Bundesliga

Season 2025/2026

Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen – Lineups & Match Details

Bayer Leverkusen beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0. Goals: R. Andrich (42'). Borussia Dortmund had 53% possession against Bayer Leverkusen's 47%. Shots on target: 1-4.

Bundesliga · Regular Season - 29

Saturday, 11 April 2026

Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen

Referee: Deniz Aytekin, Germany

Lineups

Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund3-5-1-1
Gregor Kobel1Gregor KobelG
Waldemar Anton3Waldemar AntonD
Nico Schlotterbeck4Nico SchlotterbeckD
Ramy Bensebaini5Ramy BensebainiD
Julian Ryerson26Julian RyersonM
Marcel Sabitzer20Marcel SabitzerM
Jobe Bellingham7Jobe BellinghamM
Julian Brandt10Julian BrandtM
Daniel Svensson24Daniel SvenssonM
Fábio Silva21Fábio SilvaF
Serhou Guirassy9Serhou GuirassyF

Substitutes

14Maximilian BeierF
17Carney ChukwuemekaM
40Samuele InacioF
42Almugera KabarD
6Salih ÖzcanM
33Alexander MeyerG
41Mathis AlbertF
49Luca ReggianiD
25Niklas SüleD
Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen3-4-2-1
Mark Flekken1Mark FlekkenG
Robert Andrich8Robert AndrichD
Loïc Badé5Loïc BadéD
Edmond Tapsoba12Edmond TapsobaD
Montrell Culbreath42Montrell CulbreathM
Exequiel Palacios25Exequiel PalaciosM
Aleix García24Aleix GarcíaM
Alejandro Grimaldo20Alejandro GrimaldoM
Ibrahim Maza30Ibrahim MazaF
Nathan Tella23Nathan TellaF
Christian Kofane35Christian KofaneF

Substitutes

14Patrik SchickF
21Lucas VázquezD
19Ernest PokuF
10Malik TillmanM
6Ezequiel FernándezM
7Jonas HofmannM
17Eliesse Ben SeghirF
15Tim OermannD
28Janis BlaswichG

Match Events

5'Y

R. Bensebaïni

42'G

R. Andrich

45'Y

S. Guirassy

54'S

Christian Kofane

Substitution 1

59'S

D. Svensson

Substitution 1

63'Y

M. Beier

64'S

M. Sabitzer

Substitution 2

64'S

Fábio Silva

Substitution 3

74'S

N. Tella

Substitution 2

74'S

M. Culbreath

Substitution 3

75'S

J. Ryerson

Substitution 4

76'S

J. Bellingham

Substitution 5

90'+2S

I. Maza

Substitution 4

Statistics

Borussia Dortmund
53%47%
Bayer Leverkusen
1.26Expected Goals (xG)0.6
14Total Shots11
1Shots on Target4
5Corners5
5Fouls6
2Offsides1
91Pass Accuracy (%)89
3Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Borussia Dortmund host Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, 11 April 2026. The kick-off time is 13:30 local. The fixture is part of the Bundesliga schedule. Borussia Dortmund go into the match 2nd in the table; Bayer Leverkusen sit 6th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Borussia Dortmund have taken 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 4 wins in a row. Bayer Leverkusen have collected 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 29 Nov 2025: Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen; 11 May 2025: Borussia Dortmund 4-2 Bayer Leverkusen; 10 Jan 2025: Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Bayer Leverkusen beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0. Bayer Leverkusen replied with R. Andrich 42'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 42 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Borussia Dortmund held 53% of the ball against 47% for Bayer Leverkusen. Shots on target finished 1-4. Expected goals read 1.26 for Borussia Dortmund, 0.60 for Bayer Leverkusen.

Verdict

Bayer Leverkusen take the three points; Borussia Dortmund look at a thin night for the home crowd. Borussia Dortmund sat 2nd and Bayer Leverkusen 6th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.