In a weekend match on Sat Jan 9th, in week 15, Bayer Leverkusen hosts Werder Bremen at Bayarena in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Bundesliga teams. 3rd placed Bayer Leverkusen is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Eintracht Frankfurt. Nadiem Amiri scored the first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the 10th minute, then in the 22nd minute, Djibril Sow sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Amin Younes But luckily in the 54th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Edmond Tapsoba. Bayer Leverkusen looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while werder Bremen is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Union Berlin. Sheraldo Becker scored the first goal for Union Berlin in the 12th minute, then Taiwo Awoniyi added another in the 28th minute In the end, Werder Bremen couldn’t muster any offence and Union Berlin ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Bayer Leverkusen won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Werder Bremen is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Kevin Möhwald and Dinkci each only have 1 goal in their last five. Leon Bailey has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Bayer Leverkusen
Peter Bosz’s Bayer Leverkusen squad will be without Karim Bellarabi, Charles Aránguiz, Paulinho, Wendell, Mitchell Weiser, Sven Bender, Lars Bender, Daley Sinkgraven, Exequiel Palacios and Santiago Arias, while Florian Kohfeldt’s Werder Bremen squad will be without Davie Selke, Milot Rashica, Niclas Füllkrug and Nick Woltemade.