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Highlights

Weserstadion(Sold out)

Dr. Robin Braun

47 %Patrik Schick

Full-time: Bremen 3-3 Leverkusen

What. A. Finish. An amazing end to this game sees 10-man Werder take a deserved point from a distraught Leverkusen, who had led here 2-0 and 3-1. A debut goal from Isaac Schmidt and one more at the death from Karim Coulibaly on his first Bremen start hauled the hosts back in dramatic fashion.

Full-time

Bremen equalise!!!

Scenes at the Weser Stadium. The fans in Green and White are going berserk as Coulibaly wheels away in celebration! The 10 men have come back from 3-1 down to surely earn a point. Werder peppered the Leverkusen goal with crosses and with goalkeeper Mio Backhaus even up in the Bayer 04 area, the ball bounced back off the crossbar straight to Karim Coulibaly, who volleyed home from close range!

90'

+ 4

Karim Coulibaly

GOAL!

3:3

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

29 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

79.42 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

8.46 m

90'

+ 1

Yellow card

Isaac Schmidt

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Nathan Adewale Temitayo Tella35.76km/h

Felix Agu35.51km/h

Justin Gideon Njinmah34.89km/h

87'

Substitution

Ibrahim Maza

Nathan Tella

86'

Yellow card

Christian Groß

86'

Yellow card

Jarell Quansah

85'

Dramatic ending?

We're all set up for a grandstand finish here as Leverkusen to turn the screw while the home side - down to 10 men here don't forget - are eager to equalise.

81'

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

xGoals

2.03

2.1

Goals

80'

Bremen hungry

The hosts are making their way forward time after time now as they look for an equaliser. Yukinari Sugawara sees Flekken spill a shot and the roars go up around the stadium. Flekken escapes, this time.

Schmidt finds the net!

Mark Flekken is - for no apparent reason - a long, long way out of his goal. Isaac Schmidt takes the ball and rolls a finish into the empty net on his Bremen debut. Leverkusen have handed their opponents a way back into this game.

76'

Isaac Schmidt

GOAL!

2:3

Goal probability

57 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

24.93 m

75'

Schick hunting treble

Schick slides in and directs an effort goalwards. His shot takes a deflection and hits the side-netting. The subsequent corner comes to nothing.

72'

Substitution

Ernest Poku

Christian Kofane

72'

Substitution

Loïc Badé

Axel Tape

71'

Substitution

Keke Topp

Marco Grüll

71'

Substitution

Isaac Schmidt

Samuel Mbangula

70'

Yellow card

Nathan Tella

68'

Flekken error

Leverkusen's goalkeeper gifts the ball straight to Grüll and is fortunate that the Werder player can only lift a finish over the crossbar. It should be 3-2.

65'

Substitution

Skelly Alvero

Justin Njinmah

65'

Substitution

Leonardo Bittencourt

Patrice Čović

Schick double

It's Panenka-esque from Schick, who calmly slots his penalty kick down the middle to put Leverkusen two goals ahead once again in this game.

64'

Patrik Schick

GOAL!

1:3

Penalty

Goal probability

77 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

70.23 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11 m

0:30

Game-changer?

Quick thinking from Leverkusen sees Christian Kofane racing onto a long ball from the back. Niklas Stark comes haring into the box and upends the Leverkusen forward. That's a penalty, and Stark is sent off after seeing a second yellow.

63'

Second yellow card

Niklas Stark

61'

Substitution

Claudio Echeverri

Malik Tillman

61'

Substitution

Exequiel Palacios

Aleix García

60'

Agu takes aim

Felix Agu delivers an inviting pass to the far post. Njinmah slides in but can't make contact.

58'

Goal attempts

4off target

2on target

3off target

3on target

57'

Kofane booked

Kofane concedes a throw-in and then kicks the ball away. That's a yellow card for the Cameroon forward.

57'

Yellow card

Christian Kofane

53'

Kofane shot

Christian Kofane latches onto a long ball and gets a shot away. Mio Backhaus saves with relative ease.

50'

xGoals

1.01

1.09

Goals

48'

Werder clear

Grimaldo's delivery into the area is headed clear by the hosts.

