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

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Bundesliga · 2024-25

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0 – 0

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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

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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 Bastian Dankert
Assistant 1 Rene Rohde
Assistant 2 Marcel Unger

16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 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

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Union Berlin is underway.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Danilho Doekhi, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' 1. FC Union Berlin come into this ranked 13 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' It’s high time Xabi Alonso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' 1. FC Union Berlin is showing some good football. However, 1. FC Union Berlin are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with 1. FC Union Berlin winning 50% of all matches.
35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bayer 04 Leverkusen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bayer 04 Leverkusen must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' 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.
46' Amine Adli gets the nod from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He replaces Nathan Tella and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bayer 04 Leverkusen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
57' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Aleix Garcia by Florian Wirtz on 57 minute.
60' Another change for 1. FC Union Berlin made on 60 minute. Tim Skarke leaves to be changed by Benedict Hollerbach.
61' The 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes a substitution. Andrej Ilic departs to be replaced by Lucas Tousart.
66' Josip Juranovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bayer 04 Leverkusen tonight.
71' 1. FC Union Berlin looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
74' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Alejandro Grimaldo by Victor Boniface on 74 minute.
78' Another substitution for 1. FC Union Berlin to replace Christopher Trimmel by Jerome Roussillon on 78 minute.
82' Tom Rothe is replacing Josip Juranovic for the 1. FC Union Berlin side.
83' It’s a booking for 1. FC Union Berlin player. David Preu gets a card.
86' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Exequiel Palacios departs to be replaced by Jonas Hofmann.
90' Jonas Hofmann is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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

3 / 4

1.73 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 1. FC Union Berlin xG

I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen55% Draw25% 1. FC Union Berlin20%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

81%

Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin

45%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or 1. FC Union Berlin

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen39% Draw46% 1. FC Union Berlin15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 0

12%

2 – 0

10.8%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.3%

3 – 0

6.1%

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

5.4%

1 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

2.7%

4 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	1. FC Union Berlin covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	18%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	24%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

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