Leverkusen fights for the Champions League-Dortmund under pressure!

Leverkusen fights for the Champions League-Dortmund under pressure!

On May 11, 2025, the Bundesliga has a decisive duel between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund in the BayArena. This game could have serious effects on the Champions League qualification of both teams.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen is in second place after a strong season with just two defeats from 32 games. With 68 goals scored, the team has the second best offensive of the league behind FC Bayern Munich. Leverkusen has a comfortable lead of twelve points on Eintracht Frankfurt, but must keep an eye on the gap of eight points to Bayern who lead the table. It is expected to move into the Champions League league phase as runner-up in the coming season. Florian Wirtz delivered over 10 goals and 10 templates this season, which underlines his role as a key player. However, Leverkusen can look back on a worrying balance in the last three meetings against Dortmund; You could not win any of these home games (a draw, two defeats).

Dortmund in the upswing

On the other hand, Borussia Dortmund absolutely wants to achieve the Champions League qualification. The team has won impressive 16 out of 18 points in the last six games and is therefore in a good shape. The current place in third place is endangered by one point behind the SC Freiburg. Particularly noteworthy is Serhou Guirassy, ​​who has already scored 12 goals in the second half of the season. Despite a defense that is the ninth best of the league with 49 goals, Dortmund has undefeated in the last three guest performances in Leverkusen (two victories and a draw).

In the betting industry, Leverkusen is classified with odds of 2.65, while Dortmund is at 2.45. This indicates that the bookmakers easily favor the guests, an assessment that is supported by the current form of the team. However, the overall balance of direct duels between these two opponents clearly speaks for Dortmund. It is currently at 34-27-46 and shows that Dortmund was historically more successful.

everyday Bundesliga and other games

On the same matchday, other encounters also took place in the Bundesliga. FC Augsburg had to accept a 1-3 defeat against Holstein Kiel. Kiel presented himself as a sovereign dominator of the game, scored three goals and only had Augsburg scored a goal to 1: 3 in added time. The course of the game is another example of the tensions that the league offers at the end of the season. In this game, referees Harm Osmers and players such as Shuto Machino, who converted a penalty, and Alexander Bernhardsson, who scored two goals, were in action.

During the focus on the duel between Leverkusen and Dortmund, the eyes are also focused on the other games. On Sunday, including Eintracht Frankfurt against FC St. Pauli and VfB Stuttgart against FC Augsburg. These encounters could also influence the table stands and European qualifications.