Bremen vs Leverkusen 2023-24 German Bundesliga
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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
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 |
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 |
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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