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 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
1. FC Union Berlin 34 games · 39 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Timo Gerach
Assistant 1 Florian Heft
Assistant 2 Dominik Schaal

15 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

Head-to-Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 15 games · Avg 2.4 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
#6	Position	#11
59	Points	39
34	Played	34
17 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	10 / 9 / 15
68	Scored	44
47	Conceded	58
+21	GD	-14
1.74	PPG	1.15
50%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

21% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts). 1. FC Union Berlin are 11th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/2

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at BayArena as Bayer 04 Leverkusen face off against 1. FC Union Berlin in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Union Berlin are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Germany international Jonas Hofmann has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Granit Xhaka has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 65 cards already picked up this season.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bayer 04 Leverkusen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
23' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alejandro Grimaldo makes no mistake. 1-0!
24' Fresh legs for 1. FC Union Berlin! Robin Knoche comes on to replace Leonardo Bonucci.
29' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 751 goals from 541 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Fofana is clearly more than just a goal scorer for 1. FC Union Berlin.
39' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
44' It looks like no one’s ball. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' Fresh legs for 1. FC Union Berlin! Christopher Trimmel comes on to replace Josip Juranovic.
51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
57' GOAL! Odilon Kossounou scores on 57.
62' 1. FC Union Berlin looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
64' The 1. FC Union Berlin bench stirs into life. Sheraldo Becker is withdrawn and Brenden Aaronson gets his opportunity.
69' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bayer 04 Leverkusen must find a spark to ignite this game.
73' A stunning finish from Jonathan Tah — that came from absolutely nowhere!
74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Frederik Ronnow.
78' A tactical swap from 1. FC Union Berlin — Kevin Behrens on, David Fofana off on 78 minutes.
81' Amine Adli is replacing Jonas Hofmann for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
83' Against the run of play, Nathan Tella has scored! This game has turned on its head.
87' Fresh legs for Bayer 04 Leverkusen! Noah Mbamba comes on to replace Florian Wirtz.
Full Time. Bayer 04 Leverkusen beats 1. FC Union Berlin

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
Florian Wirtz	3
Lucas Alario	2
Jonathan Tah	2
Karim Bellarabi	2
Patrik Schick	2
Grischa Promel	2
Robert Andrich	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

3 / 4

2.63 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

0.78 1. FC Union Berlin xG

I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen74% Draw17% 1. FC Union Berlin9%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 3.41

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

90%

Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin

26%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or 1. FC Union Berlin

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen56% Draw35% 1. FC Union Berlin9%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.5%

3 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 0

8.6%

3 – 1

7.5%

1 – 1

7.4%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

0 – 0

4.6%

5 – 0

3.4%

2 – 2

3.3%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	1. FC Union Berlin covers
-2.5	33%	—	67%
-2	33%	21%	45%
-1.5	55%	—	45%
-1	55%	21%	24%
-0.5	76%	—	24%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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