48'

Set-piece danger

Tella wins a free kick in an interesting position for Leverkusen, who will be looking to extend their lead from here.

46'

Away we go again

The ball is rolling in the second half.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Werder 1-2 Leverkusen

The visitors lead at the break thanks to an excellent start to this game, with Patrik Schick opening the scoring in the opening five minutes. Debutant Malik Tillman then added a second, before Romano Schmid's penalty brought Werder back into the contest.

Half-time

45'

+ 4

Yellow card

Niklas Stark

45'

+ 3

Mbangula sighter

Werder go straight back up the other end and see Samuel Mbangula bend a shot not all that far wide, Dramatic end to this first half.

0:20

Bayer 04 hit the woordwork

Karim Coulibaly has a nightmare and allows Kofane to race away towards goal. The Leverkusen man sends a shot against the upright.

Bremen back in it

Schmid eyes Flekken, takes a run up and lifts his penalty just right of centre and into the back of the net. Werder Bremen are up and running in this game.

44'

Romano Schmid

GOAL!

1:2

Penalty

Goal probability

77 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

105.55 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11 m

42'

Ref checks monitor

Tape goes in on Mbangula inside the area. The referee is called to the screen to check the tackle, which was inside the area. It's a PENALTY to Werder!

41'

SituationNo penalty

ReviewFoul?

DecisionPenalty

37'

Yellow card

Senne Lynen

0:22

Tillman on his debut!

Leverkusen build up from deep inside their own half and - after a couple of lucky breaks with the ball - send a cross in for Tillman, who controls with his shoulder and fires into the corner with a tidy volley.

35'

Malik Tillman

GOAL!

0:2

Goal probability

19 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

7.98 m

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Nathan Adewale Temitayo Tella35.18km/h

Niklas Stark33.41km/h

Jarell Amorin Quansah32.74km/h

25'

Quansah at ease

Jarell Quansah looks cool and collected at the back for Leverkusen today. The Werkself's summer signing from Liverpool headed a debut goal last weekend and will be keen to be on the winning side today having started his Bundesliga career with a loss against Hoffenheim.

24'

Possession (%)

5050

20'

Lynen hurt

Senne Lynen goes down with a head injury, meaning the rest if the players can come off for a water break. It's incredibly hot here in northern Germany. Lynen looks like he will be ok to continue.

0:29

So close Grüll!

What an effort from Marco Grüll. Werder's No. 17 wins the ball back with an excellent tackle, eyes the target from outside the area and pings a curling shot just past the far post. Bremen heads are in hands after that.

14'

Goal attempts

1off target

0on target

0off target

1on target

13'

Better from Bremen

A nice build-up from the home side ends with Marco Grüll teeing the ball up nicely for Justin Njinmah, who volleys off target. Applause from the supporters in Green and White behind the goal.

10'

Tough start

Coach Horst Steffen is enduring a very difficult run to the beginning of his tenure at Werder. Today's hosts are already out ofthe DFB Cup and lost last week's opener against Eintracht Frankfurt. They also already look up against it here.

All Leverkusen

Bremen are again guilty of giving up possession and Leverkusen are able to mount an attack and win a corner, which comes to nothing. Erik Ten Hag looks mightily pleased with his team's start down on the touchline.

Bayer 04 up and running!

What a start for the visitors. Bremen give the ball away cheaply in midfield and Tella pounces. The attacker takes the ball wide on the left, gets to the end-line and cuts back into space. Schick is there and fires high into the net for his first Bundesliga goal of the season.

Patrik Schick

GOAL!

0:1

Goal probability

46 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

74.92 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11.84 m

Bright start

The visitors look like they mean business early doors here.

Peeeep!

Werder get the ball rolling at the Weserstadion.

Kick-off!

All set

The teams are out, the handshakes have taken place and we're ready for the off ...

Packed house!

We await the teams at the Weser Stadium, which is resplendent in green and white today. We're edging ever close to kick-off.

More on those teams

New signing Yukinari Sugawara makes his Werder and Bundesliga debut, while Karim Coulibaly and Patrice Čović are in for their first starts for the Green-Whites today. Malik Tillman is also making his Bundesliga debut for Leverkusen.

