Two clubs in the top half of the Bundesliga table will do battle today in a league match between Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET will be held at the BayArena in Leverkusen and can be live streamed here. Additional TV coverage can be found on GolTV.
What The Managers Are Saying (all quotes via the Bundesliga's official website):
Bayer Leverkusen manager Roger Schmidt: "We're only right at the start of the season, but being top of the league is always nice. We want to make sure we stay there."
Werder Bremen manager Robin Dutt : "I don't believe that any team is completely settled by Matchday 3. If Leverkusen have any weaknesses on Friday, we'll find them."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Werder Bremen's Assani Lukimya will be tasked with containing Bayer Leverkusen's prominent attack. The 28-year-old is averaging four tackles and six clearances per match in addition to his one goal.
Bayer Leverkusen's Projected Lineup (4-4-1-1): Leno; Boenisch, Spahic, Toprak, Jedvaj; Son, Reinartz, Castro, Bellarabi; Calhangolu; Kiessling
Werder Bremen Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Wolf; Garcia, Lukimya, Prodi, Fritz; Elia, Junuzovic, Hajrovic; Petersen, Santo
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
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|
1 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
|||
|
2 |
SC Paderborn |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|||
|
3 |
Hoffenheim |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|||
|
4 |
1. FC Köln |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|||
|
5 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|||
|
5 |
FC Bayern München |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|||
|
7 |
Hannover 96 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|||
|
8 |
Borussia Dortmund |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
3 |
|||
|
9 |
Werder Bremen |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|||
|
10 |
FSV Mainz 05 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|||
|
11 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|||
|
12 |
VfL Wolfsburg |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
1 |
|||
|
13 |
Schalke 04 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
1 |
|||
|
14 |
SC Freiburg |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
|||
|
15 |
Hertha BSC |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
1 |
|||
|
16 |
VfB Stuttgart |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
1 |
|||
|
17 |
Hamburger SV |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
1 |
|||
|
18 |
FC Augsburg |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
-3 |
0 |
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