1. FC Union Berlin vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2023-24

1. FC Union Berlin

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Sat 6 Apr 2024 · 13:30 UTC An der Alten Forsterei HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 45+8' Florian Wirtz pen

Robin Gosens 9' Y

Lucas Tousart 37' Y

Robin Gosens 45' YR

Y 64' Amine Adli

Y 82' Robert Andrich

Overview

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1. FC Union Berlin vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga at An der Alten Forsterei.

1. FC Union Berlin 9 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Benjamin Brand
Assistant 1 Thomas Stein
Assistant 2 Christian Dietz

6 games this season 🟨 4.5/game ⚽ 24.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	9	21
2	Borussia Dortmund	9	21
3	SC Freiburg	9	19
4	RB Leipzig	9	18
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	9	16
6	SV Werder Bremen	9	15
7	SV 07 Elversberg	9	13
8	VfB Stuttgart	9	12
9	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	9	12
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	9	12
11	Hamburger SV	9	12
12	1. FSV Mainz 05	9	10
13	SC Paderborn 07	9	10
14	FC Augsburg	9	9
15	1. FC Köln	9	9
16	1. FC Union Berlin	9	7
17	FC Schalke 04	9	6
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	9	4

Head-to-Head

1. FC Union Berlin 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-06 1. FC Union Berlin 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2023-11-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 1. FC Union Berlin 2023-04-29 1. FC Union Berlin 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-11-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–0 1. FC Union Berlin 2022-01-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 1. FC Union Berlin

Recent Form

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	0–1	L
30 Mar	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	0–0	D
16 Mar	SV Werder Bremen	H	2–1	W
08 Mar	VfB Stuttgart	A	0–2	L
02 Mar	Borussia Dortmund	H	0–2	L
24 Feb	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	H	2–2	D

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	1. FC Union Berlin	A	1–0	W
03 Apr	TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf	H	4–0	W
30 Mar	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	2–1	W
17 Mar	SC Freiburg	A	3–2	W
14 Mar	Qarabag Agdam FK	H	3–2	W
10 Mar	VfL Wolfsburg	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

1. FC Union Berlin		Bayer 04 Leverkusen
#16	Position	#5
7	Points	16
9	Played	9
1 / 4 / 4	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 3
7	Scored	20
21	Conceded	17
-14	GD	+3
0.78	PPG	1.78
11%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

22% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

1. FC Union Berlin are 16th (7 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

2/3

16-30

–/3

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

1/6

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

3/4

61-75

2/1

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin

Tim Skarke	2 G	1 A
Leopold Querfeld	1 G	1 A
Emmanuel Latte Lath	1 G

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick	8 G	2 A
Ibrahim Maza	3 G	3 A
Christian Kofane	2 G
Facundo Medina	1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' 1. FC Union Berlin have kicked off against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Bayer 04 Leverkusen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
9' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Robin Gosens.
14' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both 1. FC Union Berlin and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
19' Yorbe Vertessen, a Belgium , has 9 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
29' It looks surprising Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not make any changes. Benedict Hollerbach has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
32' Fresh legs for Bayer 04 Leverkusen! Amine Adli comes on to replace Adam Hlozek.
37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lucas Tousart on 37.
42' 1. FC Union Berlin started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Robin Gosens on 45.
46' Time for substitution for 1. FC Union Berlin. Yorbe Vertessen is replaced by Mikkel Kaufmann.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Xabi Alonso will be considering his options from the bench.
53' A goal from the Germany international Florian Wirtz! He fires home on 45 to make it 0-1!
58' Both keepers have barely been tested. 1. FC Union Berlin and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
62' The 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes a substitution. Rani Khedira departs to be replaced by Aissa Laidouni.
63' The crowd applauds Andras Schafer as he leaves the pitch. Alex Kral steps in for 1. FC Union Berlin.
64' Amine Adli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 64.
67' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Borja Iglesias departs to be replaced by Victor Boniface.
72' Borja Iglesias is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bayer 04 Leverkusen tonight.
77' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 77 minutes.
78' A tactical swap from 1. FC Union Berlin — Benedict Hollerbach on, Brenden Aaronson off on 78 minutes.
79' Nathan Tella makes way for Jeremie Frimpong at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
82' Bayer 04 Leverkusen receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
87' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is showing some good football. However, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
Full Time. Bayer 04 Leverkusen beats 1. FC Union Berlin

Lineups

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

5
Danilho Doekhi
29
Lucas Tousart
8
Rani Khedira ↓ Aissa Laidouni 62'
2
Kevin Vogt
1
Frederik Ronnow
28
Christopher Trimmel ↓ Josip Juranovic 63'
6
Robin Gosens
4
Diogo Leite
13
Andras Schafer ↓ Alex Kral 63'
7
Brenden Aaronson ↓ Benedict Hollerbach 78'
14
Yorbe Vertessen ↓ Mikkel Kaufmann 46'

Bench

Coach Nenad Bjelica

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Moussa Diaby	5
Patrik Schick	3
Florian Wirtz	3
Jonathan Tah	2
Karim Bellarabi	2
Grischa Promel	2
Robert Andrich	2
Lucas Alario	2

Head to Head

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2024-04-06 1. FC Union Berlin 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2024-03-30 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 1. FC Union Berlin D 2024-03-16 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 SV Werder Bremen W 2024-03-08 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 1. FC Union Berlin L 2024-03-02 1. FC Union Berlin 0–2 Borussia Dortmund L 2024-02-24 1. FC Union Berlin 2–2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 D

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2024-04-06 1. FC Union Berlin 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-04-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf W 2024-03-30 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2024-03-17 SC Freiburg 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-03-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 Qarabag Agdam FK W 2024-03-10 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.83 1. FC Union Berlin xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.41 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Union Berlin15% Draw21% Bayer 04 Leverkusen64%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

1. FC Union Berlin or Draw

36%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

85%

1. FC Union Berlin or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Union Berlin10% Draw38% Bayer 04 Leverkusen52%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

11.3%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 3

8.8%

1 – 1

8.5%

1 – 3

7.3%

0 – 0

5.3%

0 – 4

5.3%

1 – 4

4.5%

2 – 2

3.8%

2 – 1

3.1%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Handicap	1. FC Union Berlin covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	7%	90%
-0.5	10%	—	90%
+0.5	29%	—	71%
+1	29%	22%	49%
+1.5	51%	—	49%
+2	51%	21%	28%
+2.5	72%	—	28%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.