GolVolt — Werder Bremen vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Niclas Füllkrug: 7 goals in 5 league matches

Goals7 xG4.29

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 4.3).

Last time

Last meeting, 24 January 2026: Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Werder Bremen 1:0

DLDW

Before that, Bayer 04 Leverkusen went 3 meetings in a row without a win.

Defence

Werder Bremen concede 2.2 goals per match

Werder Bremen2.2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen1.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Bayer 04 Leverkusen concede 1.2.

Streak

Werder Bremen have scored in 9 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 20 goals in those matches.

Table

1 point apart in the table

6.Werder Bremen12 pts 4.Bayer 04 Leverkusen13 pts

Werder Bremen: place 6, 12 pts · Bayer 04 Leverkusen: place 4, 13 pts.

Player in form

Patrik Schick: 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG2.52

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.5).

Players to watch

Bundesliga, this season.

Marco Grüll

Werder Bremen · midfielder

2goals 6assists 7.56avg rating

Last match, FSV Mainz 05: 1 assist, rating 6.6.

Patrik Schick

Bayer 04 Leverkusen · forward

6goals 2assists 7.50avg rating

Last match, TSG Hoffenheim: rating 6.7.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Werder Bremen at home and Bayer 04 Leverkusen away, as in this match.

Werder Bremen

at home · 10

4W1D5L1.5scored per match1.8conceded per match

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

away · 10

6W1D3L2.2scored per match1.5conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 24 Jan 2026 · Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1:0 Werder Bremen Vázquez 37'. Bayer 04 Leverkusen: a first win in this fixture in 3 meetings.

1wins

2 draws3.2 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 4

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Werder Bremen (4-2-3-1, last: Borussia Dortmund) · Bayer 04 Leverkusen (4-2-3-1, last: Nürnberg).

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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