Bundesliga 25/26 · 24 Jan 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 SV Werder Bremen

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Bayer 04 Leverkusen favourites at 70%.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Marco Friedl, 69.9 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Marco Friedl +22.5, Karim Coulibaly +15.4, Senne Lynen +14.1.

Well below it: Alejandro Grimaldo −21.6, Loïc Badé −15.3, Aleix García −14.0.

Each side's last five results before this match.

20 Jan 2026	L 0–2	at Olympiacos FC Champions League
17 Jan 2026	L 0–1	at TSG Hoffenheim Bundesliga
10 Jan 2026	L 1–4	v VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga
20 Dec 2025	W 3–1	at RB Leipzig Bundesliga
13 Dec 2025	W 2–0	v 1. FC Köln Bundesliga

16 Jan 2026	D 3–3	v Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga
13 Jan 2026	L 0–3	at Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga
20 Dec 2025	D 0–0	at FC Augsburg Bundesliga
14 Dec 2025	L 0–4	v VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga
7 Dec 2025	L 2–3	at Hamburger SV Bundesliga

30 Aug 2025	SV Werder Bremen 3–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Janis Blaswich Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	59.1	–
Ibrahim Maza Forward	72	0	1	0.05	54.3	−1.5
Jarell Quansah Defender	90	0	0	–	50.7	−0.3
Patrik Schick Forward	90	0	0	0.54	49.8	−1.7
Lucas Vázquez Midfielder	57	1	0	0.37	49.2	+2.4
Loïc Badé Defender	90	0	0	0.67	48.6	−15.3
Ernest Poku Forward	57	0	0	0.59	47.5	−1.3
Jonas Hofmann Forward	90	0	0	0.06	45.7	−4.9
Aleix García Midfielder	72	0	0	–	45.5	−14.0
Exequiel Palacios Midfielder	18	0	0	–	43.3	–
Alejandro Grimaldo Midfielder	90	0	0	0.27	40.9	−21.6
Robert Andrich Defender	90	0	0	–	40.5	−11.3
Ezequiel Fernández Midfielder	33	0	0	–	36.7	–
Malik Tillman Midfielder	33	0	0	–	34.1	–
Arthur Midfielder	18	0	0	–	27.1	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Marco Friedl Defender	90	0.19	69.9	+22.5
Olivier Deman Defender	45	–	67.0	–
Karim Coulibaly Defender	90	–	60.5	+15.4
Senne Lynen Midfielder	90	0.03	58.6	+14.1
Romano Schmid Midfielder	90	0.22	57.6	+6.9
Keke Topp Forward	11	0.09	54.6	–
Mio Backhaus Goalkeeper	90	–	54.3	+3.4
Julián Malatini Defender	75	0.02	53.8	–
Justin Njinmah Forward	90	0.28	48.8	+2.8
Marco Grüll Forward	60	–	48.2	+0.0
Amos Pieper Defender	15	–	42.7	–
Jens Stage Midfielder	90	0.06	42.6	−6.4
Isaac Schmidt Defender	45	–	41.7	−7.5
Jovan Milošević Forward	30	0.06	40.8	–
Yukinari Sugawara Defender	79	–	35.9	−4.2