Bundesliga · Sat, 29 Nov 2025 ·
Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund — 1 - 2
BayArena · Referee: Tobias Welz, Germany
Match report
Borussia Dortmund win 2-1 at Bayer Leverkusen
Borussia Dortmund beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in Bundesliga matchday 12 on Saturday, 29 November 2025 at BayArena. C. Kofane (83') scored for Bayer Leverkusen, while A. Anselmino (41') and K. Adeyemi (65') found the net for Borussia Dortmund. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Bayer Leverkusen had 63% of the ball and 14 shots (4 on target) against Borussia Dortmund’s 7 (4 on target). Christian Kofane (Bayer Leverkusen) was the top-rated player with 7.7. The result leaves Bayer Leverkusen 5th in the Bundesliga table on 7 points and Borussia Dortmund 1st on 12.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | +7 | 12 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 4 | +12 | 10 |
| 4 | FC Augsburg | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 6 | FSV Mainz 05 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 11 Apr 2026, Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Match events
- 11'yellow cardNico SchlotterbeckYellow Card
- 30'yellow cardMalik TillmanYellow Card
- 40'yellow cardEdmond TapsobaYellow Card
- 41'goalA. AnselminoAssist: D. Svensson
- 54'yellow cardJulian RyersonYellow Card
- 61'substitutionS. GuirassyOff: F. Silva
- 63'substitutionP. SchickOff: C. Kofane
- 65'goalK. AdeyemiAssist: F. Silva
- 74'substitutionJ. HofmannOff: C. Echeverri
- 74'substitutionM. TillmanOff: M. Terrier
- 80'substitutionJ. RyersonOff: Y. Couto
- 80'substitutionK. AdeyemiOff: J. Bellingham
- 82'yellow cardFábio SilvaYellow Card
- 83'goalC. KofaneAssist: I. Maza
- 88'yellow cardYan CoutoYellow Card
- 88'substitutionR. AndrichOff: J. Quansah
- 88'substitutionE. PokuOff: N. Tella
- 90+1'substitutionF. NmechaOff: R. Bensebaini
- 90+1'substitutionJ. BrandtOff: C. Chukwuemeka
- 90+4'yellow cardAleix GarcíaYellow Card
Lineups
Bayer Leverkusen
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Kasper Hjulmand
Starting XI
- 1M. FlekkenG
- 8R. AndrichD
- 5L. BadeD
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 7J. HofmannM
- 30I. MazaM
- 24A. GarciaM
- 20A. GrimaldoM
- 10M. TillmanF
- 19E. PokuF
- 14P. SchickF
Substitutes
- 36N. LombG
- 4J. QuansahD
- 9C. EcheverriM
- 11M. TerrierF
- 17E. Ben SeghirF
- 18A. SarcoF
- 23N. TellaF
- 35C. KofaneF
- 44J. BelocianD
Borussia Dortmund
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Niko Kovač
Starting XI
- 1G. KobelG
- 28A. AnselminoD
- 3W. AntonD
- 4N. SchlotterbeckD
- 26J. RyersonM
- 8F. NmechaM
- 20M. SabitzerM
- 24D. SvenssonM
- 27K. AdeyemiF
- 10J. BrandtF
- 9S. GuirassyF
Substitutes
- 33A. MeyerG
- 2Y. CoutoD
- 5R. BensebainiD
- 7J. BellinghamM
- 13P. GrossM
- 16J. DuranvilleF
- 17C. ChukwuemekaM
- 21F. SilvaF
- 23E. CanM
Match statistics
- 63%Possession37%
- 0.82Expected goals (xG)0.99
- 14Total shots7
- 4Shots on target4
- 6Shots off target3
- 4Blocked shots0
- 9Shots inside the box6
- 5Shots outside the box1
- 10Corners3
- 3Offsides1
- 7Fouls9
- 3Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves3
- 613Passes350
- 546Accurate passes291
- 89%Pass accuracy83%
- 0.97Goals prevented0.97
Player statistics
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mark FlekkenG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 5Loïc BadéD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Robert AndrichD | 88 | 6.9 | ||
| 12Edmond TapsobaD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 7Jonas HofmannM | 74 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Alejandro GrimaldoM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 24Aleix GarcíaM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 30Ibrahim MazaM | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 10Malik TillmanF | 74 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Patrik SchickF | 63 | 6.7 | ||
| 19Ernest PokuF | 88 | 6.3 | ||
| 36Niklas LombG | – | – | ||
| 4Jarell QuansahD | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 44Jeanuël BelocianD | – | – | ||
| 9Claudio EcheverriM | 16 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Martin TerrierF | 16 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Eliesse Ben SeghirF | – | – | ||
| 18Alejo SarcoF | – | – | ||
| 23Nathan TellaF | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 35Christian KofaneFTop rated | 27 | 7.7 | 1 |
Borussia Dortmund
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gregor KobelG | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 3Waldemar AntonD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 4Nico SchlotterbeckD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 28Aarón AnselminoD | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 8Felix NmechaM | 89 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Marcel SabitzerM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Daniel SvenssonM | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 26Julian RyersonM | 80 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Serhou GuirassyF | 61 | 7.0 | ||
| 10Julian BrandtF | 89 | 6.6 | ||
| 27Karim AdeyemiF | 80 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 33Alexander MeyerG | – | – | ||
| 2Yan CoutoD | 10 | 6.2 | ||
| 5Ramy BensebainiD | 1 | – | ||
| 7Jobe BellinghamM | 10 | 6.3 | ||
| 13Pascal GroßM | – | – | ||
| 17Carney ChukwuemekaM | 1 | – | ||
| 23Emre CanM | – | – | ||
| 16Julien DuranvilleF | – | – | ||
| 21Fábio SilvaF | 29 | 6.9 | 1 |