Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FC Union Berlin, Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

Bundesliga · 2024-25

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0 – 0

Full Time

1. FC Union Berlin

Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 13:30 UTC BayArena 30,210 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 83' David Preu

Jonas Hofmann 90' Y

Florian Wirtz 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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 Bastian Dankert
Assistant 1 Rene Rohde
Assistant 2 Marcel Unger

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

2025-04-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 1. FC Union Berlin 2024-11-30 1. FC Union Berlin 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 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

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	1. FC Union Berlin	H	0–0	D
05 Apr	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	A	1–0	W
01 Apr	Arminia Bielefeld	A	1–2	L
28 Mar	VfL Bochum 1848	H	3–1	W
16 Mar	VfB Stuttgart	A	4–3	W
11 Mar	FC Bayern München	H	0–2	L

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–0	D
06 Apr	VfL Wolfsburg	H	1–0	W
30 Mar	SC Freiburg	A	2–1	W
15 Mar	FC Bayern München	H	1–1	D
09 Mar	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	2–1	W
02 Mar	Holstein Kiel	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' What a night it is going to be! Bayer 04 Leverkusen welcome 1. FC Union Berlin for this crunch clash at BayArena.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' David Preu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. 1. FC Union Berlin is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' 1. FC Union Berlin started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' The 30-year-old Tim Skarke has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Union Berlin are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
40' Bayer 04 Leverkusen currently sit 2 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' Patrik Schick has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
46' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Amine Adli is hanging Nathan Tella on the field on 46 minute.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nathan Tella, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Union Berlin are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
57' Florian Wirtz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aleix Garcia on 57 minute.
60' The 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes a substitution. Tim Skarke departs to be replaced by Benedict Hollerbach.
61' Lucas Tousart is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrej Ilic at the 61 minute mark.
66' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
74' Victor Boniface has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alejandro Grimaldo on 74 minute.
78' Jerome Roussillon gets the nod from 1. FC Union Berlin. He replaces Christopher Trimmel and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Another change for 1. FC Union Berlin made on 82 minute. Josip Juranovic leaves to be changed by Tom Rothe.
83' David Preu picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
86' Jonas Hofmann is replacing Exequiel Palacios for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
90' A moment of madness from Jonas Hofmann on 90 minutes earns him a card. Bayer 04 Leverkusen will be frustrated.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

34
Granit Xhaka
4
Jonathan Tah
1
Lukas Hradecky
24
Aleix Garcia ↓ Florian Wirtz 57'
14
Patrik Schick
25
Exequiel Palacios ↓ Jonas Hofmann 86'
20
Alejandro Grimaldo ↓ Victor Boniface 74'
12
Edmond Tapsoba ↓ Arthur Augusto 74'
30
Jeremie Frimpong
19
Nathan Tella ↓ Amine Adli 46'
3
Piero Hincapie

Bench

16
Emiliano Buendia
23
Nordi Mukiele
7
Jonas Hofmann ↑ 86'
8
Robert Andrich
21
Amine Adli ↑ 46'
17
Matej Kovar
10
Florian Wirtz ↑ 57'
22
Victor Boniface ↑ 74'
13
Arthur Augusto ↑ 74'

Coach Xabi Alonso

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

5
Danilho Doekhi
8
Rani Khedira
19
Janik Haberer ↓ David Preu 78'
1
Frederik Ronnow
28
Christopher Trimmel ↓ Jerome Roussillon 78'
21
Tim Skarke ↓ Benedict Hollerbach 60'
4
Diogo Leite
18
Josip Juranovic ↓ Tom Rothe 82'
13
Andras Schafer
23
Andrej Ilic ↓ Lucas Tousart 61'
14
Leopold Querfeld

Bench

29
Lucas Tousart ↑ 61'
26
Jerome Roussillon ↑ 78'
2
Kevin Vogt
37
Alexander Schwolow
20
Laszlo Benes
16
Benedict Hollerbach ↑ 60'
15
Tom Rothe ↑ 82'
27
Marin Ljubicic
45
David Preu ↑ 78'

Coach Steffen Baumgart

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2025-04-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 1. FC Union Berlin D 2025-04-05 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2025-04-01 Arminia Bielefeld 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2025-03-28 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 VfL Bochum 1848 W 2025-03-16 VfB Stuttgart 3–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2025-03-11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 FC Bayern München L

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2025-04-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 1. FC Union Berlin D 2025-04-06 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg W 2025-03-30 SC Freiburg 1–2 1. FC Union Berlin W 2025-03-15 1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 FC Bayern München D 2025-03-09 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 1. FC Union Berlin W 2025-03-02 1. FC Union Berlin 0–1 Holstein Kiel L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

3.73 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

0.66 1. FC Union Berlin xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen78% Draw13% 1. FC Union Berlin9%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 4.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

91%

Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin

22%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or 1. FC Union Berlin

87%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen71% Draw25% 1. FC Union Berlin4%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–0 not predicted

0 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

11.1%

4 – 0

10.1%

2 – 0

9.4%

5 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

4 – 1

6.5%

2 – 1

5.8%

1 – 0

5.1%

5 – 1

4.9%

6 – 0

4.7%

1 – 1

3.6%

6 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	1. FC Union Berlin covers
-2.5	56%	—	44%
-2	56%	19%	25%
-1.5	75%	—	25%
-1	75%	14%	11%
-0.5	89%	—	11%
+0.5	97%	—	3%
+1	97%	2%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

52% ✓

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

3% ✗

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