Following the 4-0 home win against VfL Bochum, Bayer 04 are the first team in German professional football to remain unbeaten in the first 25 games of a season – and have therefore broken the record set by Hamburg SV in 1982/83. The Werkself also remain top of the table going into the winter break. In addition, the final matchday in 2023 brought other records, a hat-trick, a proposal of marriage and and a reflective end to a unique season so far. The Werkself review.
Show moreBayer 04 ended 2023 with yet another win in the Bundesliga, with Patrick Schick scoring a first-half hat-trick and Victor Boniface adding a fourth after the break in 4-0 victory at home to Bochum. The Werkself are now unbeaten 25 games into 2023/24, setting a new record for a German club and taking a four-point lead into the winter break.
Show moreBayer 04 are in action one last time this year as they close out 2023 at home to Bochum on Wednesday, 20 December (kick-off: 20:30 CET). Three more points are definitely the goal against Thomas Letsch’s tough-to-beat side. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the game, including a Christmas surprise for afterwards.
Show moreAfter big problems at the start of the league campaign, VfL Bochum are now doing much better in the Bundesliga. The team under coach Thomas Letsch produced one of their best performances of the season against Union Berlin at the weekend. VfL round off 2023 with a visit to the BayArena on Wednesday 20 December (kick-off: 20.30 CET). The Blue and Whites will have to manage without their best scorer and provider in the game against the Werkself. The lowdown on our next opponents.
Show moreThe end to the year on home turf in the festive season: In the last match before Christmas, the Werkself entertain VfL Bochum in front of another full house at the BayArena on Wednesday 20 December (kick-off: 20.30 CET).
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