Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen Prediction 24 January 2026
🔊 Whose losing streak will persist, and whose will come to an end? In Leverkusen, Bayer, who have lost three consecutive matches, will host Werder, who are winless in their last seven fixtures. The "Pharmacists" endured a tough and disappointing Champions League match on Tuesday, while the "Green-Whites" prepared under more favorable conditions. But will that make a difference when Bremen have failed to secure an away victory in their last seven outings?
Head-to-Head
📊 In the first round in Bremen, the teams delivered a true thriller. Despite Werder playing with ten men, the hosts managed to equalize in added time during a tense second-round match (3-3). This result cost Erik ten Hag his job after just three official matches as Bayer's head coach.
Head-to-head statistics Leverkusen - Werder Bremen
Bayer Leverkusen Team Overview
🔴 Bayer have yet to secure a victory in 2026, kicking off the calendar year with back-to-back defeats against rivals competing for a top-six spot - Stuttgart (1-4) and Hoffenheim (0-1). Following these setbacks, Leverkusen traveled to Greece, where they fell to Olympiacos (0-2) on Tuesday in the seventh round of the Champions League, complicating their standings in the tournament. Despite this defeat, Bayer remain in the playoff zone but risk dropping out if they fail to achieve a positive result in their next match against Villarreal.
⚫ Kasper Hjulmand's side return to Bundesliga action trailing the top four by four points, though they hold a game in hand over most of their direct competitors. The away match against Hamburg, postponed due to weather conditions, is scheduled for March 4. Clearly, Hjulmand and his squad had hoped to start the year on a different note. Bayer have lost all three matches across all competitions, scoring just once while conceding seven goals.
Match Results: Bayer Leverkusen
Werder Bremen Team Overview
🟢 Last Friday, the Bremen club kicked off the 18th round of the Bundesliga with a home game against Eintracht (3-3) and came close to ending a six-match winless streak. After conceding an early goal, Justin Njinmah equalized midway through the first half. In the second half, Horst Steffen's side found themselves trailing again, but late efforts from Jens Stage and Jovan Milosevic-on loan from Stuttgart until the end of the season-turned the game around with ten minutes left in regulation. However, Werder couldn't hold onto the victory, conceding a third goal in stoppage time.
⚪ This draw marks their third in the last seven rounds, with the team suffering four defeats in the other matches. Werder remain five points clear of the relegation zone, sitting in 13th place, and have a game in hand-a home fixture against Hoffenheim scheduled for January 27. Horst Steffen's squad has had an advantage in preparation for this round: they trained in a calm setting throughout the week, while Bayer were involved in Champions League action in Greece.
Match Results: Werder Bremen
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Bayer Leverkusen
🎙️ Kasper Hjulmand after the defeat to Olympiacos: "In the first two minutes, we were passive, playing backwards, and conceded from a corner - that should not have happened. Later in the first half, we improved, controlled the game more, and created two or three excellent chances but failed to convert them. We didn't score the goal that could have completely changed the course of the match. Then, conceding on the counter-attack and the second goal from our opponents was a significant blow for us."
📝 20-year-old Bayer striker Alejo Zarco will spend the rest of the season at Borussia Mönchengladbach. The forward joined Bayer in January 2025 from Velez Sarsfield. He made his debut for the Argentine club at 18 in March 2024, playing a total of nine matches and becoming a Primera champion. Internationally, Zarco has played 19 matches for Argentina's U17 team and was included in the squad for last summer's U20 World Cup. He started all seven matches of the tournament, scored four goals, and helped the team reach the final, where Argentina fell to Morocco 2-0.
❌ Mark Flekken, Edmond Tapsoba, and Nathan Tella will miss the match. Eliesse Ben-Seghir and Exequiel Palacios remain doubtful.
Werder Bremen
🎙️ Horst Steffen on the opponent: "A lot has changed since our first encounter. Bayer have had many successful matches and are among the best teams in the league. It doesn't matter how poorly they started the year. In their Champions League game against Olympiacos, they created plenty of chances, especially in the second half. We expect tough resistance. We can only focus on what we can control, so we want to deliver a strong performance."
❌ Niklas Stark and Maximilian Wöber remain unavailable, while Leonardo Bittencourt's participation is doubtful. Mitchell Weiser, Felix Agu, and Victor Boniface are still undergoing long-term recovery.
🟨 Referee and Yellow Cards
Tobias Reichel has been appointed as the main referee for the match at the BayArena. Over his last ten games, he has averaged 3.8 yellow cards per match. Bayer's average for yellow cards stands at 2.2, while Werder's is 2.3. Considering both teams rank among the most aggressive in the league, we are opting for a total of over 3.5 yellow cards. This figure has been exceeded in their last two head-to-head meetings.
⚽ Goal Prediction
Werder are struggling to pick up points on the road, which directly impacts their scoring ability. In four of their last seven away matches, the Bremen side failed to score at all. Moreover, they have played three away games against top-six teams and didn't find the net once. Therefore, our choice is Werder's individual total of under 1.5 goals.
🚩 Corner Prediction
In the Bundesliga, Bayer averages 5.2 corners per game, while Werder averages 4.3. We are selecting Werder's individual total of over 2.5 corners, a mark they have surpassed in 7 of their last 8 matches.
Editor's Prediction
Bayer Leverkusen's season could be deemed a failure if they fail to secure a Champions League spot by its conclusion. They urgently need to break a three-game losing streak with a home win against an opponent who hasn't tasted victory in seven consecutive matches and hasn't won away in seven outings.
Despite a packed schedule and current form, we anticipate a win for Leverkusen. However, our pick is Bayer's individual total under 2.5 goals, which has been the case in nine of their last ten matches under Julmann and in seven of their last eight Bundesliga home encounters against Werder at the BayArena. A possible final scoreline could be 2-0.
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