First, coach Roberto Pätzold's team will face FC Köln on Sunday, 5 October (18:30 CEST) at the Franz Kremer Stadium in a Rhineland clash. A week later, they will play TSG Hoffenheim again on Sunday, 12 October (16:00 CEST). The Black and Reds then welcome runners-up VfL Wolfsburg to the Ulrich Haberland Stadium seven days later on 19 October (17:15 CEST). After the next international break, the team will play FC Carl Zeiss Jena on Sunday, 2 November (13:00 CET). Three days later, newly promoted Hamburg SV visit UHS on Wednesday, 5 November (19:00 CET) in a busy run of fixtures. A further five days after that, the Bayer 04 women will face SC Freiburg on Monday, 10 November (18:00 CET) to conclude matchday ten.
As usual, Bayer 04 will publish information on the start of ticket sales for the two home games on the club media channels as soon as possible.
FIXTURE DATES AT A GLANCE:
Matchday 5:
FC Köln vs Bayer 04: Sunday 5 October, 18:30 CEST (live on MagentaSport and DAZN)
Matchday 6:
TSG Hoffenheim vs Bayer 04: Sunday 12 October, 16:00 CEST (live on MagentaSport and DAZN)
Matchday 7:
Bayer 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg: Sunday 19 October, 17:15 CEST (live on Sport1, MagentaSport and DAZN)
Matchday 8:
FC Carl Zeiss Jena vs Bayer 04: Sunday 2 November, 13:00 CET (live on MagentaSport and DAZN)
Matchday 9:
Bayer 04 vs Hamburg SV: Wednesday 5 November, 19:00 CET (live on MagentaSport and DAZN)
Matchday 10:
SC Freiburg vs Bayer 04: Monday 10 November, 18:00 CET (live on Sport1, MagentaSport and DAZN)
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