Starting line-up: SV Werder Bremen

Starting line-up: Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Erik ten Hag on facing Bremen

"Every game we play, we aim to win. We didn't play at the level we know we can in the opening match, and that's what we want to achieve tomorrow in Bremen."

Horst Steffen's thoughts on facing Leverkusen

"They're still a top team, with many good players and very good quality. Despite the changes, I still think they're a very good team. For us, it's important that we find our solutions up front and give the spectators a good feeling that we want to win our home debut."

0:44

Watch: Lucas Vázquez arrives at Leverkusen

Here's how the club's marquee summer arrival rocked up at the BayArena for the first time earlier this week.

Sugawara in for Bremen

Saturday's hosts will have a new player in their ranks after completing the loan signing of Yukinari Sugawara from Southampton for this season. The 25-year-old Japan international is a right-back.

Rejuvenated Bremen

The average age of Werder's team on Matchday 1 was 24.4 years, making them around three years younger than last season.

Continue the record run?

Leverkusen have gone exactly two seasons without losing away from home in the Bundesliga, stretching back to a defeat in Bochum in May 2023. Their run of 34 games is the longest by any team in German top-flight history. They drew 2-2 in Bremen last season.

Not a home banker

The last time Werder won their first home game of the league season was back in 2013/14. However, they have kept clean sheets in their last four games at the Weserstadion and could now equal the club record of five consecutive home shutouts from 1992/93.

False starts

Horst Steffen and Erik ten Hag both lost their first Bundesliga match in charge of their respective club (and first ever as a coach in the league). They are the two oldest current Bundesliga coaches at 56 and 55 respectively. The last Leverkusen boss to lose his first two Bundesliga games at the helm was Dettmar Cramer in 1982.

Bremen edge champions

One of those draws came in Bremen last season (2-2), but Werder won 2-0 in Leverkusen, meaning they took four points off the then defending champions - no other team had a better record against Bayer in 2024/25's Bundesliga.

Draw on the cards?

No Bundesliga fixture has seen as many draws as Bremen against Leverkusen (35).

2:03

Watch: Frankfurt 4-1 Bremen - last time out

Werder were blown away in Frankfurt on opening weekend as Horst Steffen's side made it two competitive defeats to start the season.

2:03

Watch: Leverkusen 1-2 Hoffenheim - last time out

Erik ten Hag's Bundesliga reign got off to a false start after Leverkusen squandered an early Jarell Quansah lead to lose at home to Hoffenheim.

2:03

Watch: Leverkusen 0-2 Bremen - Previous meeting

Bremen inflicted just a second Bundesliga home defeat on Leverkusen since May 2023 when these sides last met in early March.

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Highlights

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Full-time: Bremen 3-3 Leverkusen

Bremen equalise!!!

Karim Coulibaly

GOAL!

Yellow card

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Substitution

Yellow card

Yellow card

Dramatic ending?

xGoals

Bremen hungry

Schmidt finds the net!

Isaac Schmidt

GOAL!

Schick hunting treble

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Yellow card

Flekken error

Substitution

Substitution

Schick double

Patrik Schick

GOAL!

Game-changer?

Second yellow card

Substitution

Substitution

Agu takes aim

Kofane booked

Yellow card

Kofane shot

xGoals

Werder clear

Set-piece danger

Away we go again

Half-time: Werder 1-2 Leverkusen

Yellow card

Mbangula sighter

Bayer 04 hit the woordwork

Bremen back in it

Romano Schmid

GOAL!

Ref checks monitor

Yellow card

Tillman on his debut!

Malik Tillman

GOAL!

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Quansah at ease

Lynen hurt

So close Grüll!

Better from Bremen

Tough start

All Leverkusen

Bayer 04 up and running!

Patrik Schick

GOAL!

Bright start

Peeeep!

All set

Packed house!

More on those teams

Starting line-up: SV Werder Bremen

Starting line-up: Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Erik ten Hag on facing Bremen

Horst Steffen's thoughts on facing Leverkusen

Watch: Lucas Vázquez arrives at Leverkusen

Sugawara in for Bremen

Rejuvenated Bremen

Continue the record run?

Not a home banker

False starts

Bremen edge champions