#FCBB04: Match facts
This isn’t actually the first time Leverkusen have gone to Munich with the hosts boasting a perfect eight wins from eight in the Bundesliga. It previously happened almost exactly 13 years ago, when Sascha Lewandowski’s team snatched a late 2-1 win through Sidney Sam to inflict the first league loss of 2012/13 on the eventual treble winners.
Recent form in this fixture also bodes well for the Werkself, who are unbeaten in their last five Bundesliga fixtures against Bayern. On top of that, Kasper Hjulmand has set a new club record for most points from the first six Bundesliga matches in charge. Fans in the ground and watching on TV around the world can look forward to a high-class encounter, given both Bayern and Leverkusen lead the division for possession and passing accuracy.
Bayern in focus
It’s been a record start to the campaign for Bayern, whose 4-1 win at Köln in the DFB Pokal on Wednesday was their 14th in as many competitive fixtures in 2025/26. No club across Europe’s top five leagues had ever won their first 14 games of a season before. There are seemingly few weaknesses in this Munich team, although their success rate in duels is the lowest in the division. Apart from that, they boast the tightest defence, featuring familiar faces in Bayer 04 double winners Jonathan Tah and Josip Stanisic. There’s obviously also their attack, led by Harry Kane (22 goals, three assists), Michael Olise (seven goals, seven assists) and Luis Diaz (eight goals, five assists). In addition they have Serge Gnabry and youngster Lennart Karl, who are in excellent form themselves. Find out more in our in-depth opposition profile.
6,000 fans in Munich
The Werkself can again count on the support of 6,000 travelling Leverkusen fans at the Allianz Arena as they look to extend their Bundesliga record run of 37 away games without defeat.
Aytekin in charge
The German FA (DFB) have appointed the experienced Deniz Aytekin to oversee this game. It’s his 42nd involving Bayer 04 (W18, D9, L14). The 47-year-old previously took charge of the 3-1 win at home to Eintracht Frankfurt this season, which included two sumptuous goals from free-kicks by Alejandro Grimaldo. Christian Leicher and Christian Gittelmann are the assistants, with Pascal Müller as VAR in Cologne.
