Werder Bremen vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen prediction and preview
Bundesliga · Saturday 12 December 2026, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Werder Bremen vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Bundesliga · Saturday 12 December 2026, 00:00 UTC · Wohninvest Weserstadion, Bremen
Werder Bremen · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Bundesliga predictions
Werder Bremen vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen preview
The Bundesliga fixture between Werder Bremen and Bayer 04 Leverkusen is scheduled for Saturday 12 December 2026 at 00:00 UTC at Wohninvest Weserstadion in Bremen. Werder Bremen sit 5th on 15 points after 8 matches, while Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th in the table with 13 points from 8.
Werder Bremen come into the game with a W-W-D-D-W run in the league (3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5), while Bayer 04 Leverkusen's recent sequence reads L-L-W-W-W. Over their last 6, Werder Bremen have scored 2.2 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Bayer 04 Leverkusen average 2.3 scored and 1.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Werder Bremen won 1, 5 games were drawn and Bayer 04 Leverkusen won 4. Those games averaged 3.0 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 24 Jan 2026, ended Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-0 Werder Bremen.
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Form and table
- Werder BremenLast five: W D D W W
- Bayer 04 LeverkusenLast five: W W W L L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Werder Bremen | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 15 | WDDWW |
| 6 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 13 | WWWLL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Werder Bremen expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Karl Hein, Marco Friedl, Arthur, Olivier Deman, Amos Pieper, Marco Grüll, Ludovit Reis, Youri Regeer, Chuki, Niclas Füllkrug
Bayer 04 Leverkusen expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Mark Flekken, Edmond Tapsoba, Miguel Gutiérrez, Facundo Medina, Jarell Quansah, Aleix García, Equi Fernández, Ibrahim Maza, Afonso Moreira, Lucas Vázquez, Patrik Schick
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