Week 1 brings us a match on Aug 6th where Borussia Dortmund hosts Bayer Leverkusen in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Borussia Dortmund sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against 1860 München. Donyell Malen scored the first goal for Borussia Dortmund in the 8th minute, then Jude Bellingham added another in the 31st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed 1860 München couldn’t manage to score, and Borussia Dortmund took the shutout win. Borussia Dortmund is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Bayer Leverkusen recorded a 3-4 loss against Elversberg. Jannik Rochelt struck first for Elversberg in the 2nd minute, then in the 5th minute, Sardar Azmoun sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Adam Hložek , but fortunately for Elversberg it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Bayer Leverkusen’s top weapon lately has been Iker Bravo Solanilla, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Erling Braut Håland has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Borussia Dortmund
Mahmoud Dahoud, Donyell Malen and Mats Hummels are unavailable to play for Edin Terzic’s team, while Gerardo Seoane’s squad will be without Wirtz.