Bayer 04 have won all of the last six games against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Since promotion to the Bundesliga in 1979, the Werkself have not scored more goals against any other club in the Bundesliga than against the Foals.
Moreover: If the team under head coach Xabi Alonso take the lead tonight then the stats suggest the Black and Reds will get a result. The Werkself have not dropped a single point in the Rückrunde in this Bundesliga campaign after going ahead. Three points are the goal here to cement sixth place.
Daniel Farke was not the only one to do some straight talking after last weekend’s 5-2 defeat at Borussia Dortmund. Mönchengladbach’s coach criticised the “sluggish challenges” made by his team. Jonas Hofmann talked about “easily losing possession and making wrong decisions”, Julian Weigl found it “a little embarrassing” and saw “big problems without the ball”, and Christoph Kramer could “understand the dissatisfaction of the fans”, and that was also felt by the team. It was a bitterly disappointing first 30 minutes for Borussia Mönchengladbach at the Signal Iduna Park. Being 4-0 down after half an hour does not happen every day. Farke complained that everything that they intended to do was missing. “The scale of the defeat is justified given our performance in the first half.” For the full update on the personnel, performers and problems for the Foals check out the lowdown on our next opponents.
Anyone wanting to read the key facts and stats before the game against Borussia should take a look at the new Werkself LIVE. The matchday magazine is available at the BayArena and the digital version is also available free of charge online. HERE is the e-paper.
The German Football Association (DFB) has appointed Daniel Siebert as the referee for today’s game. The 39-year-old has previously been in charge of 20 fixtures involving the Werkself (8 wins, 4 draws, 8 defeats). His assistants are Rafael Foltyn and Robert Wessel on the touchline and Dr. Matthias Jöllenbeck is the VAR official.
Bayer 04 requests everybody to arrive at the BayArena in good time to allow fans to get to their seats in time for kick-off and to avoid long queues at the turnstiles.
The Leverkusen city cycling campaign starts today - and Bayer 04 is taking part with its own team! All Bayer 04 fans who also want to rack up kilometres for the good cause until 10 June can register for the Black and Red team HERE. Bayer 04's partner 2rad-Prumbaum is offering numerous great prizes for the most diligent riders - including a brand new mountain bike, vouchers worth €250 and small gifts of cycling accessories. You can find all further information on the participation campaign on the German page HERE! So get on your bike!
As usual, Werkself Radio is available for anybody unable to be at today's game. The audio broadcast begins 30 minutes before kick-off with commentary provided by Cedric Pick und Niko Hartmann. In addition, the live text update service will keep you up-to-date to ensure you don't miss any of the key match action. Both Werkself Radio and the live text update service are available at bayer04.de and on the Bayer 04 app – just log on.
A special award for special social commitment. At this year's ceremony for the Sepp Herberger Awards in Wolfsburg on Monday night, the DFB Sepp Herberger Foundation recognised Bayer 04 in the social rehabilitation category. The Bundesliga club received the prize, together with €12,000, for its great service to inmates, particularly in the Wuppertal-Ronsdorf prison.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 1-2 loss at VfL Wolfsburg on the 20th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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The Bundesliga home game against VfL Wolfsburg in the first half of the season was one of those classic ‘days to forget’ for Bayer 04 Women. It started with goalkeeper Charlotte Voll being shown a red card in the first minute of the game, and following a further sending-off, coach Roberto Pätzold's 9-women side ended up losing 5-1 to last season's runners-up. At 18.30 CET on Sunday, they'll have the chance to exact revenge at the AOK Stadium - and pick up valuable points in the race for third place.
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After full time in the 1-1 draw against FC Bayern Munich, the Bayer 04 fans first had to catch their breath. Firstly because of their usual loud support, and secondly because of the great drama they'd witnessed on the pitch: three disallowed goals, two red cards and a Werkself side who "again produced a very good performance against strong opponents", as head coach Kasper Hjulmand described. The Dane was particularly enthused by the performance of young Montrell Culbreath, while Patrik Schick got to enjoy his 200th appearance under the Cross. The Werkself Review unpacks the action.
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 1-1 draw against FC Bayern Munich on Matchday 26 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season...
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