Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen v Union Berlin

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:30:00 UTCBayArena

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Bayer Leverkusen 41%Draw 20%Union Berlin 39%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
64Possession36
21Shots5
10Shots on target0
5Shots off target3
6Blocked shots2
16Shots inside box2
5Shots outside box3
11Corners1
3Offsides3
11Fouls12
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
0Saves6
579Passes324
521Accurate passes260

Match events

  • 1′Ezequiel Fernández (assist Miguel Gutiérrez)
  • 4′Felix Uduokhai
  • 28′Facundo Medina (assist Miguel Gutiérrez)
  • 47′Zeno Van Den Bosch
  • 48′Patrik Schick (assist Jarell Quansah)
  • 61′Miguel Gutiérrez
  • 63′Emmanuel Latte Lath ← Tim Skarke
  • 63′Michel Aebischer ← Woo-yeong Jeong
  • 63′Aljoscha Kemlein ← Janik Haberer
  • 66′Ibrahim Maza (assist Patrik Schick)
  • 67′Patrik Schick → Christian Kofane
  • 67′Malik Tillman → Moussa Diaby
  • 71′Facundo Medina → Loïc Badé
  • 71′Ezequiel Fernández → Robert Andrich
  • 74′Josip Juranović ← Christopher Trimmel
  • 79′Livan Burcu ← András Schäfer
  • 83′Miguel Gutiérrez → Lucas Vazquez
  • 88′Ibrahim Maza

Bayer Leverkusen · Union Berlin

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Bayer Leverkusen4-4-2
148.6↓67'Schick
17.3Flekken
127.2Tapsoba
28.2↓71'Medina
246.8García
38.4↓83'Gutiérrez
106.8↓67'Tillman
48.0Quansah
307.5Maza
96.8Moreira
67.8↓71'Fernández
Union Berlin4-3-3
86.3Khedira
26.0Uduokhai
15.7Rønnow
206.3↓63'Aebischer
186.3↓74'Juranović
156.3Rothe
276.3Ljubicic
296.3↓63'Lath
46.0Bosch
66.3↓63'Kemlein
96.3↓79'Burcu

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Bayer Leverkusen

  • 14Patrik Schick8.6
  • 1Mark Flekken7.3
  • 12Edmond Tapsoba7.2
  • 2Facundo Medina8.2
  • 24Aleix García6.8
  • 3Miguel Gutiérrez8.4
  • 10Malik Tillman6.8
  • 4Jarell Quansah8.0
  • 30Ibrahim Maza7.5
  • 9Afonso Bastardo Moreira6.8
  • 6Ezequiel Fernández7.8

Union Berlin

  • 8Rani Khedira6.3
  • 2Felix Uduokhai6.0
  • 1Frederik Rønnow5.7
  • 20Michel Aebischer6.3
  • 18Josip Juranović6.3
  • 15Tom Rothe6.3
  • 27Marin Ljubicic6.3
  • 29Emmanuel Latte Lath6.3
  • 4Zeno Van Den Bosch6.0
  • 6Aljoscha Kemlein6.3
  • 9Livan Burcu6.3
Bayer LeverkusenTale of the tapeUnion Berlin
4-4-2Formation4-3-3
13 ptsTable5 pts
+7Goal difference-12
LDLWWFormDWWDL
1Head-to-head wins1
41%Win chance39%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Bayer Leverkusen 1W0D1W Union Berlin

Goals 2–1

  • 2026-02-211. FC Union Berlin1–0Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 2025-10-04Bayer 04 Leverkusen2–01. FC Union Berlin

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Bayer Leverkusen

LDLWW
  • @SV Elversberg2-3
  • vsHamburger SV1-1
  • @VfB Stuttgart1-3
  • vsRB Leipzig4-1
  • @1. FC Köln2-1

Union Berlin

DWWDL
  • vsEintracht Frankfurt3-3
  • vsFC Augsburg4-0
  • @1. FSV Mainz 053-1
  • vs1. FC Köln2-2
  • @RB Leipzig1-3

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 18-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Bayer Leverkusen6411+713
Union Berlin6123-125

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