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Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen – Lineups & Match Details

Bayer Leverkusen beat Werder Bremen 1-0. Goals: Lucas Vázquez (37'). Bayer Leverkusen had 50% possession against Werder Bremen's 50%. Shots on target: 4-3.

Bundesliga · Regular Season - 19

Saturday, 24 January 2026

Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Werder BremenWerder Bremen

Referee: Tobias Reichel, Germany

Lineups

Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen3-4-2-1
J. Blaswich28J. BlaswichG
J. Quansah4J. QuansahD
R. Andrich8R. AndrichD
L. Bade5L. BadeD
Lucas21LucasM
I. Maza30I. MazaM
A. Garcia24A. GarciaM
A. Grimaldo20A. GrimaldoM
J. Hofmann7J. HofmannF
E. Poku19E. PokuF
P. Schick14P. SchickF

Substitutes

36N. LombG
44J. BelocianD
16A. TapeD
13ArthurD
25E. PalaciosM
10M. TillmanM
6E. FernandezM
35C. KofaneF
11M. TerrierF
Werder BremenWerder Bremen3-5-2
M. Backhaus30M. BackhausG
A. Pieper5A. PieperD
M. Friedl32M. FriedlD
K. Coulibaly31K. CoulibalyD
Y. Sugawara3Y. SugawaraM
R. Schmid20R. SchmidM
S. Lynen14S. LynenM
J. Stage6J. StageM
I. Schmidt23I. SchmidtM
J. Njinmah11J. NjinmahF
M. Grull17M. GrullF

Substitutes

13K. HeinG
2O. DemanD
22J. MalatiniD
33M. SchmetgensD
18C. PuertasM
21I. Hansen-AaroenM
24P. CovicM
9K. ToppF
19J. MilosevicF

Match Events

15'S

A. Pieper

Substitution 1

37'G

Lucas Vázquez

Assist: I. Maza

46'S

I. Schmidt

Substitution 2

57'S

E. Poku

Substitution 1

57'S

Lucas Vázquez

Substitution 2

60'S

M. Grüll

Substitution 3

72'S

I. Maza

Substitution 3

72'S

Aleix García

Substitution 4

78'Y

J. Hofmann

78'Y

M. Friedl

79'S

Y. Sugawara

Substitution 4

87'Y

L. Badé

88'Y

J. Malatini

90'+6Y

O. Deman

Statistics

Bayer Leverkusen
50%50%
Werder Bremen
2.55Expected Goals (xG)0.94
13Total Shots17
4Shots on Target3
5Corners5
6Fouls9
1Offsides1
86Pass Accuracy (%)85
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Bayer Leverkusen host Werder Bremen on Saturday, 24 January 2026 at BayArena. The kick-off time is 14:30 local. The fixture is part of the Bundesliga schedule. Bayer Leverkusen go into the match 6th in the table; Werder Bremen sit 15th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Bayer Leverkusen have taken 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 3 losses in a row. Werder Bremen have collected 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 30 Aug 2025: Bayer Leverkusen 3-3 Werder Bremen; 8 Mar 2025: Bayer Leverkusen 0-2 Werder Bremen; 26 Oct 2024: Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Werder Bremen. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Bayer Leverkusen beat Werder Bremen 1-0. Bayer Leverkusen scored through Lucas Vázquez 37'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 37 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Bayer Leverkusen held 50% of the ball against 50% for Werder Bremen. Shots on target finished 4-3. Expected goals read 2.55 for Bayer Leverkusen, 0.94 for Werder Bremen.

Verdict

The win nudges Bayer Leverkusen forward and leaves Werder Bremen with work to do. Bayer Leverkusen sat 6th and Werder Bremen 15th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.