PREVIEW | Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen - team news, lineups, predictions

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·22 January 2026

PREVIEW | Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen - team news, lineups, predictions

Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen go head-to-head at BayArena this Saturday in the 1. Bundesliga.

Bayer Leverkusen have won 29 points to date and are placed in 6th position. In their last fixture, Kasper Hjulmand's team suffered a 2-0 reverse against Olympiacos (UEFA Champions League 2025/26).

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Werder Bremen have won 18 points to date and are placed in 13th position. Last time out, Horst Steffen's team drew 3-3 against Eintracht Frankfurt (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 3-3 draw.

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Bayer Leverkusen

Mark Flekken - Cruciate Ligament Injury
Nathan Tella - Foot Injury
Edmond Tapsoba - Muscle Injury
Exequiel Palacios - No Eligibility
Eliesse Ben Seghir - Ankle Injury

Werder Bremen

Niklas Stark - Knock
Max Wober - Muscular problems
Victor Boniface - Cartilage Damage

Last starting XIs

Bayer Leverkusen ( vs Olympiacos 2026-01-20): Janis Blaswich, Jarell Quansah, Robert Andrich, Loic Badé, Lucas Vázquez, Aleix García, Ezequiel Fernández, Álex Grimaldo, Ibrahim Maza, Christian Kofane, Ernest Poku

Werder Bremen ( vs Eintracht Frankfurt 2026-01-16): Mio Backhaus, Amos Pieper, Marco Friedl, Karim Coulibaly, Yukinari Sugawara, Senne Lynen, Jens Stage, Isaac Schmidt, Romano Schmid, Justin Njinmah, Marco Grüll

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MANAGERS

Horst Steffen faced Bayer Leverkusen on three occasions, recording a win, a draw, and a loss.
Kasper Hjulmand faced Werder Bremen on one occasion, recording a loss.

TEAMS

Away from home, Werder Bremen currently has one win in the last ten games.
Away from home, Werder Bremen comes from seven consecutive games without a win.
Werder Bremen currently has one win in the last nine games.
Werder Bremen comes from seven consecutive games without a win.
At home, Bayer Leverkusen comes from 12 consecutive games scoring goals.
Bayer Leverkusen currently has one draw in the last 19 games.
Bayer Leverkusen comes from four consecutive games conceding goals.
Bayer Leverkusen comes from three consecutive games without a win.
Bayer Leverkusen comes from three consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen have faced each other 101 times, with Werder Bremen having the advantage: 34 wins, against 28 wins for Bayer Leverkusen.
At the BayArena, Bayer Leverkusen has an advantage in the clashes against Werder Bremen: 19 wins in 50 games. Werder Bremen has 13 wins.
In the German League, there have been 89 matches between the two teams, with Bayer Leverkusen winning 25, 36 draws, and 28 victories for Werder Bremen.