A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Bayer Leverkusen fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Werder Bremen's 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Bayer Leverkusen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Werder Bremen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Bayer Leverkusen form and stats
The story so far in the Bundesliga for Bayer Leverkusen at their home stadium (BayArena) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Bayer Leverkusen faced defeat in their previous match, away at Eintracht Frankfurt (1-2). Ahead of that match, Bayer Leverkusen lost 1-2 at home to Bayern München.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Leverkusen, as the DFB Pokal home game vs Eintracht Frankfurt is only three days away.
Leverkusen can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 13 times. Bayer Leverkusen have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Werder Bremen form and stats
The visitors are W2-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Bundesliga.
Werder might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Union Berlin proved too strong as Werder Bremen slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Weserstadion. Preceding that game was the away DFB Pokal victory against Hannover 96 with the score of 3-0.
The visiting Werder have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 7 games. As for defending, Werder rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Leverkusen won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Werder Bremen has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  L. Alario 8 goals |  L. Bailey Butler 4 goals |  P. Schick 4 goals |
Bayer Leverkusen missing players
Werder Bremen missing players
| Bayer Leverkusen | Werder Bremen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 29 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 11 | 23 |
| 86% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 64% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 29% | 36% |
| 36% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | 21% |
| 21% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 14% |
| 64% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 71% | 71% |
| 36% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 14% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.9 | 12.7 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 11 | 11.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| 40% | 45% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | 33% |
- Bayer Leverkusen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bayer Leverkusen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- 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 | RB Leipzig | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 31 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 30 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | Wolfsburg | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Freiburg | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 10 | Augsburg | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Stuttgart | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 12 | Hertha BSC | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | Hoffenheim | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 15 |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Köln | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -9 | 11 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -15 | 10 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 6 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 26 | -31 | 4 |
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