Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund
Ref: Tobias Welz, GermanyBayArena, Leverkusen · 30,210 cap
Match recap
Borussia Dortmund beat Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Christian Kofane scored for Bayer Leverkusen; Anselmino and Adeyemi replied for Borussia Dortmund. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.82 for Bayer Leverkusen versus 0.99 for Borussia Dortmund. Bayer Leverkusen sit 6th in the Bundesliga table while Borussia Dortmund are 2nd.
First Half
11'
Schlotterbeck
Yellow Card
Tillman
Yellow Card
Tapsoba
Yellow Card
41'
⚽
Anselmino
Assist: Svensson
Second Half
54'
Ryerson
Yellow Card
61'
⇄
Guirassy
⇄
Schick
65'
⚽
Adeyemi
Assist: Fábio Silva
⇄
Hofmann
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Tillman
80'
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Ryerson
80'
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Adeyemi
82'
Fábio Silva
Yellow Card
⚽
Christian Kofane
Assist: Maza
⇄
Andrich
88'
Couto
Yellow Card
⇄
Poku
90+1'
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Brandt
90+1'
⇄
Nmecha
García
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | +36 | 73 |
| 3 |  RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | +19 | 65 |
| 5 |  1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +13 | 61 |
| 6 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | +21 | 59 |
| 7 |  SC Freiburg | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 47 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Bayer LeverkusenBorussia Dortmund
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.82VS0.99
Attack5 · 0 won
14
Shots
7
4
Shots on target
4
9
Shots in the box
6
5
Shots outside box
1
6
Shots off goal
3
10
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
63%
Possession
37%
613
Total passes
350
546
Accurate passes
291
89%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline2 · 1 won
7
Fouls
9
3
Yellow cards
4
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
0
0.97
Goals prevented
0.97
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
Borussia Dortmund
3-4-2-1
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1M. FlekkenG
- 5L. BadéD
- 7J. HofmannM
- 8R. AndrichD
- 10M. TillmanF
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 14P. SchickF
- 19E. PokuF
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 30I. MazaM
Substitutes
- 4J. QuansahD
- 9C. EcheverriM
- 11M. TerrierF
- 17E. Ben SeghirF
- 18A. SarcoF
- 23N. TellaF
- 35Christian KofaneF
- 36N. LombG
- 44J. BelocianD
Borussia Dortmund
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1G. KobelG
- 3W. AntonD
- 4N. SchlotterbeckD
- 8F. NmechaM
- 9S. GuirassyF
- 10J. BrandtF
- 20M. SabitzerM
- 24D. SvenssonM
- 26J. RyersonM
- 27K. AdeyemiF
- 28A. AnselminoD
Substitutes
- 2Yan CoutoD
- 5R. BensebaïniD
- 7J. BellinghamM
- 13P. GroßM
- 16J. DuranvilleF
- 17C. ChukwuemekaM
- 21Fábio SilvaF
- 23E. CanM
- 33A. MeyerG
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Grimaldo | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Aleix García | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Ibrahim Maza | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Loïc Badé | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Robert Andrich(C) | D | 88 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Patrik Schick | F | 63 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Mark Flekken | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ernest Poku | F | 88 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Malik Tillman | F | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jonas Hofmann | M | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Niklas Lomb | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejo Sarco | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeanuël Belocian | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Kofane | F | 27 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Claudio Echeverri | M | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Tella | F | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Terrier | F | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarell Quansah | D | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Borussia Dortmund
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregor Kobel | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karim Adeyemi | F | 80 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Waldemar Anton | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aarón Anselmino | D | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Felix Nmecha | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Serhou Guirassy | F | 61 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Julian Ryerson | M | 80 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Daniel Svensson | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Julian Brandt | F | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nico Schlotterbeck(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcel Sabitzer | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Julien Duranville | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carney Chukwuemeka | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ramy Bensebaini | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emre Can | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Groß | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Meyer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fábio Silva | F | 29 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jobe Bellingham | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yan Couto | D | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |