Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs SV Werder Bremen, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2018-19

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

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SV Werder Bremen

Sun 17 Mar 2019 · 12:30 UTC BayArena HT 45' · FT 45'

Lars Bender 37' Y

Aleksandar Dragovic 40' Y

Y 71' Nuri Sahin

Y 89' Jiri Pavlenka

Wendell 90' Y

Overview

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs SV Werder Bremen — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
SV Werder Bremen 9 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Deniz Aytekin
Referee Eduard Beitinger
Referee Christian Leicher
Referee Christian Dietz
Referee Gunter Perl

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	9	21
2	Borussia Dortmund	9	21
3	SC Freiburg	9	19
4	RB Leipzig	9	18
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	9	16
6	SV Werder Bremen	9	15
7	SV 07 Elversberg	9	13
8	VfB Stuttgart	9	12
9	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	9	12
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	9	12
11	Hamburger SV	9	12
12	1. FSV Mainz 05	9	10
13	SC Paderborn 07	9	10
14	FC Augsburg	9	9
15	1. FC Köln	9	9
16	1. FC Union Berlin	9	7
17	FC Schalke 04	9	6
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	9	4

Head-to-Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 14 games · Avg 3.6 goals SV Werder Bremen

Last 5 meetings

2019-03-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–3 SV Werder Bremen 2018-10-28 SV Werder Bremen 2–6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	SV Werder Bremen	H	1–3	L
10 Mar	Hannover 96	A	3–2	W
02 Mar	SC Freiburg	H	2–0	W
24 Feb	Borussia Dortmund	A	2–3	L
21 Feb	FK Krasnodar	H	1–1	D
17 Feb	TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf	H	2–0	W

SV Werder Bremen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	3–1	W
08 Mar	FC Schalke 04	H	4–2	W
03 Mar	VfL Wolfsburg	A	1–1	D
22 Feb	VfB Stuttgart	H	1–1	D
16 Feb	Hertha BSC	A	1–1	D
10 Feb	FC Augsburg	H	4–0	W

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen		SV Werder Bremen
#5	Position	#6
16	Points	15
9	Played	9
5 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 2
20	Scored	17
17	Conceded	15
+3	GD	+2
1.78	PPG	1.67
56%	Win %	44%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

11% Clean Sheets
SV Werder Bremen this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (16 pts). SV Werder Bremen are 6th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

3/4

61-75

2/1

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

SV Werder Bremen

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/4

31-45

–/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/1

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick	8 G	2 A
Ibrahim Maza	3 G	3 A
Christian Kofane	2 G
Facundo Medina	1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez	1 G

SV Werder Bremen

Niclas Fullkrug	9 G
Marco Grull	2 G	6 A
Eren Dinkci	2 G	1 A
Dariusz Stalmach	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to BayArena that hosts another battle between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bayer 04 Leverkusen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
13' Magnificent from Max Kruse! That is 39 goals in 425 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
18' SV Werder Bremen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
23' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
28' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leon Bailey, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 15 goals in the last 12 games.
33' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
37' The deadlock is broken! Milot Rashica gets on the scoresheet on 37 minutes.
37' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lars Bender.
40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Aleksandar Dragovic.
45' Lukas Hradecky, a Finland , has 13 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi is replaced by Paulinho.
51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
56' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SV Werder Bremen's shape.
61' SV Werder Bremen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
65' SV Werder Bremen make a change. Milot Rashica trudges off to be replaced by Martin Harnik on 65 minutes.
70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
71' Nuri Sahin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 71.
75' Brilliant from the forward! Leon Bailey makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 75.
75' Fresh legs for SV Werder Bremen! Fin Bartels comes on to replace Johannes Eggestein.
80' SV Werder Bremen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
84' Another change for SV Werder Bremen made on 84 minute. Davy Klaassen leaves to be changed by Sebastian Langkamp.
89' The referee has no hesitation. Jiri Pavlenka is booked for SV Werder Bremen — Yellow card on 89.
90' Goal! Max Kruse scores his 39 goal in 425 matches.
90' Bayer 04 Leverkusen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have plenty to reflect on. SV Werder Bremen were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Sven Bender
21
Dominik Kohr
28
Ramazan Ozcan
13
Lucas Alario
29
Kai Havertz ↑ 46'
7
Paulinho ↑ 46'
23
Mitchell Weiser ↑ 84'

Coach Peter Bosz

SV Werder Bremen Lineups

Starting XI

17
Nuri Sahin
30
Davy Klaassen ↓ Sebastian Langkamp 84'
1
Jiri Pavlenka
23
Theodor Gebre Selassie
18
Niklas Moisander
5
Ludwig Augustinsson
32
Marco Friedl
35
Maximilian Eggestein
11
Milot Rashica ↓ Martin Harnik 65'
24
Johannes Eggestein ↓ Fin Bartels 75'
10
Max Kruse C

Bench

Coach Florian Kohfeldt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kai Havertz	4
Florian Wirtz	4
Kerem Demirbay	2
Victor Boniface	2
Romano Schmid	2
Milot Rashica	2
Max Kruse	2
Marvin Ducksch	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.32 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.99 SV Werder Bremen xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen43% Draw23% SV Werder Bremen34%

Actual: SV Werder Bremen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

66%

Draw or SV Werder Bremen

57%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or SV Werder Bremen

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen36% Draw36% SV Werder Bremen28%

Actual: SV Werder Bremen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.1%

1 – 1

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

5.4%

3 – 2

5.3%

2 – 3

4.5%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

3.8%

3 – 3

3.5%

4 – 1

3.1%

4 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	SV Werder Bremen covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	13%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	18%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	15%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs SV Werder Bremen, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

SV Werder Bremen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

SV Werder Bremen Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Clean Sheet