Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FC Union Berlin, Bundesliga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2019-20

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2 – 0

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1. FC Union Berlin

Sat 21 Sep 2019 · 13:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'

Y 64' Sebastian Polter

R 64' Sebastian Polter

R 66' Sebastian Polter

Y 86' Keven Schlotterbeck

Overview

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FC Union Berlin — Bundesliga .

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

Match Details

Referee Robert Hartmann
Referee Robert Kampka
Referee Nicolas Winter
Referee Christian Dietz
Referee Markus Schuller

5 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 25.2 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2019-09-21 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 1. FC Union Berlin

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	1. FC Union Berlin	H	2–0	W
18 Sep	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	1–2	L
14 Sep	Borussia Dortmund	A	0–4	L
31 Aug	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	0–0	D
24 Aug	TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf	A	3–1	W
17 Aug	SC Paderborn 07	H	3–2	W

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–2	L
14 Sep	SV Werder Bremen	H	1–2	L
31 Aug	Borussia Dortmund	H	3–1	W
24 Aug	FC Augsburg	A	1–1	D
18 Aug	RB Leipzig	H	0–4	L
11 Aug	VfB Germania Halberstadt	A	6–0	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

22% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

1. FC Union Berlin

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

Events

Match Events

0' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have kicked off against 1. FC Union Berlin. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' It’s high time Peter Bosz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
16' A goal from the Argentina international Lucas Alario! He fires home on 16 to make it 1-0!
20' What composure from Kevin Volland! The Germany international strokes it home. 2-0.
25' Lucas Alario makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are in front.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Bosz might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' Christian Gentner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Union Berlin are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
45' Aleksandar Dragovic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
46' 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Akaki Gogia is hanging Sheraldo Becker on the field on 46 minute.
49' Another change for 1. FC Union Berlin made on 49 minute. Christopher Lenz leaves to be changed by Ken Reichel.
54' Rafal Gikiewicz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bayer 04 Leverkusen so far.
59' The 32-year-old Christopher Lenz has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
61' The supporters are chanting for Sebastian Polter. He replaces Marcus Ingvartsen on 61 minute.
64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sebastian Polter.
66' Controversy at the stadium! Sebastian Polter argues furiously but the Red card stands.
67' Bayer 04 Leverkusen make a change. Lars Bender trudges off to be replaced by Mitchell Weiser on 67 minutes.
70' The crowd applauds Julian Baumgartlinger as he leaves the pitch. Kerem Demirbay steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
75' It looks surprising Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not make any changes. Robert Andrich has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
83' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri is replaced by Paulinho.
86' 1. FC Union Berlin player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

5
Sven Bender
31
Kevin Volland
20
Charles Aranguiz
13
Lucas Alario
15
Julian Baumgartlinger ↓ Kerem Demirbay 70'
29
Kai Havertz
18
Wendell
8
Lars Bender C ↓ Mitchell Weiser 67'
1
Lukas Hradecky
6
Aleksandar Dragovic
11
Nadiem Amiri ↓ Paulinho 83'

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

27
Sheraldo Becker ↓ Akaki Gogia 46'
34
Christian Gentner
31
Keven Schlotterbeck
25
Christopher Lenz ↓ Ken Reichel 49'
10
Sebastian Andersson
5
Marvin Friedrich
28
Christopher Trimmel C
1
Rafal Gikiewicz
30
Robert Andrich
15
Marius Bulter
32
Marcus Ingvartsen ↓ Sebastian Polter 61'

Bench

Coach Urs Fischer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.55 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

0.81 1. FC Union Berlin xG

I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen68% Draw19% 1. FC Union Berlin13%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 3.36

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

87%

Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin

32%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or 1. FC Union Berlin

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen54% Draw36% 1. FC Union Berlin10%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

8.7%

1 – 1

7.9%

3 – 1

7.5%

4 – 0

5.9%

4 – 1

4.8%

0 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

3.1%

5 – 0

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	1. FC Union Berlin covers
-2.5	31%	—	69%
-2	31%	21%	48%
-1.5	52%	—	48%
-1	52%	21%	27%
-0.5	73%	—	27%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FC Union Berlin, Bundesliga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

1. FC Union Berlin Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Clean Sheet