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Both clubs boosted their confidence during the week in the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund sent FC Villarreal back to Spain with a clear 4-0 victory. Bayer Leverkusen achieved a rather surprising 2-0 win at Manchester City. On Saturday (November 29, 6:30 PM), the successful teams will face each other in the Bundesliga.

In the record, BVB stands better with 37 wins to 31, with 24 draws and a goal difference of 153:139. Only the older fans might remember two encounters that took place in the former 2nd Division North. In the 1975/76 season, the Black and Yellows won 7-0 and 2-0. There were also two duels in the Regionalliga West between Dortmund and Leverkusen. Borussia prevailed there as well, with scores of 3-1 and 4-0.

Recently, home games against Dortmund have not gone well for Bayer. The last victory dates back to the 2020/21 season. Since the 2-1 win on January 19, 2021, the Rhinelanders have only managed to secure one point. The Black and Yellows returned home victorious three times. The duel in the BayArena during the 2021/22 season was particularly spectacular, as Leverkusen took the lead three times and conceded an equalizer three times. Erling Haaland sealed the game with his 4-3 goal after 77 minutes.

Coaching Change with Success

Leverkusen's start to the season was bumpy. The new head coach Erik ten Hag lost his job after just two Bundesliga matchdays. Kasper Hjulmand led the team from twelfth place up to third. Since the coaching change, the team has collected 22 points from nine matches. Only Bayern Munich performed better during this period (25).

With Borussia Dortmund, the third most successful away team in the league visits the BayArena. Eleven points are their best tally since 2020/21 (13). The Black and Yellows have only lost one away match this season, against FC Bayern.

Leverkusen's strength lies in their offense. With 27 goals, they share the most successful attack with Eintracht Frankfurt. As in almost every category, the record champion from Munich is number one here as well (41).

BVB, on the other hand, is particularly solid in defense. The Westphalians have conceded only ten goals, making them the second most stable team in the league after FCB (8). Keeper Gregor Kobel has kept a clean sheet six times – one more than Munich's Manuel Neuer and Leipzig's Peter Gulacsi.

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