Bayer Leverkusen vs. Borussia Dortmund / Bundesliga – Big derby that is that only because of the clubs’ name as the standings suggests something completely different. Bayer is exactly where it was expected to be and this is the third position, but according to all forecasts Borussia should have been right above them. Instead, the Millionaires are in the second place but measured from the bottom of the table, after a surreally bad first part of the season. The difference is 13 points in the Factory Squad’s favour who in accordance with that have ended the first part of the season with four matches without defeat, including the Champions League where Borussia also plays, but it didn’t win in the last four matches. In the first season Bayer won in Dortmund by 2-0, but in the last seven matches played it didn’t defeat Borussia at home. Begins: 31.01.2015 – 18:30 CET
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer had a very good first half of the season, especially if we consider all the competition where it played, as they qualified for the round of 16 of the Champions League. In the Bundesliga are third although they don’t have enough points to feel safe and noticeable lag behind the second placed team. Their weakness is a large number of draws and it is especially pronounced at home, where they drew even five times, once more than they won, and we know that Bayer always played better at home.
What can console them is that they never lost, but they did lose away. They didn’t change the team and the only thing they did is that they bought defender Jedvaj from Roma, but he is one of injured players on whom coach Schmidt cannot count. Donati and Reinartz have recovered but they will have to play without a very important player, Korean Son, who is at the Asian Cup, so Drmi? will get a chance.
Probable lineups Bayer Leverkusena: Leno – Hilbert, Toprak, Spahic, Wendell – L. Bender, Castro – Bellarabi, Calhanoglu, Drmic – Kiesling
Borussia Dortmund
No team in the league was happier than Borussia when Bundesliga went on the winter break, as it totally underperformed in the first part. They are not the last only because of one goal but they are the only team that have lost ten league matches. They have the worst results away totalling just four points. That is why they draw a line in this club and now start the second part like it is the beginning of the season, as the pressure could become too strong and then could face the relegation, which would be a real shame. They didn’t sacked coach Klopp and the only reinforcement was midfielder Kampl from Salzburg.
Striker Ji Dong has returned to Augsburg, but he didn’t play in the first part. Even without these changes Borussia had a good team but something didn’t work and it had to be changed. Two strikers, Ramos and Real, are still not in the right form so the returnee from the African Cup of Nations, Aubameyang, could get an advantage in the attack. Reus has recovered and it is great news, but there are no goalkeeper Langerak, left back Durm, and midfielders Blaszczykowskog, Kehl and S. Bender.
Probable lineups Borussie Dortmund: Weidenfeller – Piszczek, Sokratis, Hummels, Schmelzer – Sahin, Gundogan – Kampl, Reus, Mkhitaryan – Aubameyang
Bayer Leverkusen – Borussia Dortmund PICK
Despite Borussia’s position this is a duel between two top teams and their places are not that important. Bayer wants to stay in the top but Borussia wants even more to escape from the bottom and we believe that they have consolidated their ranks during the winter break. This away match traditional suits them so we expect that can return undefeated from Leverkusen, especially because Bayer is not so dominant at home.
Pick: Asian handicap 0 Borussia Dortmund
Stake: 5/10
Odds: 2.15
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