Bayer 04 Leverkusen are putting faith in their home crowd to aid them to do well in this fixture hosting Werder Bremen. Who wins at BayArena?
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have the most matches over the total-line (5) in Bundesliga
- Werder Bremen have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Bundesliga
The hosts Bayer 04 Leverkusen saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Champions League. This match was also played here at BayArena. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Werder Bremen have had more rest.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have played three Bundesliga home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 0 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen's previous fixture was a Champions League game also played at their own arena, ending 2-0 versus Atletico Madrid. The home side are looking to repeat that performance. Midfielder Andrich was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.9 (out of ten) in that game. Andrich scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 42 successful passes (of 49 total).
2-2 away at Hertha BSC before that.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Leverkusen's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 6 games, won 3 matches, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Goals are plenty in this team's league rounds, with 5 in a row seeing three goals or more (over 2.5).
Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Bayer 04 Leverkusen have allowed the opposition to score 8 goals here at BayArena.
Werder Bremen form and stats
The seven points Werder Bremen have gathered from their first three away trips in the Bundesliga is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Werder are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Werder Bremen have lots to play for after their shock defeat (0-1) to FC Augsburg in their previous outing, played in front of their own supporters. Midfield player Jung was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.84/10. Jung hit three key passes and had 51 successful passes (of 59 total).
Prior to that result Werder Bremen won their away game at Bochum. The scoreline was 2-0.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Werder Bremen are regular goalscorers on their travels. Werder have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have managed a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (1-3-0) when playing Werder Bremen.Top Goalscorers
  N. Füllkrug 5 goals |   J. Frimpong 2 goals |  K. Demirbay 2 goals |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players
Werder Bremen missing players
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Werder Bremen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 11 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4 | 5.2 |
| 2.5 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.5 | 17 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14.3 | 12.3 |
| 5.7 | 6.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| 24% | 16% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | 35% |
| 11.7 | 7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 13.7 | 14 |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | 6.2 |
- All of Bayer 04 Leverkusen's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Werder Bremen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have lost all their home matches so far.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Bundesliga
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have the most matches over the total-line (5) in Bundesliga
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Werder Bremen have not yet lost a game away.
- Werder Bremen have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Werder Bremen have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Bundesliga
- Werder Bremen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Union Berlin | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 14 |
| 2 | Freiburg | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | FC Bayern München | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 12 |
| 4 | Hoffenheim | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Mainz 05 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 7 | Köln | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Borussia M'gladbach | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 12 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| 13 | FC Augsburg | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 6 |
| 14 | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 16 | Wolfsburg | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 17 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Bochum | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -14 | 0 |
