The visiting Bayer Leverkusen side should be favourites in this visit to Werder Bremen, as the away team holds a 20 point advantage from their 31 league games this season.
- Werder Bremen is in the worst form (0-0-6)
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Werder Bremen are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Leverkusen are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Werder Bremen form and stats
Werder Bremen's struggle is real here at wohninvest WESERSTADION with only 13 points collected from 15 Bundesliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-4-8. There's also a terrible streak running regardless of playing venue as Werder have lost seven games in a row. It's been an uphill battle for Werder Bremen in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Eintracht Frankfurt game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
The Werder crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to RB Leipzig (after extra-time) here at wohninvest WESERSTADION in a DFB Pokal match. Prior to that, an away loss at Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.
The defeat against RB Leipzig (after extra-time) was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by E. Forsberg).
Werder Bremen aren't scoring a lot here at wohninvest WESERSTADION in the league, with only 14 goals from 15 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Werder defense is not exactly impregnable. 24 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Bayer Leverkusen form and stats
As the visiting team in Bundesliga matches, Bayer Leverkusen have produced an overall stat of 6-4-5 so far.
Leverkusen had fun at their own home (wohninvest WESERSTADION) last time out, beating Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1. Leon Bailey, Lucas Alario and Kerem Demirbay scored. A 0-2 defeat away at Bayern München before that.
Leverkusen find the net regularly in their away games. 18 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Leverkusen are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Bayer Leverkusen - Werder Bremen 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Werder wins - draws - Bayer Leverkusen wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Alario 11 goals |  L. Bailey Butler 9 goals |  P. Schick 9 goals |
Werder Bremen missing players
Bayer Leverkusen missing players
| Werder Bremen | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 34 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 10 | 18 | 51 |
| 51 | 24 | 12 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 35 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 90% |
| 81% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 74% |
| 42% | 47% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 40% | 58% |
| 29% | 20% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 13% | 26% |
| 16% | 13% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 13% |
| 65% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 33% | 58% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 40% | 26% |
| 23% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 40% | 26% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.6 | 10.2 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 11.6 | 13.1 |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 34% | 30% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 27% | 34% |
- Werder Bremen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Werder Bremen is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 31 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 86 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 46 | 71 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 30 | 64 |
| 3 | Wolfsburg | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 57 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 62 | 47 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 56 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 31 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 66 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 55 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 50 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 59 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 46 |
| 8 | Union Berlin | 31 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 46 |
| 9 | Freiburg | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 41 |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 1 | 39 |
| 11 | Hoffenheim | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 29 | -5 | 36 |
| 12 | Mainz 05 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 27 | -16 | 34 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -16 | 33 |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -17 | 30 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -28 | 30 |
| 16 | Köln | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 56 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 29 | -24 | 29 |
| 17 | Hertha BSC | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -14 | 26 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 76 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 47 | -58 | 13 |
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