Exciting info on the clash between the Black and Reds and BVB is available on the matchday flyer Werkself LIVE. The special attraction of the new publication is: On the one side there are key stats on the meeting with the Black and Yellows and on the other side a poster with our new France international Moussa Diaby. That sets you up for the matchday at the BayArena. Click HERE for the e-paper.
The man in charge of the top match in front of a crowd of 17,605 at a sold-out BayArena is Daniel Siebert. He is assisted by Lasse Koslowski and Mark Borsch. The VAR match official is Guido Winkmann.
If you believe the statistics then the spectators can look forward to an outstanding offensive display. The reason: The Werkself have only scored more goals at home in the Bundesliga against Borussia Mönchengladbach (82) then they have against BVB (79). The Black and Reds have come out on top in the last two meetings at the BayArena – with 2-1 and 4-3 wins. In addition, Leverkusen and Dortmund are level with Bayern Munich as the teams currently with the most goals in the Bundesliga (nine each).
Werkself Radio will be reporting live as usual. Our commentator Niko Hartmann will start setting the scene for the top match half an hour before kick-off. He will be reporting live from the BayArena – just log onto the brand new Bayer 04 app or bayer04.de.
The game will also be broadcast live and exclusively on the pay-TV channel Sky.
Kerem Demirbay faces his former club Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. The 28-year-old came through the ranks at the Black and Yellow youth set-up and he went on to make 28 appearances for the BVB second team in the third division. The current Borussia squad also has two players with a Bayer 04 past. Julian Brandt (2014-19) and Emre Can (2013-14) both played for the Werkself.
Dortmund head coach Marco Rose will have to manage without a number of players for the away game at Bayer 04. Giovanni Reyna, Thorgan Hazard, Emre Can and Nico Schulz are ruled out due to injury. There is also a question mark over Thomas Meunier who returned from international duty with Belgium with a knock.
Rose's hopes currently rest on the former Leverkusen player Julian Brandt who appears to be back to full strength after a coronavirus infection and it seems highly likely that he will replace the injured Reyna in the starting line-up. "Jule is up for it," declared BVB coach Rose at the pre-match press conference. "He had an outstanding pre-season but then had to isolate but now he's got two weeks training and time on the pitch under his belt."
Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04 Women's 0-2 loss at 1. FC Nürnberg on Matchday 8 of the 2026/27 Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga.
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After nine points from their first three away matches of the 2026/27 season, the Bayer 04 Women suffered their first away defeat on Sunday afternoon. The 2-0 defeat away to FC Nürnberg, who were winless before today, represented a setback for coach Roberto Pätzold’s team in the race for the top spots in the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga. Fany Pronietz scored both goals (62’, 85’) for the home side.
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After six consecutive wins, the Werkself have hit a rough patch: Bayer 04 lost 3-0 away to TSG Hoffenheim. Andrej Kramaric put the hosts ahead from the penalty spot (79'), with Alexander Prass and Max Moerstedt adding to the tally shortly before full-time (89’/90+5’). After ten matches under Carles Martínez, with the Black and Reds always scoring at least twice, Leverkusen failed to find the net for the first time.
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The Werkself still have a score to settle with TSG Hoffenheim: Bayer 04 lost both matches against the Kraichgau side last term – after the Black and Reds had won all the previous five encounters. Leverkusen are currently on a roll and looking to kick off a new winning streak against TSG in Sinsheim on Sunday 25 October (kick-off: 15:30 CET), and Patrik Schick is keen to continue his current run of form. However, it will not be easy, as coach Christian Ilzer’s team have also gained confidence recently. Today’s matchday news.
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