The first two Bundesliga home games in 2024 kick off at 18.30 CET on Saturdays with Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayern Munich visiting the BayArena. The away games at the promoted clubs from Darmstadt and Heidenheim are also Saturday games at 15.30 CET.
There is also a home game against Mainz 05 on a Friday night and the away derby at FC Köln is a Sunday afternoon game. Three days after the Round of 16 games in the Europa League there are Sunday matches against VfL Wolfsburg and SC Freiburg.
Matchday 19 to 26 fixtures:
Bayer 04 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach (Saturday 27 January, 18.30 CET)
SV Darmstadt 98 vs Bayer 04 (Saturday 3 February, 15.30 CET)
Bayer 04 vs Bayern Munich (Saturday 10 February, 18.30 CET)
FC Heidenheim vs Bayer 04 (Saturday 17 February, 15.30 CET)
Bayer 04 vs Mainz 05 (Friday 23 February, 20.30 CET)
FC Köln vs Bayer 04 (Sunday 3 March, 15.30 CET)
Bayer 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg (Sunday 10 March, 19.30 CET)
SC Freiburg vs Bayer 04 (Sunday 17 March, 15.30 CET)
Derby time in the Rhineland! After a successful September, the Bayer 04 Women are away to FC Köln on Sunday, 4 October. In the Bundesliga match kicking off at 18:30 CEST at the Franz Kremer Stadium (live on MagentaSport and DAZN), coach Roberto Pätzold is counting on the return of a number of players who have been absent through injury.
Show moreBayer 04 will have to manage without defender Axel Tape for the time being.
Show moreA special tribute to a German football legend: The pay-TV channel Sky has dedicated a documentary worth watching to the current Germany sporting director and former Bayer 04 player and sporting director Rudi Völler. In addition to Völler's impressive career, assessments from contemporaries and very private insights, the 90-minute film also covers his many years of commitment to Bayer 04. "Rudi Völler - The one and only" is now available exclusively on Sky and the associated streaming service WOW.
Show moreThe second international break of the 2025/26 season will begin after the Bundesliga match against Union Berlin (Saturday, 4 October, 15:30 CEST). The latest information on call-ups.
Show moreAlejo Sarco and Argentina won their second group match at the U20 World Cup in Chile on Wednesday night. They beat Australia 4-1 with Sarco setting the tone early with a goal in the third minute. As in the first group game against Cuba, where Sarco scored twice, the 19-year-old was also named "Player of the Match" against Australia.
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