Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs SV Werder Bremen, Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2024-25

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0 – 2

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SV Werder Bremen

Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 14:30 UTC BayArena 30,210 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 7' Romano Schmid

0–2 90+4' Justin Njinmah

Y 18' Senne Lynen

Patrik Schick 21' Y

Y 53' Mitchell Weiser

Y 69' Oliver Burke

Y 72' Jens Stage

Amine Adli 88' Y

Exequiel Palacios 90' Y

Overview

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
SV Werder Bremen 34 games · 32 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Tobias Welz
Assistant 1 Dr. Martin Thomsen (Germany)
Assistant 2 Arno Blos

19 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 SV Werder Bremen 2024-10-26 SV Werder Bremen 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 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

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	SV Werder Bremen	H	0–2	L
05 Mar	FC Bayern München	A	0–3	L
01 Mar	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	4–1	W
22 Feb	Holstein Kiel	A	2–0	W
15 Feb	FC Bayern München	H	0–0	D
08 Feb	VfL Wolfsburg	A	0–0	D

SV Werder Bremen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	2–0	W
01 Mar	VfL Wolfsburg	H	1–2	L
25 Feb	Arminia Bielefeld	A	1–2	L
21 Feb	SC Freiburg	A	0–5	L
16 Feb	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	1–3	L
07 Feb	FC Bayern München	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen		SV Werder Bremen
#6	Position	#15
59	Points	32
34	Played	34
17 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	8 / 8 / 18
68	Scored	37
47	Conceded	60
+21	GD	-23
1.74	PPG	0.94
50%	Win %	24%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

18% Clean Sheets
SV Werder Bremen this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts). SV Werder Bremen are 15th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

SV Werder Bremen

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to BayArena that hosts another battle between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen.
5' SV Werder Bremen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
7' Romano Schmid makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and SV Werder Bremen are in front.
12' With 0 assists to his name this season, Granit Xhaka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
17' SV Werder Bremen have won 370 goals from 414 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
18' The referee has no hesitation. Senne Lynen is booked for SV Werder Bremen — card on 18.
21' The referee has no hesitation. Patrik Schick is booked for Bayer 04 Leverkusen — card on 21.
26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bayer 04 Leverkusen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
31' Milos Veljkovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
36' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
41' Edmond Tapsoba, a Burkina Faso , has 43 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' A tactical swap from Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Florian Wirtz on, Emiliano Buendia off on 46 minutes.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Mitchell Weiser.
58' Scotland international Oliver Burke has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
59' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Florian Wirtz is replaced by Alejandro Grimaldo on 59 minute.
64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
65' A change in the Bayer 04 Leverkusen ranks — Arthur Augusto exits the field as Jeremie Frimpong enters on 65.
69' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Oliver Burke on 69 minutes.
69' Justin Njinmah gets the nod from SV Werder Bremen. He replaces Oliver Burke and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Poor challenge from Jens Stage. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
77' Over 77 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
78' The SV Werder Bremen manager makes a substitution. Senne Lynen departs to be replaced by Leonardo Bittencourt.
83' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Amine Adli.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Exequiel Palacios.
90' It is a substitution in SV Werder Bremen team. Romano Schmid is replaced by Keke Topp on 90 minute.
0-2 the final result. Bayer 04 Leverkusen will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

34
Granit Xhaka ↓ Exequiel Palacios 46'
16
Emiliano Buendia ↓ Florian Wirtz 46'
4
Jonathan Tah
1
Lukas Hradecky
24
Aleix Garcia
5
Mario Hermoso
14
Patrik Schick
12
Edmond Tapsoba ↓ Nordi Mukiele 46'
21
Amine Adli
19
Nathan Tella
13
Arthur Augusto ↓ Jeremie Frimpong 65'

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

SV Werder Bremen Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

13
Milos Veljkovic
1
Michael Zetterer
15
Oliver Burke ↓ Justin Njinmah 69'
8
Mitchell Weiser
9
Andre Silva ↓ Marco Grull 78'
5
Amos Pieper
20
Romano Schmid ↓ Keke Topp 90'
3
Anthony Jung
27
Felix Agu
6
Jens Stage
14
Senne Lynen ↓ Leonardo Bittencourt 78'

Bench

Coach Ole Werner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Florian Wirtz	4
Kai Havertz	4
Romano Schmid	2
Milot Rashica	2
Max Kruse	2
Marvin Ducksch	2
Omer Toprak	2
Jeremie Frimpong	2

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2025-03-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 SV Werder Bremen L 2025-03-05 FC Bayern München 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2025-03-01 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2025-02-22 Holstein Kiel 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2025-02-15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 FC Bayern München D 2025-02-08 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D

SV Werder Bremen Form

2025-03-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 SV Werder Bremen W 2025-03-01 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg L 2025-02-25 Arminia Bielefeld 2–1 SV Werder Bremen L 2025-02-21 SC Freiburg 5–0 SV Werder Bremen L 2025-02-16 SV Werder Bremen 1–3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2025-02-07 FC Bayern München 3–0 SV Werder Bremen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

2.12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.05 SV Werder Bremen xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen58% Draw23% SV Werder Bremen19%

Actual: SV Werder Bremen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

81%

Draw or SV Werder Bremen

42%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or SV Werder Bremen

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen44% Draw41% SV Werder Bremen15%

Actual: SV Werder Bremen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

9.4%

1 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

6.7%

3 – 0

6.5%

0 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

1 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.6%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	SV Werder Bremen covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	22%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet

13% ✗

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