15 days after the home match against Werder Bremen (Friday 2 October, 18:30 CEST, tickets available HERE), the Werkself will host last season’s third-placed side, Eintracht Frankfurt, at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium on Saturday, 17 October, at 14:00 CEST. A week later, head coach Roberto Pätzold’s side face FC Nürnberg away on Sunday 25 October at 16:00 CET. A further two weeks on, the next home match against Hamburger SV at the UHS is scheduled for Saturday 7 November at 14:00 CET.
There are two more away fixtures to come before the end of the month: The Black and Reds round off matchday 10 on Monday 16 November at 18:00 CET away to newly promoted VfB Stuttgart; four days later, the Leverkusen Women are away to Union Berlin on Friday 20 November with the kick-off at 18:30 CET.
All five matches, now scheduled for specific times, will be shown live on the two streaming platforms, MagentaSport and DAZN; the match in Stuttgart will also be shown on free-to-air television on SPORT1. As usual, Bayer 04 will publish information on when tickets go on sale for the two home matches in good time via the club media channels.
Matchdays 7 to 11 :
Matchday 7
Bayer 04 vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Saturday 17 October, 14:00 CEST
Matchday 8
FC Nürnberg vs Bayer 04: Sunday 25 October, 16:00 CET
Matchday 9
Bayer 04 vs Hamburger SV: Saturday 7 November, 14:00 CET
Matchday 10
VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer 04: Monday 16 November, 18:00 CET
Matchday 11
Union Berlin vs Bayer 04: Friday 20 November, 18:30 CET
Fans at the BayArena got to enjoy a spectacle on Wednesday as the Werkself came from behind to beat Nürnberg 5-2 in the DFB Pokal. Now with the sixth home game of the season, can Bayer 04 maintain their perfect record in Leverkusen as VfB Stuttgart come to town in the Bundesliga on Saturday (15:30 CET)? The visitors have had issues domestically this term, sitting in 15th place, although they have had much better results in the UEFA Champions League. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the Matchday 8 encounter…
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Three days after the spectacular comeback in the DFB Pokal tie against FC Nürnberg (5–2), the Werkself face their next challenge in the Bundesliga. On Saturday, 31 October (kick-off: 15:30 CET), Bayer 04 host VfB Stuttgart, currently 15th in the table, at the BayArena. Ahead of the match, Carles Martínez spoke, amongst other things, about important factors in preparing for this next game given a tight fixture list.
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Despite VfB Stuttgart performing well in the Champions League, they are facing a difficult spell early on in the Bundesliga. Three days after their last-minute victory in the DFB Pokal at SC Paderborn 07, the Swabians can now take to the pitch at the BayArena with greater confidence on Saturday, 31 October (kick-off: 15:30 CET). The lowdown on our next opponents.
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A special afternoon at the Bayer 04 Football Academy autumn camp: At the Liga 20 indoor football centre, in the shadow of the BayArena, two Werkself women’s team players led a training session. Loreen Bender and Selina Ostermeier not only offered the young players advice and support, but also got stuck in themselves.
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