Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen

Bayer Leverkusen

1 - 0

Werder Bremen

🕒 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 14:30 Europe/London 📍 BayArena 🧑‍⚖️ Tobias Reichel 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Bayer Leverkusen 6 · Werder Bremen 15

Referee Stats

Tobias Reichel

11 matches · 3.36 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.36
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.36
Over 4.5 cards	27%
Home wins	64%
Draws	27%
Away wins	9%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-17).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Bayer Leverkusen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-4

Goals For / Against

38 / 19

Avg: 2.24 / 1.12

Points

Avg: 1.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Werder Bremen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-10

Goals For / Against

18 / 29

Avg: 1.06 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 0.76

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.82

PPG

0.76

2.24

1.06

1.12

1.71

53%

O2.5

53%

65%

BTTS

47%

71%

Score 1st

29%

League-position context

Bayer Leverkusen rank6th

Werder Bremen rank15th

Bayer Leverkusen points59

Werder Bremen points32

Bayer Leverkusen: #6 · 59 pts · GD +21

14 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Werder Bremen: #15 · 32 pts · GD -23

41 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts from safety.

27-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bayer Leverkusen last 5 home

D W L W D

Points8/15

Weighted index53

Goals13-8

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Werder Bremen last 5 away

L D L W W

Points7/15

Weighted index29

Goals7-6

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Bayer Leverkusen trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 18%

Werder Bremen trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Bayer Leverkusen score at home100%

Bayer Leverkusen clean sheet at home35%

Werder Bremen score away59%

Werder Bremen clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Bayer Leverkusen score first71%

Bayer Leverkusen win after scoring first67%

Werder Bremen score first29%

Werder Bremen win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bayer Leverkusen 60% · Werder Bremen 20%

Avg first goal minute: Bayer Leverkusen 21.1' · Werder Bremen 39.2'

Vs league average

Bayer Leverkusen score at home2.24 vs 1.78

Bayer Leverkusen concede at home1.12 vs 1.46

Werder Bremen score away1.06 vs 1.46

Werder Bremen concede away1.71 vs 1.78

Bayer Leverkusen score 26% above league average, while Werder Bremen score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: Bayer Leverkusen are 23% below league average at home, and Werder Bremen are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Bayer Leverkusen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

0-15 8

31-45 7

16-30 6

61-75 6

46-60 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

16-30 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

46-60 2

Werder Bremen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

551

554

Passes Accurate

473

472

Passes %

86%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ VAR

P. Schick

Goal cancelled

15' ↑↓

↑↓

15' ⇄ A. Pieper

1st substitution · For: J. Malatini

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Lucas Vázquez

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Maza

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ I. Schmidt

2nd substitution · For: O. Deman

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ E. Poku

1st substitution · For: M. Tillman

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Lucas Vázquez

2nd substitution · For: E. Fernández

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ M. Grüll

3rd substitution · For: J. Milošević

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ I. Maza

3rd substitution · For: Arthur

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Aleix García

4th substitution · For: E. Palacios

78'

78' J. Hofmann

78'

78' M. Friedl

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Y. Sugawara

4th substitution · For: K. Topp

87'

87' L. Badé

88'

88' J. Malatini

90+6'

90+6' O. Deman

Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bayer Leverkusen beat Werder Bremen 1-0 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Tobias Reichel. It was played at BayArena.

First half: VAR intervened at 14' for Bayer Leverkusen (Goal cancelled). Werder Bremen made their 1st substitution at 15', with A. Pieper replacing J. Malatini. Bayer Leverkusen extended the lead at 37' when Lucas Vázquez scored, with the assist credited to I. Maza, making the score 2-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Werder Bremen made their 2nd substitution at 46', with I. Schmidt replacing O. Deman. Bayer Leverkusen made their 1st substitution at 57', with E. Poku replacing M. Tillman. Bayer Leverkusen made their 2nd substitution at 57', with Lucas Vázquez replacing E. Fernández. Werder Bremen made their 3rd substitution at 60', with M. Grüll replacing J. Milošević. Bayer Leverkusen made their 3rd substitution at 72', with I. Maza replacing Arthur. Bayer Leverkusen made their 4th substitution at 72', with Aleix García replacing E. Palacios. J. Hofmann received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 78'. M. Friedl received a yellow card for Werder Bremen at 78'. Werder Bremen made their 4th substitution at 79', with Y. Sugawara replacing K. Topp. L. Badé received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 87'. J. Malatini received a yellow card for Werder Bremen at 88'. O. Deman received a yellow card for Werder Bremen at 90+6'.

Bayer Leverkusen used 4 substitutions while Werder Bremen used 4 substitutions. Bayer Leverkusen got 2 yellow cards, while Werder Bremen got 3 yellow cards.