Sunday , 16 August 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs SV Werder Bremen, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2023-24
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
5 – 0
Full Time
SV Werder Bremen
Sun 14 Apr 2024 · 15:30 UTC BayArena HT 45' · FT 45'
Victor Boniface pen 25' 1–0
Granit Xhaka 60' 2–0
Florian Wirtz 68' 3–0
Florian Wirtz 83' 4–0
Florian Wirtz 90' 5–0
Amine Adli 31' Y
Y 47' Leonardo Bittencourt
Piero Hincapie 47' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Harm Osmers
  • Assistant 1 Robert Kempter
  • Assistant 2 Thorben Siewer
5 games this season 🟨 0.2/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
3 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26
4 FC Schalke 04 0 0
5 SC Paderborn 07 0 0
6 SV 07 Elversberg 0 0
7 FC Bayern München 0 0
8 Borussia Dortmund 0 0
9 RB Leipzig 0 0
10 VfB Stuttgart 0 0
11 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0
12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0
13 SC Freiburg 0 0
14 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0
15 FC Augsburg 0 0
16 1. FSV Mainz 05 0 0
17 1. FC Union Berlin 0 0
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0
19 Hamburger SV 0 0
20 1. FC Köln 0 0
21 SV Werder Bremen 0 0

Head-to-Head

6
6
2
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 14 games · Avg 3.6 goals SV Werder Bremen
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–0 SV Werder Bremen 2023-11-25 SV Werder Bremen 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2023-03-12 SV Werder Bremen 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-09-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 SV Werder Bremen 2021-05-08 SV Werder Bremen 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr SV Werder Bremen H 5–0 W
11 Apr West Ham United FC H 2–0 W
06 Apr 1. FC Union Berlin A 1–0 W
03 Apr TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf H 4–0 W
30 Mar TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 2–1 W
17 Mar SC Freiburg A 3–2 W
SV Werder Bremen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 0–5 L
05 Apr Eintracht Frankfurt A 1–1 D
30 Mar VfL Wolfsburg H 0–2 L
16 Mar 1. FC Union Berlin A 1–2 L
09 Mar Borussia Dortmund H 1–2 L
03 Mar TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen SV Werder Bremen
#12 Position #21
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 12th (0 pts). SV Werder Bremen are 21st (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at BayArena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen.
  • 5' SV Werder Bremen have won 370 goals from 414 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alejandro Grimaldo, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 9 goals in the last 7 games.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Dawid Kownacki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 111 appearances.
  • 25' Victor Boniface makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are in front.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 31' Amine Adli picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 36' Belgium international Senne Lynen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 41' Bayer 04 Leverkusen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 46' Florian Wirtz gets the nod from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He replaces Amine Adli and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 47' A meaty challenge results in booking for Leonardo Bittencourt on 47.
  • 52' Bayer 04 Leverkusen currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 57' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' Granit Xhaka has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 60 minutes.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Victor Boniface is replaced by Patrik Schick on 62 minute.
  • 67' It looks surprising Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not make any changes. Nathan Tella has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 68' A stunning finish from Florian Wirtz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 69' Felix Agu makes way for Olivier Deman at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from SV Werder Bremen.
  • 74' It’s high time Ole Werner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Bayer 04 Leverkusen! Alejandro Grimaldo comes on to replace Piero Hincapie.
  • 82' Over 82 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Florian Wirtz makes it 4-0.
  • 88' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SV Werder Bremen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Florian Wirtz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for SV Werder Bremen.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

SV Werder Bremen Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ole Werner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kai Havertz 4
Florian Wirtz 4
Jeremie Frimpong 2
Kerem Demirbay 2
Victor Boniface 2
Romano Schmid 2
Milot Rashica 2
Max Kruse 2

Head to Head

2024-04-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–0 SV Werder Bremen 2023-11-25 SV Werder Bremen 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2023-03-12 SV Werder Bremen 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-09-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 SV Werder Bremen 2021-05-08 SV Werder Bremen 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2024-04-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–0 SV Werder Bremen W 2024-04-11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 West Ham United FC W 2024-04-06 1. FC Union Berlin 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-04-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf W 2024-03-30 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2024-03-17 SC Freiburg 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

SV Werder Bremen Form

2024-04-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–0 SV Werder Bremen L 2024-04-05 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 SV Werder Bremen D 2024-03-30 SV Werder Bremen 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg L 2024-03-16 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 SV Werder Bremen L 2024-03-09 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund L 2024-03-03 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 SV Werder Bremen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 SV Werder Bremen xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 79% + Under 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen67% Draw25% SV Werder Bremen8%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 52%
48%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
92%
Draw or SV Werder Bremen
33%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or SV Werder Bremen
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bayer 04 Leverkusen42% Draw54% SV Werder Bremen4%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
24.4%
0 – 0
19.4%
2 – 0
17.6%
3 – 0
8.4%
1 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
4%
4 – 0
3.1%
3 – 1
2.9%
4 – 1
1.2%
1 – 2
1%
5 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push SV Werder Bremen covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 21% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 31% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 5% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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