
The final home game of the year against Werder Bremen will be played on Wednesday 13 December (20.30 CET) and the first match of the New Year at the BayArena against Bayern Munich is the opening fixture of the second half of the season on Friday 12 January 2018 (20.30 CET).
Matchday 15: Friday, 8 December, 20.30 CET: VfB Stuttgart v Bayer 04
Matchday 16: Wednesday, 13 December, 20.30 CET: Bayer 04 v SV Werder Bremen
Matchday 17: Sunday, 17 December, 15.30 CET: Hannover 96 v Bayer 04
DFB Cup Round of 16: Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayer 04 (19/20 December)
Matchday 18: Friday, 12 January, 20.30 CET: Bayer 04 v Bayern Munich
Matchday 19: Saturday, 20 January, 15.30 CET: TSG Hoffenheim v Bayer 04
Matchday 20: Sunday, 28 January, 15.30 CET: Bayer 04 v FSV Mainz 05
Matchday 21: Saturday, 3 February, 15.30 CET: SC Freiburg v Bayer 04
Matchday 22: Saturday, 10 February, 15.30 CET: Bayer 04 v Hertha BSC

Full-back Julia Mickenhagen is leaving Bayer 04 Leverkusen at the end of the season to join Bundesliga newcomers VfB Stuttgart. The 21-year-old’s contract with the club expires on 30 June.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 3-1 win at RB Leipzig on the 25th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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The Werkself need a win in their penultimate match of the season at RB Leipzig on Monday evening (18:00 CEST) to keep their hopes of third place alive until the final day. After Eintracht Frankfurt lost on Saturday, Roberto Pätzold's side can close the gap on their rivals to two points and leave it all to play for next Sunday.
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Werkself fans from across the New York City area gathered Saturday morning at Smithfield Hall in Manhattan to cheer on Bayer 04 in the club’s crucial Bundesliga showdown against VfB Stuttgart given the match’s big implications.
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In the next head-to-head clash for the Champions League places at VfB Stuttgart, Bayer 04 failed to follow up their impressive 4-1 win at home to RB Leipzig from the week before. After Aleix Garcia gave the Werkself the lead with their fastest goal of the season, the Swabians turned the game around and won 3-1, knocking Leverkusen down into sixth place. It leaves them needing a win at home to Hamburger SV and other results to go their way on the final day of the 2025/26 campaign in order to reclaim fourth spot. The Werkself Review has all the analysis and reaction from all those involved in an eventful encounter with VfB.
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