📏 Form Guide

Bayer Leverkusen

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Bayer Leverkusen will be looking for a repeat result of a 0-1 Bundesliga success versus Heidenheim.

In that match, Bayer Leverkusen had 52% possession and 6 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Bayer Leverkusen was Emiliano Buendía (91'). Heidenheim had 10 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.

It has been seldom in recent games where Bayer Leverkusen have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Bayer Leverkusen have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 10 goals in the process. It will be interesting to find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained into this next match.

Coming into this contest, Bayer Leverkusen have not lost a league tie with Union Berlin in their last 8 matches. A decent run, indeed.

Union Berlin

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Union Berlin will come into the clash after a 1-0 Bundesliga win in the defeat of VfL Wolfsburg in their most recent match.

In that match, Union Berlin managed 45% possession and 13 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Union Berlin was Benedict Hollerbach (63'). Wolfsburg had 12 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.

Looking at their form, and Union Berlin have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 10 goals overall. Defensively, Union Berlin have clearly had some problems.

Ahead of this meeting, Union Berlin are unbeaten in their previous 2 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

A review of past results between these clubs stretching back to 08/01/2022 reveals that these encounters have been a source of anguish for Union Berlin. They’ve not managed to register any wins at all whereas Bayer Leverkusen have been dominant against them, beating them in 67 per cent of those matches played.

In all, 17 goals were scored between them in these games, with 14 of them for Leverkusen and 3 created by Union. That’s an average goals per game of 2.83.

The previous league match featuring the two was Bundesliga match day 12 on 30/11/2024 when it finished Union Berlin 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen.

In that match, Union Berlin had 38% possession and 8 shots at goal with 2 on target. Their only player to score was Woo-yeong Jeong (29').

For their opponents, Bayer Leverkusen had 8 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Jeremie Frimpong (2') and Patrik Schick (71') scored.

The referee was Christian Dingert.

📋 Team News: Bayer Leverkusen

It seems likely that Leverkusen could opt for a 4-4-2 formation for this game, utilising Lukas Hradecky, Nordi Mukiele, Jonathan Tah, Piero Hincapie, Jeremie Frimpong, Granit Xhaka, Robert Andrich, Alejandro Grimaldo, Aleix Garcia, Amine Adli and Patrik Schick.

🗞️ Team News: Union Berlin

Union Berlin manager Steffen Baumgart has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Robert Skov (Foot injury), Aljoscha Kemlein (Foot surgery) and Woo-yeong Jeong (Ankle injury) will not be playing here.

We’re of the thinking that Union could decide to make use of a 3-5-2 lineup, giving starts to Frederik Roennow, Danilho Doekhi, Leopold Querfeld, Diogo Leite, Christopher Trimmel, Janik Haberer, Rani Khedira, Andras Schafer, Josip Juranovic, Andrej Ilic and Benedict Hollerbach.

💭 Prediction

Our feeling is that Bayer Leverkusen will most probably get the goals that they need when they face Union Berlin, who could well find it tough scoring.

We’re therefore anticipating a comfortable 2-0 victory for Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the 90 minutes.

Andre Moura, 13:07 12/04/2025