Struggling Werder Bremen will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Bayer Leverkusen in the upcoming league round. It's 17th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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.
Werder Bremen form and stats
With 1 Bundesliga win, 2 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Werder Bremen, who have the most conceded goals (55) in Bundesliga, are certainly not brimming with confidence. With nine home Bundesliga games in a row without a win, the Werder Bremen fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Augsburg game long ago, can be stopped today.
The home team returns to Weserstadion after being equal after 90 minutes with Hertha BSC (placed 13th) on their last time out; the Bundesliga game ended 2-2. A DFB Pokal defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Eintracht Frankfurt.
Opportunity lost for Werder Bremen in the Hertha BSC match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Werder Bremen here at Weserstadion in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 11 games). Werder Bremen are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (26 from 11 played).
Bayer Leverkusen form and stats
7 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Bayer Leverkusen playing as the away team in the Bundesliga this season.
Bayer Leverkusen go into this game after a win, the home game against Eintracht Frankfurt that ended 4-0. A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Union Berlin.
As mentioned above, Bayer Leverkusen was the only team on the pitch versus Eintracht Frankfurt in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
The travelling fans enjoy Bayer Leverkusen's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 12 league matches away. 17 goals have been conceded by Bayer Leverkusen in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Bayer Leverkusen - Werder Bremen 2-2 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Werder Bremen wins - draws - Bayer Leverkusen wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Volland 9 goals |   M. Rashica 7 goals |  K. Havertz 6 goals |
Werder Bremen missing players
Bayer Leverkusen missing players
| Werder Bremen | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 27 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 11 | 20 | 45 |
| 55 | 26 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 88% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 92% | 88% |
| 75% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 67% | 60% |
| 50% | 36% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 32% |
| 21% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 16% |
| 62% | 45% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 52% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 32% |
| 33% | 55% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 4.7 | 6.4 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
| 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.7 |
| 2.3 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 306 | 169 | 36 | Total Shots | T S | 52 | 162 | 393 |
| 99 | 53 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 68 | 146 |
| 27% | 15% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 29% | 31% |
- Bayer Leverkusen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bayer Leverkusen have scored at least twice as many goals away as Werder Bremen have scored home.
- Bayer Leverkusen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bayer Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Werder Bremen has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home
- Werder Bremen has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- Werder Bremen has the fewest points (5) at home
- Werder Bremen has the fewest scored goals (8) at home
- Werder Bremen has the fewest scored goals in the second half (12)
- Werder Bremen has the most conceded goals (55)
- Werder Bremen has the most dropped points from leading position (21)
- Werder Bremen has the the worst goal difference (-18) at home
- Werder Bremen has the the worst goal difference (-28)
- Werder Bremen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Werder Bremen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Werder Bremen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | Bayern München | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 47 | 55 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 35 | 51 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 36 | 50 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Borussia M'gladbach | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 46 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 37 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Hoffenheim | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | -8 | 35 |
| 10 | Köln | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 38 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -5 | 32 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -9 | 30 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -3 | 28 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -16 | 28 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -19 | 26 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | -23 | 22 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 29 | -28 | 18 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -24 | 16 |
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