Bayer Leverkusen v Werder Bremen result

Full-time · Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 Werder Bremen

Bundesliga · Sat, 24 Jan 2026 14:30 GMT · BayArena

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Bayer Leverkusen · Werder Bremen · Head-to-head

Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 Werder Bremen — Bayer Leverkusen won this Bundesliga match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Bayer Leverkusen: 2.52 to 0.67 in expected goals, from 13 shots to 17, ahead on xG from the seventh minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Bayer Leverkusen beat Werder Bremen 1–0 at BayArena in the Bundesliga on Saturday 24 January. Werder Bremen are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions.

The goals

Bayer Leverkusen led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Bayer Leverkusen: Lucas Vázquez (37’, assisted by Ibrahim Maza).

Discipline

Tobias Reichel, Germany showed five yellow cards — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Bayer Leverkusen: Jonas Hofmann (78’) and Loïc Badé (87’); Werder Bremen: Marco Friedl (78’), Julián Malatini (88’) and Olivier Deman (90+6’).

What it changes

Bayer Leverkusen move up from sixth to fifth (18 league matches played).

Werder Bremen move down from 12th to 14th (18 league matches played).

It is Bayer Leverkusen’s first win over Werder Bremen since 14 April 2024, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Senne Lynen (Werder Bremen) 6.8, Loïc Badé (Bayer Leverkusen) 5.2 and Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen) 5.2 led the match.

Next up

Bayer Leverkusen next travel to OFI on 22 October 2026.

Werder Bremen next travel to FSV Mainz 05 on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Bayer Leverkusen: OFI v Bayer Leverkusen, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Werder Bremen: FSV Mainz 05 v Werder Bremen, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 Werder Bremen · Bundesliga
Venue: BayArena · Leverkusen
Referee: Tobias Reichel, Germany
Head-to-head (last 6): Bayer Leverkusen 3 · draws 2 · Werder Bremen 1 · 4.17 goals/game
Recent form: Bayer Leverkusen 2W 0D 3L · Werder Bremen 0W 2D 3L

Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 Werder Bremen (Bundesliga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1

Goals

against 1.5 / 2.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.25 / 5.63

Corners

against 4.38 / 5 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.63 / 3.75

Shots on target

against 5.38 / 6.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.13 / 2.63

Cards

against 2.13 / 2 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.1 yellows

Referee · Tobias Reichel, Germany

1.1 home / 2 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 January 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bayer Leverkusen for / against	Line	Werder Bremen for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.25 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.63 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.5 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.38 for · 14.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.63 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.75 for · 6.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.38 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.63 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Tobias Reichel, Germany — 3.1 yellow cards a game, 0.1 red cards, 20 fouls over 10 matches (1.1 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 1.1Away 2

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Sarco n 4	23.3	2.9 2/1	1.9 2/0	—
Christian Kofane n 8	66.8	2.5 6/5	1.2 4/3	—
Lucas Vázquez n 8	50.8	2 6/2	2.4 5/4	—
N. Tella n 8	28.5	1.6 3/1	1.6 3/1	—
J. Belocian n 8	54.3	1.5 5/1	1.2 5/1	—

Bayer Leverkusen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Christian Kofane n 8	66.8	3.2 7/6	1.9 6/4
P. Schick n 8	63	2.3 7/3	1.3 6/1
A. Sarco n 4	23.3	1.9 2/0	0 0/0
I. Maza n 8	66.3	1.5 6/2	0.8 4/1
M. Terrier n 8	45.5	1.5 3/2	0.7 3/0

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Álex Grimaldo n 8	87.1	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
Arthur n 8	69	0 0/0	0.5 3/0
I. Maza n 8	66.3	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
M. Terrier n 8	45.5	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
P. Schick n 8	63	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Bayer Leverkusen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Fernández n 8	67.6	2.5 6/5
E. Ben Seghir n 8	14.6	2.3 3/0
I. Maza n 8	66.3	2.2 7/4
L. Badé n 8	46.9	2.2 5/3
Lucas Vázquez n 8	50.8	1.8 4/3

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Flekken n 8	86.3	4.3 8/7
J. Blaswich n 8	82.5	1.8 4/2

Werder Bremen

Werder Bremen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Topp n 8	44.3	2.8 6/5	1.3 5/0	—
J. Milošević n 8	26.8	2.1 3/1	2.5 2/1	—
N. Stark n 8	50.9	1.8 4/4	1.8 4/2	—
L. Bittencourt n 8	25	1.8 4/0	0 0/0	—
P. Čović n 8	24.6	1.8 3/1	0.5 1/0	—

