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Things have not gone well for Borussia Dortmund lately. The Black and Yellows failed to win any of their last three competitive home matches against Bayer Leverkusen. On Saturday (11 April, 3:30 pm), BVB will make another attempt to stop this negative run.

The signs are favorable that they can do just that. This season, the Westphalians have lost only two Bundesliga matches – both against FC Bayern Munich (1:2/2:3). Borussia had only two defeats after 28 rounds in Germany’s top flight just once before, in 1965/66. Six decades ago, Dortmund were still top of the table with that record. By the end of the season, however, it was “only” enough for the runners-up spot, as TSV 1860 Munich overtook them.

Sixty years ago, Bayer 04 Leverkusen were struggling in the second-tier Regionalliga West and only just avoided relegation in 14th place. Their lead over first relegated side VfB Bottrop was just two points (under the old two-point rule).

Since Werkself were promoted to the Bundesliga in 1979, the Rhineland club have remained in the top division. Dortmund and Leverkusen have faced each other 93 times since then. BVB lead the head-to-head with 38 wins to 31, alongside 24 draws and a goal difference of 155:140. The most recent direct meetings at Signal Iduna Park do not change that. In the round of 16 of the current DFB-Pokal, Bayer won 1:0. In the previous Bundesliga season, Leverkusen won 3:2, following a 1:1 draw the year before. Borussia’s last home win came in August 2022. Marco Reus scored the only goal of the game after ten minutes.

At the BayArena, however, the balance of power has shifted in recent years. The Westphalians have won four of their last five away matches there. One match ended in a draw.

BVB in magnificent form

Two more figures underline BVB’s current excellent form. With 28 points, the Black and Yellows are the best team of the second half of the season, ahead even of FC Bayern (26). In addition, Dortmund’s players have scored at least twice in all 13 Bundesliga matches of the 2026 calendar year so far – a start to a year unlike any other in the club’s history.

Leverkusen are unbeaten in six top-flight matches (2 wins, 4 draws) – including the rescheduled match against Hamburger SV. In the table, however, the Rhineland club are not making any progress. In sixth place, they are four points behind the positions that qualify for the Champions League.

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