Leverkusen and Frankfurt have met 79 times before in the Bundesliga and are yet to play out a 0-0 draw. No other fixture in the league’s history has been played that often without at least one goalless encounter. In fact, none of the last 20 meetings have ended in a stalemate, producing 13 Werkself wins to seven for Eintracht.
The last four have all gone the way of Bayer 04, which is the team’s best ongoing winning streak against a current Bundesliga club. The reverse fixture was a 2-1 victory at the BayArena and one of just five defeats in the league this term for Frankfurt, who are enjoying their best season in several decades with 42 points from 23 games, just shy of their club record of 43 (using three points for a win) in both 1978/79 and 1989/90.
Frankfurt are in the midst of a run of big fixtures. Last weekend they were beaten 4-0 at Bayern Munich, today they welcome the champions, and next Thursday they go to Amsterdam for the first leg of their UEFA Europa League last-16 tie against Ajax. It’s a pivotal period on both the domestic and European front for an Eintracht side who have impressed this season with their attacking and high-speed football. They boast the third-best attack in the division after 23 matchdays with 49 goals scored, behind Bayern (69) and Leverkusen (51). That’s despite a number of changes in their front line this year. We go into more detail in our in-depth analysis HERE.
Some 5,200 fans are making the trip from Leverkusen to support the team in Frankfurt. The Bayer 04 Fan Liaison team have as usual put together information for all travelling supporters HERE.
The German FA (DFB) have appointed Felix Zwayer to oversee this game. The 43-year-old has previously taken charge of 35 fixtures involving the Werkself (W18, D8, L9). His assistants are Robert Kemper and Christian Dietz; the VAR is Bastian Dankert.
From the 2027/28 season, the Women’s Bundesliga will be organised by an independent league association. Following the unanimous decision taken at the DFB Bundestag (national conference) on Friday afternoon, the league’s separation from the DFB is now official.
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Following the Bundesliga clash against RB Leipzig (Sunday, 20 September, 15:30 CEST), some of the Werkself first team players will be heading off for the first international break of the season. Here is an overview of the Bayer 04 players called up for their national teams and all the details of their upcoming matches.
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A special visit to the BayArena: 222 members from volunteer fire brigades in Leverkusen, the Rheinisch-Bergisch district and the Oberbergisch district watched the Werkself’s 2–0 home win over Slovenian champions NK Celje live in the stadium. Bayer 04 had invited them to the 2026/27 Europa League opener as a thank-you for their tremendous dedication. They watched the match together in Block F4.
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The Bayer 04 U19s have extended their winning run with a fifth consecutive victory on Matchday 5 of the DFB Youth League’s preliminary round. Coach Patrick Greveraars’ side secured a 3–2 (2–1) win in their match against second-placed FC Viktoria Köln, with Burak Kir and Nebe Domnic scoring for the hosts in the first half before captain Ben Hawighorst found the net after the break.
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