
The derby against FC Köln is on matchday 12 (15/16 December) on the other side of the Rhine and the following week brings the big home game against Bayern Munich (18-21 December) before the short winter break. League action returns in the New Year on the first weekend in January – the Werkself are away to Eintracht Frankfurt (2-4 January). The first half of the season ends for Leverkusen at home to Borussia Dortmund on 19/20 January.
Matchday 1, 18-21.9. (Second half of the season: 22-25.1.2021)
VfL Wolfsburg v Bayer 04
Matchday 2, 25-28.09. (Second half of the season: 29.1.-1.2.2021)
Bayer 04 v RB Leipzig
Matchday 3, 2-4.10. (Second half of the season: 5.-8.2.2021)
VfB Stuttgart v Bayer 04
Matchday 4, 16-19.10. (Second half of the season: 12.-15.2.2021)
FSV Mainz 05 v Bayer 04
Matchday 5, 23-26.10. (Second half of the season: 19.-22.2.2021)
Bayer 04 v FC Augsburg
Matchday 6, 30.10.-2.11. (Second half of the season: 26.2.-1.3.2021)
SC Freiburg v Bayer 04
Matchday 7, 6-8.11. (Second half of the season: 5.-8.3.2021)
Bayer 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach
Matchday 8, 20-23.11. (Second half of the season: 12.-15.3.2021)
Arminia Bielefeld v Bayer 04
Matchday 9, 27-30.11. (Second half of the season: 19.-21.3.2021)
Bayer 04 v Hertha BSC
Matchday 10, 4-7.12. (Second half of the season: 3.-5.4.2021)
FC Schalke 04 v Bayer 04
Matchday 11, 11-13.12. (Second half of the season: 9.-12.4.2021)
Bayer 04 v TSG Hoffenheim
Matchday 12, 15/16.12. (Second half of the season: 16.-18.4.2021)
FC Köln v Bayer 04
Matchday 13, 18-21.12. (Second half of the season: 20./21.4.2021)
Bayer 04 v FC Bayern Munich
Matchday 14, 2-4.1. (Second half of the season: 23.-26.4.2021)
Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayer 04
Matchday 15, 8-11.1. (Second half of the season: 7.-10.5.2021)
Bayer 04 v Werder Bremen
Matchday 16, 15-17.1. (Second half of the season: 15.5.2021)
FC Union Berlin v Bayer 04
Matchday 17, 19/20.1. (Second half of the season: 22.5.2021)
Bayer 04 v Borussia Dortmund
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The Werkself conceded a goal at home for the first time since the beginning of January 67 minutes into the game against FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday. Jarell Quansah levelled late on for the final score of 1-1 to secure a point and avoid a first home defeat in six games. Bayer 04 were very critical of their performance after the game. The Werkself review.
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Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, he holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career as he worked as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personalised Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month…
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From special edition jerseys to fan banners, the home game against Mainz 05 was all about the many Bayer 04 fan clubs. Accordingly, a fitting tribute to the long-standing Werkself supporters was not to be missed during half-time in the Bundesliga match. Fernando Carro, CEO, honoured the up to 50-year anniversaries of six fan clubs in front of the coaches' benches at the BayArena.
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 1-1 draw against Mainz 05 on Matchday 24 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season...

A late goal secured a point for Bayer 04 at home to FSV Mainz 05 in a match that saw the Black and Reds dominant in the second half. Despite lots of possession, the Werkself initially found few gaps and fell behind after 67 minutes when Sheraldo Becker scored in a Mainz counter-attack. In the closing stages, Leverkusen threw everything forward once again and equalised through Jarell Quansah (88').
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