The agency will work with Bayer 04 during the pre-seasons in the summer and in the winter breaks.
"Over the past two years we have worked intensively and incredibly effectively with Match IQ. Thanks to a comprehensive network and great international experience, Match IQ is the perfect partner for Bayer 04 Leverkusen," declared Jonas Boldt, sporting manager at Bayer 04.
And the partnership also has a very promising future in the eyes of Nicholas MacGowan von Holstein, Managing Director at Match IQ: "We have a very intensive partnership and are very proud that a successful club like Bayer 04 Leverkusen has confidence in the work of Match IQ"
About Match IQ
As an official and long-term partner, Match IQ works with over 20 Bundesliga clubs alone in Germany in the areas of internationalisation, matchday activities plus the development, arrangement and implementation of friendly fixtures, tournaments, training camps and trips abroad. Match IQ makes use of an international network and works on creating new areas of activity together with clubs and sponsors to generate commercial added value.
Further information on Match IQ is available at: www.match-iq.com
Sandwiched between their UEFA Champions League knockout play-off tie against Olympiacos, Bayer 04 return to Bundesliga action on Saturday with a trip to Union Berlin (kick-off: 15:30 CET). It’s a fixture of contrasting styles, with Leverkusen preferring to control the play while Union look to remain compact and counter. The Berliners are therefore suited to facing top teams, but they have only ever managed to win one of 16 meetings with the Werkself, who are looking for a fifth clean sheet of 2026 but will need to beware the home side’s threat from set pieces. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the game in our matchday news.
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After six wins in seven games, the Werkself will be looking to continue their winning run in the capital at FC Union Berlin. Coach Kasper Hjulmand spoke ahead of the match on Saturday, 21 February (kick-off: 15:30 CET) about defenders, the short preparation time and the condition of the pitch at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei.
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Union Berlin have performed particularly well against the top clubs in the Bundesliga this season with a draw at home to Bayern Munich and wins against VfB Stuttgart and RB Leipzig. This Saturday, 21 February (kick-off: 15:30 CET), the Irons now welcome the Werkself, currently sixth in the table, to the Stadion An der Alten Försterei. And the hosts are in desperate need of a win. The lowdown on our next opponents.
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It took exactly 60 minutes for the Werkself to take the lead through a perfectly finished counter-attack by Patrik Schick in the first leg of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League play-off at Olympiacos. Referring to the meeting in the league phase and the initially squandered opportunities, coach Kasper Hjulmand said afterwards: "I thought: 'Oh no, déjà-vu.'" But after the opening goal, it took just 144 seconds for the Czech to spark more wild celebrations among those in black and red in the Greek cauldron, when Schick nodded in Alejandro Grimaldo's corner. Much to the delight of the Bayer 04 fans, his teammates and his coach, who had warm words for the striker in the aftermath. The Werkself Review.
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