Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen

3 - 3
🕒 Sat, 30 Aug 2025 14:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Robin Braun 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Werder Bremen 15 · Bayer Leverkusen 6
Referee Stats
9 matches · 4.33 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.33
Reds avg 0.22
Penalties avg 0.78
Over 4.5 cards 44%
Home wins 44%
Draws 44%
Away wins 11%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 3-3.
  • Shots were tight (12-10).
  • Bayer Leverkusen controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Werder Bremen (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 5-4-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 31
Avg: 1.12 / 1.82

Points

19
Avg: 1.12

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6
Bayer Leverkusen (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 8-4-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 28
Avg: 1.76 / 1.65

Points

28
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.12
PPG
1.65
1.12
GF
1.76
1.82
GA
1.65
53%
O2.5
65%
47%
BTTS
65%
29%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Werder Bremen rank15th
Bayer Leverkusen rank6th
Werder Bremen points32
Bayer Leverkusen points59
Werder Bremen: #15 · 32 pts · GD -23
41 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts from safety.
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.
27-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Werder Bremen last 5 home

L L W L L
Points3/15
Weighted index20
Goals5-10
Record1-0-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Bayer Leverkusen last 5 away

L W W D D
Points8/15
Weighted index53
Goals10-10
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Bayer Leverkusen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.588%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Werder Bremen score at home65%
Werder Bremen clean sheet at home18%
Bayer Leverkusen score away76%
Bayer Leverkusen clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Werder Bremen score first29%
Werder Bremen win after scoring first80%
Bayer Leverkusen score first53%
Bayer Leverkusen win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Werder Bremen 36% · Bayer Leverkusen 50%
Avg first goal minute: Werder Bremen 32.2' · Bayer Leverkusen 19.2'

Vs league average

Werder Bremen score at home1.12 vs 1.78
Werder Bremen concede at home1.82 vs 1.46
Bayer Leverkusen score away1.76 vs 1.46
Bayer Leverkusen concede away1.65 vs 1.78
Werder Bremen score 37% below league average, while Bayer Leverkusen score 21% above league average.
Defensive side: Werder Bremen are 25% above league average at home, and Bayer Leverkusen are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Werder Bremen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
61-75 3
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
16-30 6
46-60 6
31-45 5
0-15 4
61-75 4

Bayer Leverkusen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 68% 2H scored: 32% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 11
0-15 5
16-30 5
46-60 4
76-90+ 4
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 10
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
46-60 5
16-30 3
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
4
Total Shots
12
10
Shots off Goal
7
3
Blocked Shots
0
3
Shots Inside Box
8
7
Shots Outside Box
4
3
Ball Possession
45%
55%
Corner Kicks
3
7
Fouls
11
10
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
4
3
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
458
575
Passes Accurate
386
510
Passes %
84%
89%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
5'
5' Goal · 0-1
P. Schick
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Tella
35'
35' Goal · 0-2
M. Tillman
Normal Goal
37'
37' S. Lynen
42'
42' VAR
S. Mbangula
Penalty confirmed
44'
44' Goal · 1-2
R. Schmid
Penalty
45+4'
45+4' N. Stark
57'
57' Christian Kofane
61'
61' M. Tillman
1st substitution · For: C. Echeverri
61'
61' Aleix García
2nd substitution · For: E. Palacios
63'
63' N. Stark
63'
63' N. Stark
64'
64' Goal · 1-3
P. Schick
Penalty
65'
65' J. Njinmah
1st substitution · For: S. Alvero
65'
65' P. Čović
2nd substitution · For: L. Bittencourt
70'
70' N. Tella
71'
71' S. Mbangula
3rd substitution · For: I. Schmidt
71'
71' M. Grüll
4th substitution · For: K. Topp
72'
72' A. Tape
3rd substitution · For: L. Badé
72'
72' Christian Kofane
4th substitution · For: E. Poku
76'
76' Goal · 2-3
I. Schmidt
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Topp
86'
86' J. Quansah
87'
87' N. Tella
5th substitution · For: I. Maza
90'
90' Goal · 3-3
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly
Normal Goal
90+1'
90+1' I. Schmidt

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen 3-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Werder Bremen drew 3-3 with Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, 30 August 2025 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Robin Braun.

First half: Bayer Leverkusen took an early lead at 5' when P. Schick scored, with the assist credited to N. Tella, making the score 0-1. Bayer Leverkusen extended the lead at 35' when M. Tillman scored, making the score 0-2. S. Lynen received a yellow card for Werder Bremen at 37'. VAR intervened at 42' for Werder Bremen (Penalty confirmed). Werder Bremen reduced the deficit at 44' when R. Schmid scored (Penalty), making the score 1-2. N. Stark received a yellow card for Werder Bremen at 45+4'.

Second half: Christian Kofane received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 57'. Bayer Leverkusen made their 1st substitution at 61', with M. Tillman replacing C. Echeverri. Bayer Leverkusen made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Aleix García replacing E. Palacios. N. Stark received a yellow card for Werder Bremen at 63'. N. Stark received a red card for Werder Bremen at 63'. Bayer Leverkusen extended the lead at 64' when P. Schick scored (Penalty), making the score 1-3. Werder Bremen made their 1st substitution at 65', with J. Njinmah replacing S. Alvero. Werder Bremen made their 2nd substitution at 65', with P. Čović replacing L. Bittencourt. N. Tella received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 70'. Werder Bremen made their 3rd substitution at 71', with S. Mbangula replacing I. Schmidt. Werder Bremen made their 4th substitution at 71', with M. Grüll replacing K. Topp. Bayer Leverkusen made their 3rd substitution at 72', with A. Tape replacing L. Badé. Bayer Leverkusen made their 4th substitution at 72', with Christian Kofane replacing E. Poku. Werder Bremen reduced the deficit at 76' when I. Schmidt scored, with the assist credited to K. Topp, making the score 2-3. J. Quansah received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 86'. Bayer Leverkusen made their 5th substitution at 87', with N. Tella replacing I. Maza. Werder Bremen found a late equaliser at 90' when Abdoul Karim Coulibaly scored, making the score 3-3. I. Schmidt received a yellow card for Werder Bremen at 90+1'.

Werder Bremen used 4 substitutions while Bayer Leverkusen used 5 substitutions. Werder Bremen got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Bayer Leverkusen got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 3-3.
  • Shots were tight (12-10).
  • Bayer Leverkusen controlled possession (55%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins4
Draws8
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals12 (60.0%)
BTTS12 (60.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins1
Draws4
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals8 (80.0%)
BTTS6 (60.0%)

Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen Head-to-Head History by Season