Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen

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Borussia Dortmund will be eager to pick up where they left off just before the Christmas break in the German top flight when the Bundesliga season resumes on Friday night as they prepare for the visit of second placed Bayer Leverkusen having recorded a 3-1 win away from home at Wolfsburg before the break.

Bayer Leverkusen also signed off from 2024 in victorious fashion as Xabi Alonso's side produced a comprehensive 5-1 thrashing of Freiburg at home before the Christmas period and the visitors will also be seeking a swift return to action with all three points under their belts on Friday night as well.

Borussia Dortmund currently occupy sixth place in the Bundesliga table thanks to that win against Wolfsburg which in turn made it five league matches unbeaten having picked up two wins and three draws in the process.

An earlier convincing 4-0 home win against Freiburg was further boosted by picking up points in stalemates with Bayern Munich, Borussia M'gladbach and Hoffenheim respectively although prior to this current unbeaten run, preceding results had been something of a mixed bag.

Three wins but also four defeats made up their preceding seven results overall in the German top flight, but each of these four losses did come away from home.

Bayer Leverkusen signed off from 2024 with a 13-game unbeaten run in the Bundesliga and no doubt the visitors will be eager to extend this unbeaten record here at the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK on Friday night as Xabi Alonso's side look to reduce the four-point deficit between themselves and the league leaders Bayern Munich.

Leverkusen finished the calendar year with a five-match winning streak which consisted of picking up victories against the likes of Heidenheim, Union Berlin, St Pauli, Augsburg and Freiburg respectively, while the bigger picture shows Bayer Leverkusen have been dealt just the one defeat so far this season.

This singular low point came in the form of a 3-2 defeat at home to RB Leipzig all the way back towards the end of August but since then, the visitors have collected eight wins within their subsequent 13 league matches.

In addition, Bayer Leverkusen not only still remain unbeaten away from home so far in this current German Bundesliga campaign but the visitors are also unbeaten in their previous 24 outings on the road overall as well, so confidence will be high amongst the Leverkusen camp ahead of this mouthwatering clash at the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK.

Having collected 18 wins within these previous 24 away games, Bayer Leverkusen look strong candidates to pick up all three points here.

Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen Verdict

Both Dortmund and Leverkusen bring encouraging results into this upcoming encounter but it's the visitors who might just nick the points in this one.

Therefore, our main bet will be Bayer Leverkusen win @ 2.45

Other side bets worth considering:

Bayer Leverkusen win & Under 2.5 goals @ 7.00

Correct Score: Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 @ 12.00