Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen
Ref: Tobias Reichel, GermanyBayArena, Leverkusen · 30,210 cap
Match recap
Bayer Leverkusen beat Werder Bremen 1–0 in their Bundesliga fixture. Vázquez scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.55 for Bayer Leverkusen versus 0.94 for Werder Bremen. Bayer Leverkusen sit 6th in the Bundesliga table while Werder Bremen are 15th.
First Half
VAR
Goal cancelled
15'
⇄
Pieper
⚽
Vázquez
Assist: Maza
Second Half
46'
⇄
Schmidt
⇄
Poku
⇄
Vázquez
60'
⇄
Grüll
⇄
Maza
⇄
García
78'
Friedl
Yellow Card
Hofmann
Yellow Card
79'
⇄
Sugawara
Badé
Yellow Card
88'
Malatini
Yellow Card
90+6'
Deman
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 5 |  1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +13 | 61 |
| 6 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | +21 | 59 |
| 7 |  SC Freiburg | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 47 |
| 14 |  1. FC Köln | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -14 | 32 |
| 15 |  Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
| 16 |  VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 29 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Bayer LeverkusenWerder Bremen
4Won
Statistical edge
4–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.55VS0.94
Attack1 · 4 won
13
Shots
17
4
Shots on target
3
7
Shots in the box
10
6
Shots outside box
7
6
Shots off goal
7
5
Corners
5
Possession & Passing1 · 1 won
50%
Possession
50%
551
Total passes
555
473
Accurate passes
473
86%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline2 · 0 won
6
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
7
0.95
Goals prevented
0.95
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
Werder Bremen
3-5-2
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 4J. QuansahD
- 5L. BadéD
- 7J. HofmannF
- 8R. AndrichD
- 14P. SchickF
- 19E. PokuF
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 21Lucas VázquezM
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 30I. MazaM
Substitutes
- 6E. FernándezM
- 10M. TillmanM
- 11M. TerrierF
- 13ArthurD
- 16A. TapeD
- 25E. PalaciosM
- 35Christian KofaneF
- 36N. LombG
- 44J. BelocianD
Werder Bremen
3-5-2Starting XI
- 3Y. SugawaraM
- 5A. PieperD
- 6J. StageM
- 11J. NjinmahF
- 14S. LynenM
- 17M. GrüllF
- 20R. SchmidM
- 23I. SchmidtM
- 30M. BackhausG
- 31Abdoul Karim CoulibalyD
- 32M. FriedlD
Substitutes
- 2O. DemanD
- 9K. ToppF
- 13K. HeinG
- 18Cameron PuertasM
- 19J. MiloševićF
- 21I. Hansen-AarøenM
- 22J. MalatiniD
- 24P. ČovićM
- 33Mick SchmetgensD
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loïc Badé | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Janis Blaswich | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Vázquez | M | 57 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ibrahim Maza | M | 72 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jonas Hofmann | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Patrik Schick | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Aleix García | M | 72 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jarell Quansah | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Robert Andrich(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Ernest Poku | F | 57 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Christian Kofane | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Lomb | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Terrier | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeanuël Belocian | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Axel Tape | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malik Tillman | M | 33 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Exequiel Palacios | M | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ezequiel Fernández | M | 33 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Arthur | D | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Werder Bremen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mio Backhaus | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Friedl(C) | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Senne Lynen | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amos Pieper | D | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karim Coulibaly | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Romano Schmid | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Justin Njinmah | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Isaac Schmidt | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Marco Grüll | F | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Yukinari Sugawara | M | 79 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jens Stage | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Karl Hein | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mick Schmetgens | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isak Hansen Aarøen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrice Čović | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Puertas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olivier Deman | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Jovan Milošević | F | 30 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Julián Malatini | D | 75 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Keke Topp | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |