The team led by coach Roberto Pätzold kick off their campaign on Sunday 23 August at 16:00 CEST with an away match against RB Leipzig. A week later, on Sunday 30 August at the same kick-off time, the Werkself host last season’s runners-up, VfL Wolfsburg, at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium.
The Leverkusen Women’s team kick off the third matchday on Friday 4 September at 18:30 CEST with an away fixture at TSG Hoffenheim, before wrapping up matchday four on Monday 14 September at the UHS at 18:00 CEST with a clash against the German champions, Bayern Munich. Six days later, the side that finished fifth in the table last season will then travel to face SC Freiburg on Sunday 20 September at 16:00 CEST.
As in previous years, all five matches will be shown live on the two streaming platforms, MagentaSport and DAZN. The match against the Munich side will also be broadcast on free-to-air television on Sport1. As usual, Bayer 04 will publish information on when ticket sales begin in good time via the club media channels.
MATCHDAYS 1 to 5:
Matchday 1
RB Leipzig vs Bayer 04: Sunday 23 August, 16:00 CEST
Matchday 2
Bayer 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg: Sunday 30 August, 16:00 CEST
Matchday 3
TSG Hoffenheim vs Bayer 04: Friday 4 September, 18:30 CEST
Matchday 4
Bayer 04 vs Bayern Munich: Monday 14 September, 18:00 CEST
Matchday 5
SC Freiburg vs Bayer 04: Sunday, 20 September, 16:00 CEST
Despite the international break, numerous Werkself fans turned up at the BayArena on Saturday 3 October. The occasion: Bayer 04, together with Bayer Vital and main sponsor BarmeniaGothaer, organised a Health Day. In the stadium’s Premium Lounge, guests listened to fascinating talks on the subject of cancer, featuring, amongst others, Bayer 04 record appearance holder Rüdiger Vollborn and former Werkself player Hans Sarpei. Afterwards, young and old alike enjoyed interactive stations such as a grip strength test and eye pupil test.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04 Women's 3-2 win against Werder Bremen on Matchday 6 of the 2026/27 Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga.
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Thanks to a thrilling second-half comeback, the Bayer 04 women’s team secured their first home win this term. Against Werder Bremen, the Werkself stepped up their game significantly after the break and turned a two-goal deficit into a 3–2 win. Cornelia Kramer (54’, 56’) and Lobke Loonen (81’) scored the goals that earned coach Roberto Pätzold’s team their first points at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium in the current Bundesliga season.
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A commanding performance: In a friendly during the international break, Bayer 04 defeated third-division newcomers SC Fortuna Köln 6–0. Martin Terrier and Patrik Schick scored twice each with Nathan Tella and Miguel Gutiérrez netting the other goals for Leverkusen. Due to preparations at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium for tonight’s Bayer 04 women’s Bundesliga home game against Werder Bremen (kick-off: 18:30 CEST), the fixture against the Cologne side was played at the Werkself training ground.
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