German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, August 30, 2025
Bayer Leverkusen WWLWL 3
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Werder Bremen DDWLL 3
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B04213
SVW123
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Match Report

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Malik Tillman nets but Bayer Leverkusen held to 3-3 draw by Werder Bremen

Ten-man Werder Bremen staged a dramatic late fightback to snatch a 3-3 draw against Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
1
55.4
Possession
44.6
10
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
510
Accurate Passes
386
575
Passes
458
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
17
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
35
31
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
0
8
Effective Tackles
14
12
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
7
Interceptions
5
19
Effective Clearances
24
19
Clearances
24

Head to Head

B04 leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SVW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Mio BackhausG
  2. 31Karim CoulibalyCD-L
  3. 4Niklas StarkCD-R
  4. 27Felix AguLB
  5. 3Yukinari SugawaraRB
  6. 20Romano SchmidAM
  7. 14Senne LynenLM
  8. 24Patrice CovicRM
  9. 17Marco GrüllF
  10. 7Samuel MbangulaAM-L
  11. 11Justin NjinmahAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 34Wesley AdehSUB
  2. 21Isak Hansen-AarøenSUB
  3. 33Mick SchmetgensSUB
  4. 35Leon OpitzSUB
  5. 28Skelly AlveroSUB
  6. 9Keke ToppSUB
  7. 23Isaac SchmidtSUB
  8. 10Leonardo BittencourtSUB
  9. 13Karl HeinSUB

B04 · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mark FlekkenG
  2. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-L
  3. 4Jarell QuansahCD-R
  4. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLB
  5. 16Axel TapeRB
  6. 10Malik TillmanAM
  7. 8Robert AndrichLM
  8. 24Aleix GarcíaRM
  9. 14Patrik SchickF
  10. 35Christian KofaneAM-L
  11. 23Nathan TellaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Piero HincapiéSUB
  2. 19Ernest PokuSUB
  3. 18Alejo SarcoSUB
  4. 9Claudio EcheverriSUB
  5. 28Janis BlaswichSUB
  6. 5Loïc BadéSUB
  7. 30Ibrahim MazaSUB
  8. 13ArthurSUB
  9. 25Exequiel PalaciosSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
  2. 35' Goal! SV Werder Bremen 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 37' Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 44' Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  5. 45'+4' Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 57' Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 61' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Aleix García.
  8. 61' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Claudio Echeverri replaces Malik Tillman.
  9. 63' Second yellow card to Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) for a bad foul.
  10. 64' Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  11. 65' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Leonardo Bittencourt replaces Patrice Covic.
  12. 65' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Skelly Alvero replaces Justin Njinmah.
  13. 70' Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 71' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Isaac Schmidt replaces Samuel Mbangula.
  15. 71' Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Keke Topp replaces Marco Grüll.
  16. 72' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Loïc Badé replaces Axel Tape.
  17. 72' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ernest Poku replaces Christian Kofane.
  18. 76' Goal! SV Werder Bremen 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Isaac Schmidt (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keke Topp following a fast break.
  19. 86' Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 87' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ibrahim Maza replaces Nathan Tella.
  21. 90'+1' Isaac Schmidt (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 90'+4' Goal! SV Werder Bremen 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Karim Coulibaly (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.

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