As was the case last season, the Werkself’s first home game of the campaign comes against Leipzig. That is followed this year by an international break. Things then resume with Matchday 3’s game away at Hoffenheim (13-15 September).
The first meeting with Bayern Munich comes on Matchday 5 at the Allianz Arena (27-29 September). That is followed by back-to-back home fixtures against newcomers Holstein Kiel and then Eintracht Frankfurt.
Matchday 9 sees last season’s runners-up VfB Stuttgart come to the BayArena (1-3 November). The other promoted side St. Pauli visit on Matchday 13 (6-8 December).
The final Bundesliga game of 2024 sees Freiburg come to the BayArena (20-22 December). After a two-and-a-half-week winter break, action resumes on the weekend of 10-12 January 2025 with a visit to Borussia Dortmund for Matchday 16.
We reach the halfway stage of the season with a home game against Mainz on Matchday 17 (14/15 January). The list then begins to repeat itself with a home fixture against Gladbach (17-19 January).
Information on tickets for each game will follow in due course.
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Matchday 1, Friday, 28 August (8.30pm CEST) - Matchday 18: 17-19 January 2025
Borussia Mönchengladbach - Bayer 04
Matchday 2, 30 August-1 September – Matchday 19: 24-26 January 2025
Bayer 04 – RB Leipzig
Matchday 3, 13-15 September – Matchday 20: 31 January-2 February 2025
Hoffenheim - Bayer 04
Matchday 4, 20-22 September – Matchday 21: 7-9 February 2025
Bayer 04 – Wolfsburg
Matchday 5, 27-29 September – Matchday 22: 14-16 February 2025
Bayern Munich – Bayer 04
Matchday 6, 4-6 October – Matchday 23: 21-23 February 2025
Bayer 04 – Holstein Kiel
Matchday 7, 18-20 October – Matchday 24: 28 February-2 March 2025
Bayer 04 - Eintracht Frankfurt
Matchday 8, 25-27 October – Matchday 25: 7-9 March 2025
Werder Bremen – Bayer 04
Matchday 9, 1-3 November – Matchday 26: 14-16 March 2025
Bayer 04 – VfB Stuttgart
Matchday 10, 8-10 November – Matchday 27: 28-30 March 2025
Bochum – Bayer 04
Matchday 11, 22-24 November – Matchday 28: 4-6 April 2025
Bayer 04 – Heidenheim
Matchday 12, 29 November-1 December – Matchday 29: 11-13 April 2025
Union Berlin – Bayer 04
Matchday 13, 6-8 December – Matchday 30: 19/20 April 2025
Bayer 04 – St. Pauli
Matchday 14, 13-15 December – Matchday 31: 25-27 April 2025
Augsburg – Bayer 04
Matchday 15, 20-22 December – Matchday 32: 2-4 May 2025
Bayer 04 – Freiburg
Matchday 16, 10-12 January 2025 – Matchday 33: 9-11 May 2025
Borussia Dortmund – Bayer 04
Matchday 17, 14/15 January 2025 – Matchday 34: Saturday, 17 May 2025 (3.30pm CEST)
Bayer 04 – Mainz
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The fixture details for the Round of 16 ties in the 2025/26 DFB Pokal have been finalised. Accordingly, Bayer 04's away match at Borussia Dortmund will be played on Tuesday, 2 December, at 21:00 CET. This was announced by the German Football Association (DFB) today (Thursday).
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Bayer 04 picked up their first three points in the current Champions League campaign on matchday 4 in the league phase with a courageous and determined display in a 1-0 win at Benfica (1:0). "It was a hugely important win," said coach Kasper Hjulmand after the game, paying tribute to his players for their battling performance right to the end. The Werkself defended resolutely right to the end and kept out off shot after shot. Keeper Mark Flekken said: "We were determined to get these three points and gave everything we had on the pitch!" Read on for more reaction plus the facts and stats on the away win at the Portuguese record champions in the Werkself review.
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The second European away game takes the Werkself to the Portuguese capital Lisbon. Kasper Hjulmand's team will face record champions Benfica on Wednesday, 5 November (kick-off: 20:00 GMT, 21:00 CET) on matchday 4 in the league phase of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League. As usual, we will take you along on the #aCROSSeurope journey and report from Lisbon. The times given are Central European Time.
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Werkself TV shows highlights of the 1-0 win for Bayer 04 at Benfica on matchday 4 in the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 league phase...
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The Werkself beat Benfica 1-0 on Matchday 4 of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League league phase to seal three crucial points! Both teams had promising chances in the first half, but the contest was goalless at half-time. Substitute Patrik Schick headed in to score the only goal after the restart (65’). The home side went looking for an equaliser but Bayer 04 defended passionately to see out the storm.
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