
The matches away to FC Augsburg and at home to Werder Bremen are both on Friday nights. The games against Mainz 05, Borussia Dortmund, TSG Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig are all at the traditional time of 15.30 on a Saturday afternoon. Bayer 04 play the final game on the weekend of matchday 26 against VfL Wolfsburg and the away game at SV Darmstadt is on a Wednesday.
Werkself fixtures matchdays 21 to 28:
Matchday 21, Friday, 17 February, 20.30 CET: FC Augsburg v Bayer 04
Matchday 22, Saturday, 25 February, 15.30 CET: Bayer 04 v FSV Mainz 05
Matchday 23, Saturday, 4 March, 15.30 CET: Borussia Dortmund v Bayer 04
Matchday 24, Friday, 1 March, 20.30 CET: Bayer 04 v Werder Bremen
Matchday 25, Saturday, 18 Match, 15.30 CET: TSG Hoffenheim v Bayer 04
Matchday 26, Sunday, 2 April, 17.30 CET: Bayer 04 v VfL Wolfsburg
Matchday 27, Wednesday, 5 April, 20.00 CET: SV Darmstadt 98 v Bayer 04
Matchday 28, Saturday, 8 April, 15.30 CET: RB Leipzig v Bayer 04


Bayer 04 will round off their 2026/27 pre-season preparations with a friendly against Premier League side Newcastle United. The match against the side featuring German internationals Malik Thiaw and Nick Woltemade will take place on Saturday 15 August (kick-off: 4 pm German time/3 pm local time) at St James’ Park. Werkself-TV will stream the match live in full and free of charge after logging in from 3.50 pm...

After the 2-1 defeat at Premier League club Nottingham Forest the night before, it was straight back to work for the Werkself at midday on Thursday with an intensive training session in hot temperatures at the hosts' training ground.
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The Werkself suffered a first defeat in the current pre-season fixtures. The sixth friendly of the summer ended in 2-1 reverse at Premier League Nottingham Forest. The English side took an early lead (4’) but Patrik Schick levelled just after the half-hour mark (32’). Nothing much happened after that, and the match looked set to end in a draw. However, the hosts managed to score the winning goal late on (90').
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have loaned U19 midfielder Jeremiah Mensah to Dutch second-tier side Roda JC Kerkrade for one year. The 18-year-old Germany youth international has a long-term contract at the club to 2031.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH has taken note of the final, non-binding statement issued by the Bundeskartellamt regarding the 50+1 rule and its application, and will now examine it carefully.
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