Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
There will be fireworks when Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen face each other at Signal Iduna Park in the opening match of the season. The Yellow-Blacks faced no difficulties in a 3-0 DFB Pokal win over Munich 1860, but keep in mind that they kick off the new Bundesliga campaign without Norway superstar Erling Haaland, who joined Man City in the summer transfer window. In his absence, a man to keep an eye on in the home team will be experienced forward Marco Reus as new signing Sebastien Haller is out of contention through illness.
Towering centre-back Niclas Sule is likely to make his official Borussia Dortmund debut on Saturday as well. Bayer, on the other hand, suffered an embarrassing 4-3 loss to Elversberg in their German Cup opener, which is probably the main reason why home win should be considered. Both Amine Adli and Florian Wirtz are injured for the visiting side, while both Donyell Malen and Giovanni Reyna remain on the sidelines for the hosts.
Highlighted Player (Marco Reus):
Marco Reus is a German football player who was born on 31 May, 1989. The pacey attacking midfielder, who is capable of playing as a winger as well, started his senior career at Rot Weiss Ahlen and it has to be noted that he made 43 league appearances for the club in lower leagues.
In 2009 he signed a four-year contract with Borussia M’gladbach and he scored his first Bundesliga goal against Mainz on 28 August, 2009. After impressing with the Fohlen in the 2011/2012 Bundesliga campaign, he joined Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season. He has been playing for the Millionaires ever since and he represents Germany on the international stage as well.
However, he was more than unfortunate to miss the 2014 FIFA World Cup with injury when Joachim Low’s team lifted the prestigious trophy. To make things even worse for Marco Reus, he was forced to withdraw from the Germany Euro 2016 squad as well (injury). The German ace has a contract with Borussia Dortmund which expires on 30 June, 2019.
Highlighted Team (Bayer Leverkusen):
Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club from the city Leverkusen in the North Rhine-Westphalia region. The home kit of Bayer Leverkusen is black and red. The club is playing his home games in the Bay Arena.
Bayer Leverkusen started to play in the Bundesliga from season 1979/1980. In 1988 Bayer Leverkusen managed to win the UEFA Cup by beating Espanyol in the final with 1-0. In the national league Bayer Leverkusen has been the most successful in the last couple of years with the 2nd place as their best performance.
Bayer Leverkusen never managed to win the league title. The current biggest rival of Bayer Leverkusen is 1. Koln. Next to football Bayer Leverkusen has a volleyball and basketball division as well. Currently Bayer Leverkusen is one of the biggest teams in the Bundesliga. Known players that played for Bayer Leverkusen are: Michael Ballack, Rudi Voller, Lucio and Arturo Vidal.