Only Julian Baumgartlinger (cruciate injury) and Mitchel Bakker (ankle injury) did not take part in the final pre-match training session at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium on Friday morning. Timothy Fosu-Mensah will probably miss the Fürth game following his torn cruciate, but according to Gerardo Seoane, he is "not far from being back at 100%."
Seoane also addressed the forthcoming opponents in the "pleasant" week for the Werkself head coach. The Cloverleaves are currently bottom of the Bundesliga with only one point from 13 games. "On the one hand, there is the situation in the table but also performances on the other," declared Seoane. "Fürth deserved to get a result in many of those games. They press, are brave and don't sit back."
The newly promoted club from Franconia have committed the most fouls of any Bundesliga side this season also due to their approach to the game. "It's logical that tactical fouls or similar are necessary with high pressing. But that expedient is understandable. We have prepared for their style of play accordingly and we want to move the ball even quicker and look to switch play from one side to the other," explained Seoane.
Thanks to last weekend's deserved 3-1 away win at RB Leipzig and SC Freiburg's defeat at Bochum (1-2), the Werkself have moved up to third place in the Bundesliga. In the home game against Fürth, Bayer 04 will be looking to continue the successful run of four wins and one draw in the last five games. Seoane: "The players understand how we have achieved those positive results. We want to use every game, including the one against Fürth, to back up our performances and to continue to develop."
Whether it's sport or his private live: Captain Edmond Tapsoba tells us his top three personal favourites in twelve categories in edition #56 of the Werkself Magazine. The defender had to answer as quickly as he reacts on the pitch. 'On the Podium' with Edmond Tapsoba!
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“Year after year, this is an incredibly valuable gathering, both in terms of the content covered and the opportunity for mutual discussion,” stressed Bayer 04 goalkeeping coach David Thiel in his welcoming address at this year’s goalkeeping coaches’ meeting. This was the third time in four seasons that the event had been held at the BayArena. Organised by the German Football Association (DFB), the meeting brought together goalkeeping coaches from the Bundesliga, Bundesliga 2 and the 3rd division from the west region. For the first time this year, goalkeeping coaches from the youth performance centres (NLZ) were also present. Bayer 04 fitness coach Markus Müller provided fascinating insights into the specific fitness training carried out with the Werkself’s goalkeepers.
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A floodlit derby, two further night games and a top-of-the-table clash on a Saturday afternoon: The German Football Association (DFB) has confirmed the exact dates for four further matchdays in the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga. This means all fixtures for the Bayer 04 women’s team up to the end of the year, as well as the first two in 2027, are now confirmed.
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It was another incredibly close call in the end: The second showdown in the 2026/27 VBL Club Championship saw the #B04eSports team once again narrowly miss out on a place in the top 16 of the preliminary round – and with it, a spot in the in-person knockout stage. It was a bitter blow: Marc and Sean Landwehr again fell just short, despite being level on points with their rivals. As was the case last month, their weaker record across the twelve individual matches in the six preliminary round fixtures proved decisive.
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Several Werkself players are set to represent their national teams during the final international break of 2026. Here’s an overview of who has been called up and the matches they will face in November. This article will be updated regularly.
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