The most recent meeting between these two teams came in the last 16 of the DFB Cup in the 2020/21 season, with Essen winning 2-1 after extra time. Lukas Hradecky, Niklas Lomb, Edmond Tapsoba, Jeremie Frimpong, Exequiel Palacios, Florian Wirtz and Patrik Schick remain from the Werkself's squad that day.
Some tickets will be available on the gate tonight. The ticket office opens one and a half hours before kick-off at 17:30.
The game will be streamed live in the Bayer 04 app as well as on the Bayer 04 YouTube channel and Werkself-TV. SPORT1 is also broadcasting the match live in Germany.
After three successive Bundesliga matches, a busy week for Bayer 04 Women ends with the first round of the DFB Cup. The Werkself head to Regionalliga side SV 07 Elversberg on Sunday (12:00 CEST) as clear favourites.
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The Werkself are searching for their first away win of the season at the Millerntor on Saturday 27 September (kick-off 15:30 CEST). Yet they face an FC St. Pauli side who have enjoyed a club-record start to the campaign thanks to a solid defensive and a lively attack. Nevertheless, coach Kasper Hjulmand's men are well equipped for a fierce contest in Hamburg, as Leverkusen's tackle success rate is currently the best in the Bundesliga. The Matchday News has everything you need to know ahead of the away match at FCSP.
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Away to the Boys in Brown: On Saturday, 27 September (kick-off: 15:30 CEST - broadcast on Sky and DAZN), the Werkself are away to FC St. Pauli, who are currently fifth in the table. Ahead of the clash at the Millerntor Stadion, head coach Kasper Hjulmand spoke about his impressions of his first full week of training and the current state of the opposition.
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The third win in a row: Thanks to a brace from Vanessa Fudalla, the Bayer 04 Women continued their winning streak in the Bundesliga on matchday four. The Werkself won 2-1 against last season's third-placed team Eintracht Frankfurt at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium on Thursday night. Striker Fudalla secured points seven, eight and nine for coach Robert Pätzold's team with her second (7’ pen.) and third goals of the season (27’).
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