Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-1 Borussia Dortmund: result and report

Bundesliga · Tuesday 19 January 2021

Result

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-1 Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga · Tuesday 19 January 2021, 19:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-1 Borussia Dortmund: match report

Bayer 04 Leverkusen beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Tuesday 19 January 2021. The half-time score was 1-0.

Moussa Diaby opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Bayer 04 Leverkusen's goals came from Moussa Diaby (14') and Florian Wirtz (80'). Borussia Dortmund scored through Julian Brandt (67').

Discipline: Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 2 yellow cards; Borussia Dortmund received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Bayer 04 Leverkusen were 3rd on 29 points from 16 and Borussia Dortmund 4th on 29 points from 16. Bayer 04 Leverkusen went on to finish that season 6th with 52 points, and Borussia Dortmund 3rd with 64.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen lined up in a 4-3-3 and Borussia Dortmund in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Moussa Diaby of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (8.8), ahead of Roman Bürki (8.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen wins, 1 draw and 7 for Borussia Dortmund.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

14'Goal · Moussa DiabyBayer 04 Leverkusen · 1-0
67'Goal · Julian BrandtBorussia Dortmund · 1-1
74'Yellow card · L. BaileyBayer 04 Leverkusen
78'Yellow card · Moussa DiabyBayer 04 Leverkusen
80'Goal · Florian WirtzBayer 04 Leverkusen · 2-1
90+1'Yellow card · Mats HummelsBorussia Dortmund
90+3'Yellow card · Thomas DelaneyBorussia Dortmund

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, draws 1, Borussia Dortmund 7.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4-3 Borussia DortmundBundesliga · 8 Feb 2020
Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Bayer 04 LeverkusenBundesliga · 14 Sep 2019
Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Bayer 04 LeverkusenBundesliga · 24 Feb 2019
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-4 Borussia DortmundBundesliga · 29 Sep 2018
Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Bayer 04 LeverkusenBundesliga · 21 Apr 2018
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-1 Borussia DortmundBundesliga · 2 Dec 2017

Team news

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Santiago AriasBayer 04 Leverkusen · injury (Fibula Fracture)
PaulinhoBayer 04 Leverkusen · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
Mitchell WeiserBayer 04 Leverkusen · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Julian BaumgartlingerBayer 04 Leverkusen · injury (Muscular problems)
Axel WitselBorussia Dortmund · injury (Achilles tendon rupture)
Thorgan HazardBorussia Dortmund · injury (Torn Muscle Fibre)
Dan-Axel ZagadouBorussia Dortmund · injury (Torn Muscle Fibre)
Karim BellarabiBayer 04 Leverkusen · injury (Hand Fracture)
Exequiel PalaciosBayer 04 Leverkusen · injury (Lumbar Vertebra Fracture)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen line-up (4-3-3)

Lukas Hradecky, Lars Bender, Jonathan Tah, Edmond Tapsoba, Wendell, Florian Wirtz, Charles Aránguiz, Nadiem Amiri, Moussa Diaby, Lucas Alario, Leon Bailey

Borussia Dortmund line-up (4-2-3-1)

Roman Bürki, Thomas Meunier, Manuel Akanji, Mats Hummels, Raphaël Guerreiro, Jude Bellingham, Thomas Delaney, Jadon Sancho, Marco Reus, Julian Brandt, Erling Haaland