Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen

SV Werder Bremen have won just one of their last 14 competitive games against Bayer 04 Leverkusen (D6, L7): 3-1 in the Bundesliga in March 2019. Werder's last victory at home against the Werkself dates back to October 2016 (2-1), while they are winless in six matches at home against them since (D2, L4). Leverkusen were crowned Bundesliga champions for the first time following the most recent match between the sides on matchday 29 of 2023/24. 

SV Werder Bremen have lost seven of their last eight primetime fixtures in the Bundesliga, only managing to beat 1. FC Köln in this timeslot in September 2023 (2-1). Bayer Leverkusen are winless in their last three Saturday evening fixtures in the Bundesliga (D2, L1), having won eight of their previous 10 (D1, L1).

All 12 of the goals Werder have scored in the Bundesliga this season have come on the road – a new league record for the most away goals without scoring at home (previously VfB Stuttgart in 1985/86 whose first 8 goals all came away from home). SVW and St. Pauli are the only sides still waiting for a Bundesliga goal on home soil this season. Werder, playing in their 60th season in the top flight, have failed to score in their first three matches at the Weserstadion for the first time.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are the first Bundesliga champions since 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 1998/99 to fail to keep a clean sheet in any of their opening seven league games of the season. Only FCK (10 games back then) and FC Bayern (12 games in 1981/82) have ever started a campaign with a longer wait for a shutout than the defending champions.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen (591) and SV Werder Bremen (610) have contested the fewest duels of any side in the Bundesliga, while only FC Bayern (139) have entered fewer aerial duels than B04 (149) and SVW (157).