Bayer Leverkusen vs Dusseldorf prediction, odds & betting tips – 03/04/2024

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Bayer Leverkusen - Fortuna Dusseldorf

Germany DFB Pokal - BayArena

2nd Round

Trophy-chasing Bayer Leverkusen take on lower-league outfit Dusseldorf at the BayArena in the DFB Pokal semi-finals on Wednesday, April 3^rd. Check out our German betting tips for the knockout clash below.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Dusseldorf prediction: Die Werkself targeting comfortable win

Key Stats

• Bayer Leverkusen scored at least three times in each of their four DFB Pokal fixtures this season.
• Bayer Leverkusen have yet to lose a single competitive match this term.
• Patrik Schick have scored five times in his last five appearances for Leverkusen.
• Leverkusen have covered a -1.0 goal handicap in seven of their last 12 home assignments.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Visitors are huge handicaps

• HOME: 1/7 (1.14) – 87.5%
• DRAW: 13/2 (7.50) – 13.3%
• AWAY: 12/1 (13.00) – 7.7%

*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change

Bayer Leverkusen took a giant step towards claiming their first-ever Bundesliga title when they beat Hoffenheim at the weekend and Die Werkself can inch towards another trophy when they host lower-league Dusseldorf in the DFB Pokal on Wednesday. The bookies have given them an 87.5% chance of getting the job done, which looks like a fitting percentage.

Our top football tips have all been geared towards a comfortable Leverkusen win this week, with Dusseldorf expected to struggle. The visitors have enjoyed a favourable run of cup draws to this point, though Leverkusen should be a challenge to stiff to conquer.

Last five H2Hs: First meeting in four years

Germany Bundesliga I 26/01/20

Bayer Leverkusen

3

Fortuna Dusseldorf

0

Germany Bundesliga I 24/08/19

Fortuna Dusseldorf

1

Bayer Leverkusen

3

Germany Bundesliga I 17/02/19

Bayer Leverkusen

2

Fortuna Dusseldorf

0

Germany Bundesliga I 26/09/18

Fortuna Dusseldorf

1

Bayer Leverkusen

2

Bayer Leverkusen haven’t played Dusseldorf since January 2020 and they haven’t lost to their less-illustrious opponents in any encounter since 1990.

Bayer Leverkusen preview: Xabi Alonso could make changes

Exequiel Palacios and Arthur are still sidelined for Leverkusen while Victor Boniface could miss out again having aggravated a groin problem. Typical to form, Bayer scored an injury time winner to see off Hoffenheim at the weekend.

Predicted lineup: Hradecky – Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie – Frimpong, Andrich, Xhaka, Grimaldo – Hofmann, Wirtz, Schick

Germany Bundesliga I 31/08/24

L

RB Leipzig

3

Bayer Leverkusen

2

Germany DFB Pokal 28/08/24

W

Carl Zeiss Jena

0

Bayer Leverkusen

1

Germany Bundesliga I 23/08/24

W

Borussia M'gladbach

2

Bayer Leverkusen

3

Germany Super Cup 17/08/24

W

VfB Stuttgart

2 (3)

Bayer Leverkusen

2 (4)

Elite Club Friendlies 10/08/24

D

Real Betis

1

Bayer Leverkusen

1

Dusseldorf preview: Visitors have few injury issues

Fortuna Dusseldorf are going well in third spot in the second tier of German football and their run to the semi-finals of the cup has been a major bonus. The visitors are likely to be deployed in their favoured 4-2-3-1 formation this week.

Predicted lineup: Kastenmeier – Zimmermann, Oberdorf, Siebert, Uchino – Engelhardt, Tanaka, Klaus, Appelkamp, Tzolis – Mustapha

Europe Friendlies 05/09/24

W

FC Twente

2

Fortuna Dusseldorf

4

Germany Bundesliga II 30/08/24

W

Hannover 96

0

Fortuna Dusseldorf

1

Germany Bundesliga II 25/08/24

W

SSV Ulm 1846

1

Fortuna Dusseldorf

2

Germany DFB Pokal 18/08/24

L

Dynamo Dresden

2

Fortuna Dusseldorf

0

Germany Bundesliga II 10/08/24

D

Karlsruher SC

0

Fortuna Dusseldorf

0

Player to watch – Patrik Schick

Patrik Schick has been stepping up in the absence of injured Leverkusen top scorer Victor Boniface and the Czechian striker has scored five times in his last four outings for Die Werkself in league and cup.

Schick to deliver again?

28-year-old Schick has been in razor-sharp form in the final third of late and the centre-forward will be eager to carry his excellent recent form in Wednesday’s semi-final. Schick had been a bit-part player before Boniface’s injury, though he has taken his chance to shine with both hands.