For the team led by head coach Achim Feifel, the cup clash with the league rivals is the next but one competitive match: The meeting at the end of October comes after the Bundesliga away game at SC Freiburg and the forthcoming international break. The two teams will meet again two weeks later on matchday eight in the FLYERALARM Women's Bundesliga in Sinsheim in Baden-Württemberg.
Matchday 6, 16.10, 13.00 CEST
SC Freiburg vs Bayer 04
DFB Cup Round of 16, 31.10, 15.00 CEST
Bayer 04 vs TSG Hoffenheim
Matchday 7, 07.11, 16.00 CET
Bayer 04 vs FC Köln
Matchday 8, 14.11, 13.00 CET
TSG Hoffenheim vs Bayer 04
Matchday 9, 21.11, 18.00 CET
Bayer 04 vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Matchday 10, 3-5.12
Bayern Munich vs Bayer 04
Matchday 11, 10-12.12
Bayer 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg
Matchday 12, 17-19.12
Bayer 04 vs FC Carl Zeiss Jena
The Werkself need a win in their penultimate match of the season at RB Leipzig on Monday evening (18:00 CEST) to keep their hopes of third place alive until the final day. After Eintracht Frankfurt lost on Saturday, Roberto Pätzold's side can close the gap on their rivals to two points and leave it all to play for next Sunday.
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 1-3 loss at VfB Stuttgart on Matchday 33 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season...
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Down to fifth from fourth place despite taking an early lead: in the head-to-head for a Champions League spot, Bayer 04 were 1-0 up at VfB Stuttgart with just a minute played thanks to an Aleix Garcia strike, but ultimately lost 3-1 (2-1) to the more determined hosts. It meant the Swabians leapfrogged the Werkself in the Bundesliga table on the penultimate matchday.
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Today sees Bayer 04 go head-to-head with their next direct rivals in the race for Champions League qualification (kick-off 15:30 CEST). Opponents Stuttgart are currently fifth in the table, level on points with the Werkself but one place below them due to a three-goal inferior goal difference. The Black and Reds' record at Bad Cannstatt tells a clearer story: they've not lost at VfB for over 16 years. One important factor in securing what would be three crucial points away from home is Leverkusen's strength on the counter-attack. Whilst Stuttgart are also extremely dangerous going forward, they will be without their captain. Today’s matchday news.
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