

+ 1

Yellow card

Marius Wolf

Boniface ends drought

After five Bundesliga games without a goal, Victor Boniface scored his eighth of the season a short time ago. Will that be the goal that keeps Leverkusen unbeaten in the top flight?

90'

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.

Odilon Kossounou34.28km/h

Karim-David Adeyemi33.74km/h

Jamie Jermaine Bynoe-Gittens33.64km/h

89'

Boniface chance!

The striker thunders a shot at goal but Kobel is behind it all the way and makes a straightforward save.

85'

Meunier on

BVB are tightening things up a touch with the introduction of Thomas Meunier.

84'

Substitution

Thomas Meunier

Marco Reus

82'

Persistence pays

Leverkusen scored with their 20th shot on goal of the game.

80'

Scenes in Leverkusen!

Kobel's long ball from defence is picked up by Kossounou, who bounds forward. Kossounou rolls a pass in for Schick, who is only on the pitch 40 seconds! Schick squares for Boniface who can't miss from right in front of goal. Incredible. Leverkusen are on terms!

79'

Schick on

Patrick Schick is on for Leverkusen. Can he find the equaliser?

79'

Victor Boniface

GOAL!

1:1

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

99 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

3.12 m

79'

Substitution

Patrik Schick

Exequiel Palacios

78'

Hummels booked

Hummels follows through and cuts down Palacios, who collapses in a heap. Yellow card for the Borussia defender.

77'

Yellow card

Mats Hummels

74'

Palacios yellow

Palacios is booked for an over-exuberant challenge on Papadopoulos.

74'

Yellow card

Exequiel Palacios

73'

BVB bother

Dortmund get into trouble at the back while trying to play out. Kobel feeds Can, who loses possession under pressure from Boniface. Wirtz has the ball and rolls back to Xhaka, who shoots over.

Can BVB hold on?

Along with the three points, Dortmund are chasing a big first here: the visitors have yet to keep a clean sheet away from home in the Bundesliga this term.

68'

Füllkrug opportunity

The Germany international has the ball on the left and this is a big chance for BVB. Füllkrug keeps his head down and smashes the ball into the side-netting.

65'

Changes

Schlotterbeck stays down after Leverkusen's most recent attack and this will be the signal for some substitutions. Adeyemi is on for Bynoe-Gittens while Papadopoulos comes on for the injured Schlotterbeck. Amine Adli replaces Jonas Hofmann for B04, meanwhile.

64'

Substitution

Karim Adeyemi

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens

64'

Substitution

Antonios Papadopoulos

Nico Schlotterbeck

64'

Substitution

Amine Adli

Jonas Hofmann

63'

So close B04

A bit of pinball inside the BVB area and suddenly Palacios is in. The Argentinian is denied by an incredible Hummels tackle. Wirtz hits the breaking ball at goal but Kobel gets two hands to that effort. Shortly afterwards, Grimaldo sends a looping shot from distance just past the far post.

62'

Shot kings

Shots

Granit Xhaka Julian Brandt

57'

Bayer full steam ahead

Another great rear-guard action from BVB. Kobel deflects out Hofmann's powerful centre while Wirtz is kept at distance on the follow up. Leverkusen are expending so much energy in these attacking efforts. How long can they keep this up?

54'

Brandt eyes one

Shortly after a BVB attacking move breaks down, Brandt sends a daisy-cutter at the target which Hradecky eventually smothers.

52'

BayArena expects

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).

The home fans are keeping up their relentless noise as they try to push their side towards an equaliser.

xGoals

0.59

0.48

Goals

51'

Dortmund break

Bynoe-Gittens tears upfield with Kossounou in hot pursuit. The Leverkusen defender does just enough to muscle the English winger off the ball inside the area. Good defending.

49'

Grimaldo has a go

From distance again. B04 have a clear shoot on sight policy in this game. Grimaldo is the latest to fire at the target from range. The ball flies narrowly over.

47'

Xhaka again

The second half starts where the first ended: with Xhaka having a blast at goal. The Swiss international midfielder's latest effort is deflected wide.

46'

Back underway

Leverkusen kick off the second half. Can the Werkself pull level or will BVB continue to hold on?

Kick-off!

