With a few hours to go before the Bundesliga home match against the team from Wolfsburg, the matchday flyer Werkself LIVE is available online as usual. In addition to key facts and the squads of both teams there is the popular matchday poster on the reverse – this time it is midfield dynamo Robert Andrich. Click HERE for the digital flyer.
Experienced referee Deniz Aytekin is the man in the middle today. The 43-year-old officiated for the first time in the Bundesliga in 2008 and has been a FIFA referee since 2011. This season, Aytekin refereed the 4-0 home win for the Werkself against Borussia Mönchengladbach on matchday two. His assistants this time are Christian Dietz and Markus Sinn, Florian Badstübner is the fourth official. Have a good game!
There are no ticket offices open at today's game. But it is possible to get a match ticket online via the Ticket web shop up to the start of the match.
The most important information for access, entry checks and payments as well as hygiene and rules of conduct can be found in the Matchday FAQs.
Florian Wirtz and Co. have shown an extreme desire to score goals in the Bundesliga campaign to date as the numbers show: The Werkself players have found the back of the net 23 times so far – there have only been more goals in the club's history after nine games in 1996 – 97 (24).
It could continue against Wolfsburg if you look at the previous encounters with VfL: There has been an average of 3.38 goals per game in matches between the Wolves and the Werkself. The Black and Reds have won 22 of the 48 Bundesliga matches between the two teams (8 draws).
While the coaches talk to their teams at half-time there will be two interviews on the touchline. Bayer 04 legend Peter Hermann and Stefan Müller, coach of SV Schlebusch, will talk to presenter Tobias Ufer about the Werkself benefit match against a City of Leverkusen team to raise funds for victims of the flooding disaster. The charity match will be played at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium on 10 November. Tickets are available HERE.
After a short break, there will be a conversation with Anna Klink, Kristin Kögel and Verena Wieder of the Werkself Women's team. The trio will talk to presenter Pitti Dahl about the home derby against FC Köln at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium on Sunday 7 November (kick-off: 00 CET). The team under head coach Achim Feifel invite Bayer 04 fans to the game free of charge.
A first birthday under the Bayer Cross: Bayer 04 head coach Gerardo Seoane celebrates his 43rd birthday today. The Lucerne-born coach has been at Leverkusen since the start of the season. His record to date in 14 games: eight wins plus three draws and three defeats – that's an impressive average of 1.93 points per game. Many happy returns, Gerry!
A Leverkusen DFB Cup winner of 1993 today celebrates his 50th birthday: Mario Tolkmitt won the cup in his first season with the Werkself. The midfielder from Berlin stayed for four and a half years before moving on to Fortuna Düsseldorf. Tolkmitt retired from football in the summer of 1998. Bayer 04 send birthday greetings.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have loaned U19 midfielder Jeremiah Mensah to Dutch second-tier side Roda JC Kerkrade for one year. The 18-year-old Germany youth international has a long-term contract at the club to 2031.
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Bayer 04 kick off the final phase of their 2026/27 pre-season preparations with a friendly against Premier League club Nottingham Forest. Head coach Carles Martínez’s team will take to the pitch at the City Ground today, Wednesday 12 August (kick-off: 8.45 pm/7.45 pm local time). Werkself-TV will broadcast the match live and in full exclusively for Bayer 04 members via livestream from 8.35 pm...
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have signed Argentina international Facundo Medina. The defender, who can play both at left-back and in a more central position in the back line, has signed a contract with Bayer 04 to 30 June 2031. The 1.84-metre-tall World Cup runner-up, who will wear the number 2 shirt, joins the club from French top-flight side Olympique de Marseille.
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Villa Fiorito, River Plate, Ligue 1, the World Cup final and now Bayer 04: Facundo Medina’s life story so far has been shaped by special places, clubs, matches and names. One of them is Diego Maradona, who, like Medina, hailed from the south of Buenos Aires. Another is Exequiel Palacios, his former team-mate at River Plate, who was raving about Bayer 04 to him as recently as the World Cup in North America. Medina has now taken the plunge into the Bundesliga and, as an Argentine World Cup runner-up, has joined Bayer 04 from Olympique de Marseille this week. It is set to be the next successful chapter in his career. Leverkusen’s new number 2 brings with him a South American mentality and passion, a wealth of experience from many years in Ligue 1, and a fascinating story to the Rhineland – and to a club where the 1.84-metre-tall left-footed player will be reunited with Palacios and several other familiar faces.
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Shortly after signing his contract with Bayer 04, new signing Facundo Medina spoke to Werkself.tv about his first impressions of the club, his expectations and his conversations with his Argentine compatriot Exequiel Palacios. The defender also reveals what the fans can look forward to. Welcome to Leverkusen, Facu!
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