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

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Bundesliga · 2023-24

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

4 – 0

Full Time

1. FC Union Berlin

Sun 12 Nov 2023 · 14:30 UTC BayArena HT 45' · FT 45'

Alejandro Grimaldo 23' 1–0

Odilon Kossounou 57' 2–0

Jonathan Tah 73' 3–0

Nathan Tella 83' 4–0

Y 74' Frederik Ronnow

Overview

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
1. FC Union Berlin 4 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Timo Gerach
Assistant 1 Florian Heft
Assistant 2 Dominik Schaal

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Borussia Dortmund	4	12
2	FC Bayern München	4	10
3	SC Freiburg	4	10
4	FC Augsburg	4	7
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	4	7
6	1. FSV Mainz 05	4	7
7	SV 07 Elversberg	4	7
8	SV Werder Bremen	4	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	5
11	FC Schalke 04	4	5
12	SC Paderborn 07	4	4
13	1. FC Köln	4	4
14	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	4	3
15	VfB Stuttgart	4	3
16	Hamburger SV	4	3
17	1. FC Union Berlin	4	1
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2021-08-14 1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Nov	1. FC Union Berlin	H	4–0	W
09 Nov	Qarabag Agdam FK	A	1–0	W
04 Nov	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	3–2	W
01 Nov	SV Sandhausen 1916	A	5–2	W
29 Oct	SC Freiburg	H	2–1	W
26 Oct	Qarabag Agdam FK	H	5–1	W

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Nov	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–4	L
08 Nov	SSC Napoli	A	1–1	D
04 Nov	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	0–3	L
31 Oct	VfB Stuttgart	A	0–1	L
28 Oct	SV Werder Bremen	A	0–2	L
24 Oct	SSC Napoli	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen		1. FC Union Berlin
#5	Position	#17
7	Points	1
4	Played	4
2 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 3
10	Scored	4
5	Conceded	17
+5	GD	-13
1.75	PPG	0.25
50%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

0% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (7 pts). 1. FC Union Berlin are 17th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

1/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

1/3

16-30

–/3

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

–/4

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick	4 G	1 A
Christian Kofane	2 G
Ibrahim Maza	1 G	1 A
Facundo Medina	1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez	1 G

1. FC Union Berlin

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is hosting 1. FC Union Berlin for another epic battle.
5' 1. FC Union Berlin are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Xabi Alonso might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' The travelling 1. FC Union Berlin supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' A quiet spell here at BayArena. Bayer 04 Leverkusen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
23' What a strike from Alejandro Grimaldo! The score is 1-0.
24' A tactical swap from 1. FC Union Berlin — Robin Knoche on, Leonardo Bonucci off on 24 minutes.
29' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bayer 04 Leverkusen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Robin Gosens made 528 appearances and scored 47 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' It is a substitution in 1. FC Union Berlin team. Josip Juranovic is replaced by Christopher Trimmel on 46 minute.
51' It looks surprising Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not make any changes. Josip Juranovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined 1. FC Union Berlin backline.
57' GOAL! Odilon Kossounou fires home to make it 2-0!
62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
64' Another substitution for 1. FC Union Berlin to replace Sheraldo Becker by Brenden Aaronson on 64 minute.
69' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Janik Haberer suffering a number of foals already.
73' Against the run of play, Jonathan Tah has scored! This game has turned on its head.
74' Frederik Ronnow has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 74.
78' Fresh legs for 1. FC Union Berlin! Kevin Behrens comes on to replace David Fofana.
81' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 81 minute. Jonas Hofmann leaves to be changed by Amine Adli.
83' The deadlock is broken! Nathan Tella gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
87' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Florian Wirtz departs to be replaced by Noah Mbamba.
4-0 the final result. 1. FC Union Berlin will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

34
Granit Xhaka
4
Jonathan Tah
1
Lukas Hradecky
7
Jonas Hofmann ↓ Amine Adli 81'
25
Exequiel Palacios ↓ Robert Andrich 87'
20
Alejandro Grimaldo
30
Jeremie Frimpong ↓ Nathan Tella 81'
10
Florian Wirtz ↓ Noah Mbamba 87'
22
Victor Boniface ↓ Adam Hlozek 87'
3
Piero Hincapie
6
Odilon Kossounou

Bench

11
Nadiem Amiri
8
Robert Andrich ↑ 87'
23
Adam Hlozek ↑ 87'
21
Amine Adli ↑ 81'
17
Matej Kovar
19
Nathan Tella ↑ 81'
2
Josip Stanisic
18
Noah Mbamba ↑ 87'
32
Gustavo Puerta

Coach Xabi Alonso

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

27
Sheraldo Becker ↓ Brenden Aaronson 64'
26
Jerome Roussillon ↓ Robin Gosens 78'
19
Janik Haberer
1
Frederik Ronnow
3
Paul Jaeckel
23
Leonardo Bonucci ↓ Robin Knoche 24'
4
Diogo Leite
18
Josip Juranovic ↓ Christopher Trimmel 46'
33
Alex Kral
20
Aissa Laidouni
11
David Fofana ↓ Kevin Behrens 78'

Bench

Coach Urs Fischer

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2023-11-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 1. FC Union Berlin W 2023-11-09 Qarabag Agdam FK 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2023-11-04 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2023-11-01 SV Sandhausen 1916 2–5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2023-10-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 SC Freiburg W 2023-10-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–1 Qarabag Agdam FK W

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2023-11-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 1. FC Union Berlin L 2023-11-08 SSC Napoli 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin D 2023-11-04 1. FC Union Berlin 0–3 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2023-10-31 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin L 2023-10-28 SV Werder Bremen 2–0 1. FC Union Berlin L 2023-10-24 1. FC Union Berlin 0–1 SSC Napoli L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

4.63 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

0.56 1. FC Union Berlin xG

I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 87% + Over 2.5 goals 86%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen87% Draw9% 1. FC Union Berlin4%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 5.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	86%	14%
± 3.5	71%	29%
± 4.5	53%	47%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

95%

Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin

13%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or 1. FC Union Berlin

91%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen80% Draw18% 1. FC Union Berlin2%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

4 – 0

Actual

5 – 0

10.5%

3 – 0

10.4%

6 – 0

8.1%

2 – 0

7.2%

4 – 1

6.3%

5 – 1

5.9%

3 – 1

5.6%

7 – 0

5.4%

6 – 1

4.6%

2 – 1

3.8%

1 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	1. FC Union Berlin covers
-2.5	70%	—	30%
-2	70%	15%	15%
-1.5	85%	—	15%
-1	85%	9%	6%
-0.5	94%	—	6%
+0.5	99%	—	1%
+1	99%	1%	0%
+1.5	100%	—	0%
+2	100%	—	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

58% ✓

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

2% ✓

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