German Bundesliga

Bremen vs Leverkusen 2023-24 German Bundesliga

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  • 9': Olivier Deman (OG)
  • 42': Jeremie Frimpong
  • 76': Alejandro Grimaldo

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': First Half begins.
  • 9': Own Goal by Olivier Deman, SV Werder Bremen. SV Werder Bremen 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
  • 14': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 36': Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 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': Second Half begins SV Werder Bremen 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
  • 54': Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Felix Agu replaces Olivier Deman.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Florian Wirtz.
  • 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 83': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Senne Lynen replaces Romano Schmid.
  • 83': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Niklas Stark replaces Anthony Jung.
  • 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Jonas Hofmann.
  • 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Gustavo Puerta replaces Granit Xhaka.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Weserstadion
Location: Bremen, Germany
Attendance: 42,100

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+29 Bayern Munich 10 28 0
+7 RB Leipzig 10 22 2
+9 Borussia Dortmund 10 21 1
+5 VfB Stuttgart 10 21 3
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

SVW Werder Bremen (3-5-2)

No. Name
30 Michael Zetterer (GK)
32 Marco Friedl Yellow Card
3 Anthony Jung
13 Milos Veljkovic
20 Romano Schmid
10 Leonardo Bittencourt Yellow Card
6 Jens Stage
2 Olivier Deman
8 Mitchell Weiser
7 Marvin Ducksch
19 Rafael Borré

B04 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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