Do a good deed at the home game: Bayer 04 is calling for food donations at today's game for the Leverkusen Tafel e.V.. Donations will be received at the collection points in front of A Block (South East) as well as E and F Blocks (North West) from when the stadium opens at 13:30 CET to kick off at 15:30 CET.
To mark today's International Women's Day Bayer 04 yesterday posted an unmistakable message in a video on the club media channels: Today. Tomorrow. ALWAYS – diversity under the Cross. The video will also be screened today on the stadium TV channel.
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This home game against Werder Bremen in front of a full house at the BayArena is again a Bayer Sports Family matchday. There will numerous events on the concourses with the Bayer sports clubs and Bayer AG providing a special backdrop. The programme of events start when the stadium opens at 13:30 CET with a wide range of highlights on offer.
How happy are you with the stadium experience at the BayArena? In this survey we would like to find out how you perceive service quality on matchdays and what aspects are particularly important to you. Your feedback helps us to improve the stadium experience for all fans. The survey takes 5 to 10 minutes and is anonymous and your data will be handled in confidence. Anyone interested can take part HERE .
If you would like to take part in the competition (two VIP tickets to the home game against FC Augsburg or a training top signed by Jeremie Frimpong) you will be taken to a separate form at the end of the survey. There you can register for the draw with a tick.
The Werkself have only lost one of their last 15 games against Werder Bremen (seven wins, seven draws). However, the Black and Reds did not win at home in four out of the last five games against Werder. The only win was on 14 April 2024, an historic day for Bayer 04: The Werkself won 5-0 to secure the league title for the first time in the club's history.
Werder Bremen are the second weakest team in the Bundesliga Rückrunde to date above FC Heidenheim. The North Germans have only picked up four points in seven games. The 24 goals conceded by Werder are more than any other side in 2025.
Werder Bremen are currently going through a tricky phase. The Green and Whites have lost their last five games in succession. The team under coach Ole Werner did make a very promising start to the season and were seventh in the table two points behind Eintracht Frankfurt in third spot at the end of last year – thereby achieving their best points return since the 2011/12 season. Further information is available in the lowdown on our next opponents.
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 as today's referee. The 47-year-old match official has previously been in charge of 20 Bundesliga games involving the Werkself (seven wins, four draws and nine defeats). Welz' assistant referees today are Dr. Martin Thomsen and Arno Blos with Tobias Stieler in action as the VAR.
The game 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.
Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 4-0 win at SGS Essen on the 24th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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Bayer 04 put in a brilliant performance to beat RB Leipzig 4-1 on Bundesliga matchday 32 and are now fourth in a Champions League spot. The Black and Reds took control of the game right from the start and, with 75 per cent possession at one stage, took a 2-0 lead into the break through Patrik Schick (25’) and Nathan Tella (45+1’). The visitors initially tried to do more after the break, but the Werkself remained determined and Schick scored his second goal to increase the lead to 3-0 (76'). The Red Bulls pulled a goal back through Christoph Baumgartner (80'), but the disciplined Leverkusen side were not rattled - and certainly not Schick: The Czechia international crowned a brilliant display with his third goal shortly before the final whistle to make the final score 4-1.
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In the previous game against RB Leipzig in December last year, the Werkself turned came from behind to win 3-1 and further improved Leverkusen's already strong record against the Red Bulls. Montrell Culbreath stood out with his first goal on his debut for the Black and Reds. While the 18-year-old would certainly like to score a second goal against Leipzig on Saturday night, the attack-minded visitors come to the BayArena in confident mood after five Bundesliga victories in a row. The Nordkurve12 supporters group knows the Werkself will therefore once again be reliant on the vociferous support of the fans, and has once again called for the ‘Finally Red’ campaign in the run-in. Today’s matchday news.
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Video games manufacturer Electronic Arts (EA), together with the German Football League (DFL), announced the top male and female selections for the 2025/26 Bundesliga season this week. Bayer 04 striker Vanessa Fudalla is in the starting eleven of the women's "Team of the Season". Alejandro Grimaldo and Aleix Garcia have been selected as bench players in the men's team.
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