Bundesliga · Sat, 24 Jan 2026 ·
Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen — 1 - 0
BayArena · Referee: Tobias Reichel, Germany
Match report
Bayer Leverkusen beat Werder Bremen 1-0
Bayer Leverkusen beat Werder Bremen 1-0 in Bundesliga matchday 19 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 at BayArena. Lucas scored the only goal of the game for Bayer Leverkusen in the 37th minute. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Bayer Leverkusen had 50% of the ball and 13 shots (4 on target) against Werder Bremen’s 17 (3 on target). Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Bayer Leverkusen 5th in the Bundesliga table on 7 points and Werder Bremen 8th on 7.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | FC Augsburg | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 6 | FSV Mainz 05 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| 7 | SV Elversberg | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | RB Leipzig | 4 | +4 | 6 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 12 Dec 2026, Werder Bremen – Bayer Leverkusen
Match events
- 14'VAR decisionPatrik SchickGoal cancelled
- 15'substitutionA. PieperOff: J. Malatini
- 37'goalLucasAssist: I. Maza
- 46'substitutionI. SchmidtOff: O. Deman
- 57'substitutionE. PokuOff: M. Tillman
- 57'substitutionLucasOff: E. Fernandez
- 60'substitutionM. GrullOff: J. Milosevic
- 72'substitutionI. MazaOff: Arthur
- 72'substitutionA. GarciaOff: E. Palacios
- 78'yellow cardJonas HofmannYellow Card
- 78'yellow cardMarco FriedlYellow Card
- 79'substitutionY. SugawaraOff: K. Topp
- 87'yellow cardLoïc BadéYellow Card
- 88'yellow cardJulián MalatiniYellow Card
- 90+6'yellow cardOlivier DemanYellow Card
Lineups
Bayer Leverkusen
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Kasper Hjulmand
Starting XI
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 4J. QuansahD
- 8R. AndrichD
- 5L. BadeD
- 21LucasM
- 30I. MazaM
- 24A. GarciaM
- 20A. GrimaldoM
- 7J. HofmannF
- 19E. PokuF
- 14P. SchickF
Substitutes
- 36N. LombG
- 44J. BelocianD
- 16A. TapeD
- 13ArthurD
- 25E. PalaciosM
- 10M. TillmanM
- 6E. FernandezM
- 35C. KofaneF
- 11M. TerrierF
Werder Bremen
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Daniel Thioune
Starting XI
- 30M. BackhausG
- 5A. PieperD
- 32M. FriedlD
- 31K. CoulibalyD
- 3Y. SugawaraM
- 20R. SchmidM
- 14S. LynenM
- 6J. StageM
- 23I. SchmidtM
- 11J. NjinmahF
- 17M. GrullF
Substitutes
- 13K. HeinG
- 2O. DemanD
- 22J. MalatiniD
- 33M. SchmetgensD
- 18C. PuertasM
- 21I. Hansen-AaroenM
- 24P. CovicM
- 9K. ToppF
- 19J. MilosevicF
Match statistics
- 50%Possession50%
- 2.55Expected goals (xG)0.94
- 13Total shots17
- 4Shots on target3
- 6Shots off target7
- 3Blocked shots7
- 7Shots inside the box10
- 6Shots outside the box7
- 5Corners5
- 1Offsides1
- 6Fouls9
- 2Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves3
- 551Passes555
- 473Accurate passes473
- 86%Pass accuracy85%
- 0.95Goals prevented0.95
Player statistics
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28Janis BlaswichG | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 4Jarell QuansahD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Loïc BadéD | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 8Robert AndrichD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Alejandro GrimaldoM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 21Lucas VázquezM | 57 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 24Aleix GarcíaM | 72 | 7.2 | ||
| 30Ibrahim MazaM | 72 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 7Jonas HofmannF | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 14Patrik SchickF | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 19Ernest PokuF | 57 | 5.9 | ||
| 36Niklas LombG | – | – | ||
| 13ArthurD | 18 | 6.3 | ||
| 16Axel TapeD | – | – | ||
| 44Jeanuël BelocianD | – | – | ||
| 6Ezequiel FernándezM | 33 | 6.5 | ||
| 10Malik TillmanM | 33 | 6.7 | ||
| 25Exequiel PalaciosM | 18 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Martin TerrierF | – | – | ||
| 35Christian KofaneF | – | – |
Werder Bremen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mio BackhausG | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 5Amos PieperD | 15 | 6.9 | ||
| 31Karim CoulibalyD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 32Marco FriedlDTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 3Yukinari SugawaraM | 79 | 6.2 | ||
| 6Jens StageM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 14Senne LynenM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 20Romano SchmidM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 23Isaac SchmidtM | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Justin NjinmahF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Marco GrüllF | 60 | 6.2 | ||
| 13Karl HeinG | – | – | ||
| 2Olivier DemanD | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Julián MalatiniD | 75 | 6.6 | ||
| 33Mick SchmetgensD | – | – | ||
| 18Cameron PuertasM | – | – | ||
| 21Isak Hansen AarøenM | – | – | ||
| 24Patrice ČovićM | – | – | ||
| 9Keke ToppF | 11 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Jovan MiloševićF | 30 | 6.7 |