45'

+ 4

Half-time: Bayer 0-1 BVB

Xhaka blooters over the bar from a central position and that's the half. Dortmund have had one shot on target in this game, and it's given them the lead. Füllkrug's super assist led to Ryerson netting and Leverkusen find themselves behind at the break for the first time this season.

Half-time

45'

+ 2

Wirtz denied

The BayArena erupts as Wirtz curls a wonder strike in off the underside of the crossbar. It was a superb hit. Sadly for the hosts, Boniface was offside in the build-up. The goal is chalked off after a VAR review.

45'

+ 2

SituationGoal

ReviewOffside?

DecisionNo goal

45'

Pass leaders

B04 have been knocking it about today as they look to break down Dortmund's stubborn resistance. The home side are working hard for the equaliser.

Passes

315

169

42'

Palacios off target

Xhaka picks up possession outside the BVB area and the home supporters roar 'shoot'. Xhaka ignores them and squares for Palacios, who smashes high and wide.

41'

Strong Kobel

Dortmund's keeper stands firm to catch Frimpong's centre from the right. The home crowd are becoming just a touch restless.

B04 frustration

Leverkusen are leading in terms of shots on goal by 7-1. The hosts have yet to conjure a top, clear-cut chance here so far, however.

36'

Wirtz for Boniface

Bayer's 20-year-old attacker dinks a pass in for Boniface, who heads high over the top.

32'

Hummels clearance

That man Grimaldo lined up a free-kick just outside the BVB area. As always, the Spaniard's set-piece was sweetly struck. Kobel was getting to it, but Hummels made sure of the clearance on the line.

30'

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.

Marcel Sabitzer32.75km/h

Marius Wolf32.15km/h

Jonathan Tah31.66km/h

26'

Tah off target

Hofmann's corner from the left loops all the way across to Tah at the back post. The Leverkusen defender tries to arc his body to get the shot away but it hasn't come off quite right and his connection just sends the ball wide.

24'

The one that counts

Just the one shot on target from the Black-and-Yellows in this game thus far, but it has been an all-important one.

Goal attempts

2off target

2on target

0off target

1on target

22'

Hosts building

Wirtz makes his way into the Dortmund box, bringing the Leverkusen fans to their feet. The attacker looks for Hofmann alongside but the pass is just out of reach of the leaping midfielder.

20'

Xhaka from range

BVB fail to clear their lines and the ball drops out to Xhaka, who powers one on the half volley at goal. The ball bounces wide of the target.

Füllkrug in form

Interesting to note that Niclas Füllkrug now has as many assists [4] as goals [4] in the Bundesliga this season. Only Julian Brandt has been involved in more goals for BVB [9]. In the last three Bundesliga games, Füllkrug has had four goal involvements.

16'

No way through

Leverkusen are forced to try from long range again and this time it's Xhaka whose effort from distance is handily dealt with by Kobel.

13'

Frimpong booking

Frimpong upends the lively Bynoe-Gittens and that's a yellow card for the Leverkusen full back.

12'

Yellow card

Jeremie Frimpong

Early opener

Dortmund's opener was the earliest BVB have scored this season while it was also the quickest goal Leverkusen have conceded in 2023/24.

B04 counter

Leverkusen go straight up the other end where Palacios thwacks a shot from distance into Kobel's hands.

Super start for BVB

Dortmund knock it around in the final third, where Reus and Brandt struggle to control. The ball breaks for Füllkrug who holds it up brilliantly before playing in Ryserson. The full back calmly slots past Hradecky from close range.

Julian Ryerson

GOAL!

0:1

Goal probability

42 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

80.08 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

9.36 m

Frimpong menacing early

Frimpong pings a cross-shot straight into the arms of Kobel as B04 begin with purpose.

Game on!

We're underway on a chilly night in Leverkusen ...

Kick-off!

Here come the teams!

Bot sets of players make their way out of the tunnel and onto the BayArena pitch! We're all set for a Bundesliga Matchday 13 cracker!

2:01

More from Bynoe-Gittens?

BVB's English winger has been on fire lately, scoring a couple of crucial goals and providing an assist in his last two games in all competitions. Can the 19-year-old - set to make his sixth Bundesliga appearance of 2023/24 today - keep up that run of good form in Leverkusen? We're soon to find out!

