BREMEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was eventually too much to handle for Werder Bremen with the goal of Olivier Deman (9′ own), Jeremie Frimpong (42′) and Alejandro Grimaldo (76′). Bayer 04 Leverkusen made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Weserstadion stadium in Bremen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Martin Petersen with the assistance of Alexander Sather and Robert Edgar Wessel. The 4th official was Florian Exner. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.61 degrees Celsius or 43.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Werder Bremen

0 - 3

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 2 Total 14
  • 1 On Target 4
  • 1 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 5
  • 92 Attack 113
  • 39 Dangerous attack 52
  • 79 Ball safe 100
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 6
  • 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 4
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 60% while Werder Bremen was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bayer 04 Leverkusen won the match.​

Werder Bremen shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 14 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Werder Bremen received 3 yellow cards (Olivier Deman, Marco Friedl and Leonardo Bittencourt). On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 1 yellow card (Alejandro Grimaldo).

Match Timeline

Olivier Deman(own-goal)
9'
Leonardo Bittencourt- Yellow
14'
Marco Friedl - Yellow
36'
42'
Jeremie Frimpong(goal)Piero Hincapié
Olivier Deman- Yellow
54'
Felix Agu- sub ->Olivier Deman
56'
71'
Amine Adli- sub ->Victor Boniface
Justin Njinmah- sub ->Leonardo Bittencourt
72'
Nick Woltemade- sub ->Rafael Borré
72'
76'
Alejandro Grimaldo(goal)Amine Adli
77'
Alejandro Grimaldo- Yellow
81'
Adam Hlozek- sub ->Florian Wirtz
81'
Nathan Tella- sub ->Jeremie Frimpong
Senne Lynen - sub ->Anthony Jung
83'
Niklas Stark - sub ->Anthony Jung
83'
89'
89'
Gustavo Puerta- sub ->Granit Xhaka

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After this encounter, Werder Bremen will stay with 11 points to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 34 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen will host VfL Bochum 1848 on the 18th of May with a 7-1 head to head stats in favor of Werder Bremen (2 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host FC Augsburg on the 18th of May with a 16-3 head to head record in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).

Werder Bremen – Formation

Werder Bremen
G
Michael Zetterer 30.Germany
6.8
D
Anthony Jung 3.Germany
6.3
83'
D
Milos Veljkovic 13.Serbia
6.6
D
Marco Friedl 32.Austria
6.8
36'
M
Olivier Deman 2.Belgium
6.3
56' 54'
M
Jens Stage 6.Denmark
6.7
M
Mitchell Weiser 8.Germany
6.4
M
Leonardo Bittencourt 10.Germany
6.8
72' 14'
M
Romano Schmid 20.Austria
6.0
F
Marvin Ducksch 7.Germany
6.7
F
R. Borré 19.Colombia
6.7
72'
Substitutes
G
Jiri Pavlenka 1.Czech Republic
D
Niklas Stark 4.Germany
6.7
83'
D
Amos Pieper 5.Germany
D
Felix Agu 27.Germany
6.4
56'
D
Christian Groß 36.Germany
M
Senne Lynen 14.Belgium
7.0
83'
F
Dawid Kownacki 9.Poland
F
Justin Njinmah 17.Germany
6.6
72'
F
Nick Woltemade 29.Germany
6.6
72'

Werder Bremen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Ole Werner decided to play with the following team: Michael Zetterer (6.8), Milos Veljkovic (6.6), Marco Friedl (6.8), Anthony Jung (6.3), Mitchell Weiser (6.4), Leonardo Bittencourt (6.8), Jens Stage (6.7), Romano Schmid (6.0), Olivier Deman (6.3), Rafael Borré (6.7) and Marvin Ducksch (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jiří Pavlenka, Niklas Stark (6.7), Amos Pieper, Dawid Kownacki, Senne Lynen (7.0), Justin Njinmah (6.6), Felix Agu (6.4), Nick Woltemade (6.6) and Christian Groß.

Substitutions

Werder Bremen made 5 changes: Olivier Deman for Felix Agu (56′), Leonardo Bittencourt for Justin Njinmah (72′), Rafael Borré for Nick Woltemade (72′), Anthony Jung for Senne Lynen (83′) and Anthony Jung for Niklas Stark (83′).

Player of the match: Senne Lynen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Werder Bremen was Senne Lynen.

His rating is (7.0) with 7 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass.

His performance was exceptional also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 83′.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
6.8
D
Piero Hincapié 3.Ecuador
7.9
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
7.1
D
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
7.0
M
Jonas Hofmann 7.Germany
8.1
89'
M
Florian Wirtz 10.Germany
7.3
81'
M
Alejandro Grimaldo 20.Spain
8.1
77' 76'
M
Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina
7.3
M
Granit Xhaka 34.Switzerland
7.7
89'
M
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
8.2
81' 42'
F
Victor Boniface 22.Nigeria
6.6
71'
Substitutes
G
Matej Kovar 17.Czech Republic
D
Josip Stanisic 2.Croatia
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
D
Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
89'
M
Nathan Tella 19.Nigeria
6.7
81'
M
Gustavo Puerta 32.Colombia
89'
F
Amine Adli 21.France
7.5
71'
F
Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic
7.0
81'

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Xabier Alonso Olano played with: Lukas Hradecky  (6.8), Odilon Kossounou (7.1), Robert Andrich (7.0), Piero Hincapié (7.9), Jeremie Frimpong (8.2), Granit Xhaka  (7.7), Exequiel Palacios (7.3), Alejandro Grimaldo (8.1), Jonas Hofmann (8.1), Florian Wirtz (7.3) and Victor Boniface (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Josip Stanisic, Jonathan Tah, Nadiem Amiri, Edmond Tapsoba , Matej Kovar, Nathan Tella (6.7), Amine Adli (7.5), Adam Hlozek (7.0) and Gustavo Puerta.

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: Victor Boniface for Amine Adli (71′), Granit Xhaka  for Gustavo Puerta (89′), Jonas Hofmann for Nadiem Amiri (89′), Florian Wirtz for Adam Hlozek (81′) and Jeremie Frimpong for Nathan Tella (81′).

Player of the match: Jeremie Frimpong​

The most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Jeremie Frimpong.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 39 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​