The Werkself are unbeaten in the last 14 league games. Mainz 05 are currently enjoying their second best Bundesliga campaign with 28 points after 16 games. They have won six of the last seven matches. Behind Bayer 04 (19), FSV have the second most points (18) since the start of Matchday 10. Patrik Schick has scored 11 times and the Mainz 05 striker Jonathan Burkhardt has the second highest number with seven goals.
Mainz 05 are scoring for fun at the moment with the team under coach Bo Henriksen netting at least three times in six of their seven away games. In addition, FSV have scored two goals in each of the last seven Bundesliga matches and have thereby set a club record. And talking about goals: Bayer 04 scored goals eight and nine in the first 15 minutes in the Bundesliga against Borussia Dortmund on Friday night and that is the best return in the league. The second highest number of goals in the first 15 minutes of a match have been scored by Mainz (seven).
From almost being relegated last season, and only surviving on the final matchday, to Champions League contenders? FSV Mainz 05 are definitely on an impressive run and have gone through an incredible development over the past few months. The 2-0 win against VfL Bochum last Saturday put Mainz in fourth place for the time being. The reason for the impressive form is, in addition to a convincing attack, a solid defence (the second best in the league together with RB Leipzig and St. Pauli). Further information on Mainz can be found in our lowdown on the next opponents.
For the start of the new year, Bayer 04 are offering fans a 30% discount on selected vegan dishes at the Veggie Corner for the three January home games against Mainz 05, Borussia Mönchengladbach (18.01, 18.30 CET) and Sparta Prague (29.01, 21.00 CET). On offer:
Please note: The discount only applies the above-mentioned products. All other items are charge of the regular prices.
Anyone wanting to discover the latest information ahead of kick-off can take a look at the new Werkself Live. The matchday magazine, which includes key facts and stats on the match, is available at the BayArena. Alternatively it is available free online. HERE is the e-paper.
The German Football Association (DFB) has appointed Tobias Welz for tonight's match. The 47-year-old referee has been in charge of 19 games involving the Werkself to date (six wins, four draws, nine defeats). His assistants today are Martin Thomsen and Asmir Osmanagic with Sören Storks in action as the VAR.
The match will be broadcast live on Sky. As ever, supporters unable to be at the match can follow the game on Werkself Radio. The audio broadcast starts 30 minutes before kick-off with commentary provided by Niko Hartmann and Cedric Pick. In addition, the live text update service will keep fans up-to-date. Both Werkself Radio and the live text update service are available at bayer04.de and on the Bayer 04 app.
In their third friendly of this pre-season, Bayer 04 played on home soil for the first time – and won there too! The Werkself claimed a comfortable 4-0 victory against Belgian top-flight side KRC Genk at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion. Jeanuel Belocian (9’) and Nathan Tella (42’) gave a dominant Leverkusen a 2-0 lead at the break, which Afonso Moreira (51’) and Christian Kofane (53’) doubled after the break. Among the many second-half substitutions was Patrik Schick, who made his first friendly appearance of the summer.
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The Werkself are finally back. On Saturday 8 August, Bayer 04 kick off the 2026/27 campaign with their opening match. But there’s far more than just a double-header in store for Werkself supporters. True to the motto ‘One day. Two teams. One club’, the BayArena and the Ulrich Haberland Stadium will be transformed into a world of excitement.
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The Werkself continue their 2026/27 pre-season preparations with their third friendly against Belgian top-flight side KRC Genk at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion on Wednesday 29 July (kick-off 15:00 CEST). Werkself-TV is broadcasting the match live and in full in a stream from 14:50 CEST...
After the children from the Bayer 04 Football Academy grilled Janis Blaswich and Simeon Rapsch last week, another group of 20 young Werkself fans gathered at the BayArena press conference room on Tuesday afternoon, 28 July . This time, the kids directed their questions at Tim Oermann and Jonah Berghoff. Defender Oermann raved about his school days, whilst talented midfielder Berghoff revealed to the young footballers, amongst other things, who his favourite player is – and he is also at Bayer 04. To round things off, the pair naturally obliged with all requests for autographs and selfies.
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Bayer 04 are back on the pitch. Following the first training sessions, the Werkself play the first pre-season friendly on Saturday, July 18. The match against Oberliga club Sportfreunde Baumberg kicks off at 15:30 CEST in Monheim am Rhein. Fans unable to attend the match can watch head coach Carles Martínez’s first game in charge for free via a livestream at bayer04.de and on the Bayer 04 app, as well as on Werkself.tv (exclusively for members). Just log on and watch the games live. All the other Werkself preseason friendlies leading up to the 2026/27 season will also be streamed live for free.
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