0:59

Florian Wirtz good to go

Bayer's attacking magician missed out on the midweek win in Sweden with muscular issues but the 20-year-old - the Bundesliga's Player of the Month in October - has overcome those problems to feature from the off at the BayArena today.

Leverkusen team news

After Thursday's Europa League success against Häcken, Xabi Alonso reverts back to the starting XI that has begun eight of the Werkself's 13 games this term. That means eight changes today compared to midweek, with Jonathan Tah, Edmond Tapsoba and Victor Boniface the only survivors in the first XI here.

BVB team news

Dortmund are showing two changes to the side that started the impressive midweek Champions League victory against AC Milan. In come Marius Wolf and Julian Brandt in place of Ramy Bensebaini and Donyell Malen, who are both ill. Salih Özcan and Niklas Süle are also on the BVB sick list today.

Leverkusen starting XI

Hrádecký (c) - Kossounou, Tah, Tapsoba - Frimpong, Palacios, Xhaka, Grimaldo - Hofmann, Wirtz - Boniface

Leverkusen subs

Kovář, Stanišić, Hincapié, Andrich, Amiri, Adli, Tella, Hlozek, Schick

BVB starting XI

Kobel - Wolf, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Ryerson - Sabitzer, Can (c) - Bynoe-Gittens, Reus, Brandt - Füllkrug

BVB subs

Meyer, Morey, Reyna, Haller, Moukoko, Malen, Meunier, Adeyemi, Papadopoulois

Big game in numbers

This will be the 45th meeting between these two teams while of the last ten match-ups, BVB have won seven to Bayer's three.

World champs

BVB are celebrating their three young players who featured in Germany's FIFA Under-17 World Cup win in Indonesia on Saturday. Paris Brunner was voted the Player of the Tournament while Almugera Kabar scored the decisive spot-kick in the penalty shootout victory against France. Charles Herrmann was also part of the winning group.

Fascinating match-up

Bayer's stats team remind us that the Werkself are the only side in the Bundesliga in 2023/24 yet to drop a single point from a winning position while, by contrast, Dortmund have come back to earn 11 points from losing positions in the top flight this season.

Terzić's view on Leverkusen

"Leverkusen are having an exceptional season and breaking many records. They do really well in many areas, give away few chances and offer a mix of creativity, aggressiveness, physicality and speed. Lots of teams have tried to trip Leverkusen up. They're brimming with self-confidence. But we've also managed to score seven goals in the last 150 minutes in the Bundesliga and the Champions League. So we also have every reason to go into this game full of self-confidence."

2:46

Watch and vote for November’s Goal of the Month!

Alonso's view on Dortmund

"They’re a direct rival. We have to win in the battle for places at the top. We’re expecting a good game with a great atmosphere. It’s a top game but there’s a long way to go till May. The goal is three points, no matter who against. We always focus on ourselves and take things one game at a time in this phase. We need to be well prepared against Dortmund and play with concentration. They’re a top team with lots of individual quality and a good coach."

3:30

Watch: Analysing unpredictable playmakers Brandt and Wirtz

4:33

Watch: Another perfect month for Leverkusen

3:05

Watch: Grimaldo = goals

The Spanish left-back with an impeccable striking ability has smashed four goals in his past three Bundesliga matches and seven so far this season. He is without doubt one of the signings of the season!

A different breed of Leverkusen

Leverkusen have won their first six home games of the campaign. Seven would be a club record. Nine successive top-flight wins (home and away) would mark another gold standard.

Probable line-ups

Who’s set to play this weekend? Who’s going to miss out? Keep up to date with all the latest team news right here!

2:03

Watch: Leverkusen 0-2 Dortmund - previous meeting

Dortmund beat Leverkusen home and away last season, in keeping with a pretty favourable recent record against Die Werkself. Of the previous 10 head-to-heads, BVB have won seven and lost three.

2:03

Watch: Bremen 0-3 Leverkusen - highlights

Leverkusen responded to Bayern's win over Cologne by beating Bremen to retake top spot and extend their unbeaten start to 12 matches.

2:03

Watch: Dortmund 4-2 Gladbach - highlights

Dortmund bounced back from defeats to Bayern and Stuttgart by beating Gladbach. They did it the hard way, coming from 2-0 down to record a win that - coupled with Leipzig's loss to Wolfsburg - lifted them back up to fourth.

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