Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FC Union Berlin, Bundesliga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2026-27

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

4 – 0

Full Time

1. FC Union Berlin

Sat 5 Sep 2026 · 13:30 UTC BayArena 29,629 HT 45' · FT 45'

Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez 1' 1–0

Facundo Medina 28' 2–0

Patrik Schick 48' 3–0

Ibrahim Maza 66' 4–0

Y 4' Ohis Uduokhai

Y 47' Zeno Van Den Bosch

Miguel Gutierrez 61' Y

Ibrahim Maza 88' Y

Overview

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
1. FC Union Berlin 6 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Benjamin Brand
Referee Robin Braun
Assistant 1 Florian Heft
Assistant 2 Asmir Osmanagic

5 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 20.0 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 1. FC Union Berlin 2026-02-21 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2025-10-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 1. FC Union Berlin 2025-04-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 1. FC Union Berlin 2024-11-30 1. FC Union Berlin 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	1. FC Union Berlin	H	4–0	W
29 Aug	SV 07 Elversberg	A	2–3	L
22 Aug	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	A	4–0	W
16 May	Hamburger SV	H	1–1	D
09 May	VfB Stuttgart	A	1–3	L
02 May	RB Leipzig	H	4–1	W

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–4	L
29 Aug	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	3–3	D
23 Aug	Eintracht Braunschweig	A	4–2	W
16 May	FC Augsburg	H	4–0	W
10 May	1. FSV Mainz 05	A	3–1	W
02 May	1. FC Koln	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen		1. FC Union Berlin
#4	Position	#17
13	Points	5
6	Played	6
4 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 3
16	Scored	5
9	Conceded	17
+7	GD	-12
2.17	PPG	0.83
67%	Win %	17%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

33% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 4th (13 pts). 1. FC Union Berlin are 17th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

3/3

16-30

3/–

31-45

1/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

2/–

76+

4/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

1/3

16-30

–/3

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick	6 G	2 A
Ibrahim Maza	2 G	2 A
Christian Kofane	2 G
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' Temperatures are rising at BayArena as Bayer 04 Leverkusen face off against 1. FC Union Berlin in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
1' Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the defender.
4' The referee has no hesitation. Ohis Uduokhai is booked for 1. FC Union Berlin — card on 4.
9' 1. FC Union Berlin are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
14' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
19' 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.
24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
28' A stunning finish from Facundo Medina — that came from absolutely nowhere!
33' 1. FC Union Berlin is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
43' Ibrahim Maza has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 471 appearances.
47' The referee shows 1. FC Union Berlin player a card on 47.
48' A goal from the Czech Republic international Patrik Schick! He fires home on 48 to make it 3-0!
53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Bayer 04 Leverkusen winning 100% of all matches.
58' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Union Berlin are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
61' Miguel Gutierrez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
63' Time for substitution for 1. FC Union Berlin. Emmanuel Latte Lath is replaced by Tim Skarke.
66' A goal from the Algeria international Ibrahim Maza! He fires home on 66 to make it 4-0!
67' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 67 minute. Patrik Schick leaves to be changed by Christian Kofane.
70' The crowd applauds Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez as he leaves the pitch. Robert Andrich steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
74' The 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes a substitution. Josip Juranovic departs to be replaced by Christopher Trimmel.
79' Livan Burcu makes way for Andras Schafer at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from 1. FC Union Berlin.
83' A change in the Bayer 04 Leverkusen ranks — Miguel Gutierrez exits the field as Lucas Vazquez enters on 83.
88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ibrahim Maza.
Game over. The scoreline of 4-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Mark Flekken
24
Aleix Garcia
14
Patrik Schick ↓ Christian Kofane 67'
2
Facundo Medina ↓ Loic Bade 70'
12
Edmond Tapsoba
3
Miguel Gutierrez ↓ Lucas Vazquez 83'
10
Malik Tillman ↓ Moussa Diaby 67'
6
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez ↓ Robert Andrich 70'
4
Jarell Quansah
30
Ibrahim Maza
9
Afonso Moreira

Bench

28
Janis Blaswich
19
Moussa Diaby ↑ 67'
7
Jonas Hofmann
8
Robert Andrich ↑ 70'
17
Lucas Vazquez ↑ 83'
5
Loic Bade ↑ 70'
22
Victor Boniface
15
Tim Oermann
35
Christian Kofane ↑ 67'

Coach Carles Martínez

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

8
Rani Khedira
2
Ohis Uduokhai
1
Frederik Ronnow
29
Emmanuel Latte Lath ↓ Tim Skarke 63'
20
Michel Aebischer ↓ Jeong Wooyeong 63'
18
Josip Juranovic ↓ Christopher Trimmel 74'
4
Zeno Van Den Bosch
15
Tom Rothe
6
Aljoscha Kemlein ↓ Janik Haberer 63'
27
Marin Ljubicic
9
Livan Burcu ↓ Andras Schafer 79'

Bench

19
Janik Haberer ↑ 63'
28
Christopher Trimmel ↑ 74'
21
Tim Skarke ↑ 63'
24
Robert Skov
11
Jeong Wooyeong ↑ 63'
13
Andras Schafer ↑ 79'
31
Matheo Raab
17
Derrick Kohn
14
Leopold Querfeld

Coach Mauro Lustrinelli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2026-09-05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 1. FC Union Berlin W 2026-08-29 SV 07 Elversberg 3–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2026-08-22 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2026-05-16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Hamburger SV D 2026-05-09 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2026-05-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 RB Leipzig W

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2026-09-05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 1. FC Union Berlin L 2026-08-29 1. FC Union Berlin 3–3 Eintracht Frankfurt D 2026-08-23 Eintracht Braunschweig 2–4 1. FC Union Berlin W 2026-05-16 1. FC Union Berlin 4–0 FC Augsburg W 2026-05-10 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–3 1. FC Union Berlin W 2026-05-02 1. FC Union Berlin 2–2 1. FC Koln D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

0.81 1. FC Union Berlin xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen76% Draw14% 1. FC Union Berlin10%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 4.41

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	62%	38%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

90%

Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin

24%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or 1. FC Union Berlin

86%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen67% Draw26% 1. FC Union Berlin7%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

9.6%

4 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

7.6%

4 – 1

6.8%

2 – 1

6.5%

5 – 0

5 – 1

4.9%

1 – 0

4.7%

1 – 1

4.2%

6 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	1. FC Union Berlin covers
-2.5	51%	—	49%
-2	51%	19%	30%
-1.5	70%	—	30%
-1	70%	15%	14%
-0.5	86%	—	14%
+0.5	95%	—	5%
+1	95%	3%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

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.