Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2023-24 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
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0 - 3
0 - 3
Bayer Leverkusen back on top with 3-0 win at Werder Bremen
Bayer Leverkusen cruised to a 3-0 victory at Werder Bremen on Saturday to take over the lead in the Bundesliga with a club record-equalling eighth consecutive victory.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Victor Boniface is caught offside.
- 8': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Romano Schmid.
- 9': Own Goal by Olivier Deman, SV Werder Bremen. SV Werder Bremen 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- 11': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jens Stage.
- 14': Foul by Rafael Borré (SV Werder Bremen).
- 14': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
- 16': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
- 17': Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 20': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Milos Veljkovic tries a through ball, but Rafael Borré is caught offside.
- 21': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- 22': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 22': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen).
- 23': Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marco Friedl.
- 27': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 27': Michael Zetterer (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
- 28': Attempt saved. Rafael Borré (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch with a cross.
- 30': Foul by Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen).
- 30': Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- 35': Foul by Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 35': Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Leonardo Bittencourt tries a through ball, but Rafael Borré is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen).
- 36': Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt missed. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 38': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Michael Zetterer tries a through ball, but Marvin Ducksch is caught offside.
- 42': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jens Stage.
- 42': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Piero Hincapié following a corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen).
- 45'+1': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 45': Second Half begins SV Werder Bremen 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 46': Foul by Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen).
- 46': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen).
- 46': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
- 52': Foul by Rafael Borré (SV Werder Bremen).
- 52': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen).
- 54': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
- 56': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Felix Agu replaces Olivier Deman.
- 58': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felix Agu.
- 60': Foul by Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen).
- 60': Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Felix Agu tries a through ball, but Romano Schmid is caught offside.
- 65': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Marvin Ducksch tries a through ball, but Rafael Borré is caught offside.
- 65': Foul by Anthony Jung (SV Werder Bremen).
- 65': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 69': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Marco Friedl.
- 71': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Victor Boniface.
- 72': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Nick Woltemade replaces Rafael Borré.
- 72': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Justin Njinmah replaces Leonardo Bittencourt.
- 74': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen).
- 76': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Adli.
- 77': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 80': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 80': Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
- 82': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann tries a through ball, but Álex Grimaldo is caught offside.
- 83': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Senne Lynen replaces Romano Schmid.
- 83': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Niklas Stark replaces Anthony Jung.
- 83': Hand ball by Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen).
- 84': Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Senne Lynen.
- 87': Attempt saved. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
- 87': Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Jonas Hofmann.
- 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Gustavo Puerta replaces Granit Xhaka.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
- 90'+3': Foul by Nick Woltemade (SV Werder Bremen).
- 90'+3': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
- 0': Match ends, SV Werder Bremen 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
Statistics
 B04 |
SVW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 59.4 | Possession | 40.6 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 2 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 647 | Accurate Passes | 410 |
| 740 | Passes | 503 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 17 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 13 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Weserstadion
Location: Bremen, Germany
Attendance: 42,100
Venue: Weserstadion
Location: Bremen, Germany
Attendance: 42,100
Bundesliga Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 23 | +50 | 58 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 23 | +24 | 50 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 23 | +16 | 42 |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 23 | -2 | 39 |
Line-Ups
Werder Bremen (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Michael Zetterer (GK) |
| 32 | Marco Friedl  |
| 3 | Anthony Jung |
| 13 | Milos Veljkovic |
| 20 | Romano Schmid |
| 10 | Leonardo Bittencourt |
| 6 | Jens Stage |
| 2 | Olivier Deman |
| 8 | Mitchell Weiser |
| 7 | Marvin Ducksch |
| 19 | Rafael Borré |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié |
| 6 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 25 | Exequiel Palacios |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 22 | Victor Boniface |
| 10 | Florian Wirtz |
| 7 | Jonas Hofmann |
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