Werder Bremen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
V. Boniface n 8	31.4	3.9 6/3	1.8 4/1
J. Njinmah n 8	55.6	2 5/3	1 4/1
J. Milošević n 8	26.8	1.7 4/0	1.3 3/0
J. Stage n 8	90	1.4 6/4	0.5 4/0
Cameron Puertas n 8	48.4	1.2 4/1	0.2 1/0

Werder Bremen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Mbangula n 8	24.1	0.5 1/0	0.5 1/0
J. Stage n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
R. Schmid n 8	80.4	0 0/0	0.4 2/1
J. Njinmah n 8	55.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
V. Boniface n 8	31.4	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Werder Bremen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Deman n 8	70.1	5 7/6
Cameron Puertas n 8	48.4	4 5/5
J. Malatini n 8	34	3.3 5/2
Isaac Schmidt n 8	41.1	2.5 4/3
S. Lynen n 8	87.8	2.3 7/4

Werder Bremen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Backhaus n 8	90	4.5 6/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bayer Leverkusen		Werder Bremen
50%	Possession	50%
2.55	Expected goals (xG)	0.94
13	Shots	17
4	Shots on target	3
6	Shots off target	7
3	Blocked shots	7
7	Shots inside the box	10
5	Corners	5
1	Offsides	1
6	Fouls	9
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
551	Passes	555
86%	Pass accuracy	85%

Bayer Leverkusen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Blaswich	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
J. Quansah	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.2
R. Andrich	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
L. Badé	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	Y	8
Álex Grimaldo	90	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	6.5
J. Hofmann	90	0	0	1	0	2	3	Y	7.3
P. Schick	90	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	7.3
I. Maza	72	0	1	2	0	1	3	0	7.3
Aleix García	72	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
Lucas Vázquez	57	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.7
E. Poku	57	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	5.9
E. Fernández sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Tillman sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Arthur sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
E. Palacios sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Werder Bremen player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Backhaus	90	0	0	0	0	0	8.2
M. Friedl	90	2	1	1	0	Y	8.2
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly	90	0	0	2	2	0	6.7
R. Schmid	90	2	1	2	0	0	6.5
S. Lynen	90	0	0	0	4	0	7
J. Stage	90	1	1	0	1	0	6.2
J. Njinmah	90	3	0	2	1	0	6.5
Y. Sugawara	79	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
M. Grüll	60	0	0	3	0	0	6.2
Isaac Schmidt	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Pieper	15	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Malatini sub	75	0	0	1	4	Y	6.6
O. Deman sub	45	0	0	1	2	Y	6.9
J. Milošević sub	30	1	0	0	2	0	6.7
K. Topp sub	11	1	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Bayer Leverkusen v Werder Bremen — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Bayer LeverkusenWWLLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Werder BremenLLDLD

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Bayer Leverkusen 3 · 2 draws · Werder Bremen 1 · 4.17 goals/game

2025-08-30 Werder Bremen 3–3 Bayer Leverkusen
2025-03-08 Bayer Leverkusen 0–2 Werder Bremen
2024-10-26 Werder Bremen 2–2 Bayer Leverkusen
2024-04-14 Bayer Leverkusen 5–0 Werder Bremen
2023-11-25 Werder Bremen 0–3 Bayer Leverkusen
2023-03-12 Werder Bremen 2–3 Bayer Leverkusen

League standing · 2025/26

Bayer Leverkusen#6 pos59 pts34 pl+21 GD

Werder Bremen#15 pos32 pts34 pl-23 GD

Goals per game

Bayer Leverkusen scored2

Werder Bremen scored1.09

Bayer Leverkusen conceded1.38

Werder Bremen conceded1.76

Shot map and expected goals

Bayer Leverkusen 2.52 xG from 13 shots, Werder Bremen 0.67 from 17. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Bayer Leverkusen (attacking right)Werder Bremen (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Bayer Leverkusen	13	1	2.52
Werder Bremen	17	0	0.67

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What is the head-to-head record between Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen?: In their last 6 meetings, Bayer Leverkusen won 3, Werder Bremen won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 4.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen?: Recent form — Bayer Leverkusen 2W 0D 3L; Werder Bremen 0W 2D 3L.

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