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Matchday 2 · Saturday 5 September, 15:30 · BayArena

Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin: line-ups and result

Bayer Leverkusen 7 · 3 points
  • 1' Ezequiel Fernández
  • 28' Facundo Medina
  • 48' Patrik Schick
  • 66' Ibrahim Maza
4 - 0
Union Berlin 15 · 1 points

Line-ups Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin

Bayer Leverkusen 4-2-3-1 · Carles Martínez
1 Flekken
3 Gutiérrez
12 Tapsoba
2 Medina
4 Quansah
24 García
6 Fernández
9 Moreira
10 Tillman
30 Maza
14 Schick
  • 67' Christian Kofane Patrik Schick
  • 67' Moussa Diaby Malik Tillman
  • 71' Robert Andrich Ezequiel Fernández
  • 71' Loïc Badé Facundo Medina
  • 83' Lucas Vázquez Miguel Gutiérrez

Line-up for Bayer Leverkusen: Flekken, Gutiérrez, Tapsoba, Medina, Quansah, García, Fernández, Moreira, Tillman, Maza, Schick

Bench
  • 8 R. Andrich 71'
  • 5 L. Badé 71'
  • 28 J. Blaswich
  • 22 V. Boniface
  • 19 M. Diaby
  • 7 J. Hofmann
  • 35 Christian Kofane 67'
  • 17 Lucas Vázquez 83'
  • 15 T. Oermann
Absentees Bayer Leverkusen

Seghir, Doué, Eichhorn, Culbreath, Terrier, Tella (injured)

Union Berlin 4-1-2-1-2 · M. Lustrinelli
1 Rønnow
15 Rothe
4 Van Den Bosch
2 Uduokhai
18 Juranović
6 Kemlein
9 Burcu
20 Aebischer
8 Khedira
29 Lath
27 Ljubičić
  • 63' Tim Skarke Emmanuel Latte Lath
  • 63' Woo-Yeong Jeong Michel Aebischer
  • 63' Janik Haberer Aljoscha Kemlein
  • 74' Christopher Trimmel Josip Juranović
  • 79' András Schäfer Livan Burcu

Line-up for Union Berlin: Rønnow, Rothe, Van Den Bosch, Uduokhai, Juranović, Kemlein, Burcu, Aebischer, Khedira, Lath, Ljubičić

Bench
  • 21 T. Skarke 63'
  • 24 R. Skov
  • 28 C. Trimmel
  • 13 A. Schäfer 79'
  • 31 M. Raab
  • 14 L. Querfeld
  • 17 D. Köhn
  • 11 Jeong Woo-Yeong
  • 19 J. Haberer 63'
Absentees Union Berlin

Ilić, Markgraf, Burke, Nsoki (injured), Friedrich (unavailable)

Highlights Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin

Which English players could feature in Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin?

2 players
  • Jarell Quansah Bayer Leverkusen Starting Confirmed by the club.
  • Nathan Tella Bayer Leverkusen Unavailable Injury

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Bayer Leverkusen

  1. Patrik Schick Forward 2 goals 1 assists
  2. Ibrahim Maza Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Miguel Gutiérrez Defender 0 goals 2 assists
  4. Ezequiel Fernández Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Facundo Medina Defender 1 goals 0 assists

Union Berlin

  1. Leopold Querfeld Defender 1 goals 1 assists
  2. Josip Juranović Defender 0 goals 2 assists
  3. Emmanuel Latte Lath Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Tim Skarke Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Bayer Leverkusen

Player Starts Min. Form
Mark Flekken 2/2 180 mixed
Edmond Tapsoba 2/2 180 mixed
Aleix García 2/2 180 strong
Ibrahim Maza 2/2 180 excellent
Afonso Moreira 2/2 175 mixed
Miguel Gutiérrez 2/2 173 excellent
Patrik Schick 2/2 157 excellent
Malik Tillman 2/2 132 solid

Union Berlin

Player Starts Min. Form
Zeno Van Den Bosch 2/2 180 poor
Tom Rothe 2/2 180 poor
Rani Khedira 2/2 180 poor
Marin Ljubičić 2/2 172 mixed
Josip Juranović 2/2 164 solid
Aljoscha Kemlein 2/2 138 poor
Michel Aebischer 2/2 124 poor
Emmanuel Latte Lath 2/2 124 solid

Stats

Bayer Leverkusen Match Union Berlin
  • 64% Possession 36%
  • 21 Shots 5
  • 10 Shots on target 0
  • 5 Shots off target 3
  • 11 Corners 1
  • 11 Fouls 12
  • 3 Offsides 3
  • 2 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

LEV home Per match UNI away
3.00 Points 0.00
4.00 Goals for 0.00
0.00 Goals against 4.00
2.43 xG for 0.63
0.63 xG against 2.43
11.0 Corners 1.0
W Home and away form L

Head-to-head record Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin

16 previous meetings
9 Bayer Leverkusen 5 draws 2 Union Berlin
  • Goals per match2.56
  • Both teams scored44%
  • Over 2.5 goals44%
  • Feb 2026 Union Berlin 1 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen
  • Oct 2025 Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 0 Union Berlin
  • Apr 2025 Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 0 Union Berlin
  • Nov 2024 Union Berlin 1 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen
  • Apr 2024 Union Berlin 0 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen
  • Nov 2023 Bayer Leverkusen 4 - 0 Union Berlin
  • Apr 2023 Union Berlin 0 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen
  • Nov 2022 Bayer Leverkusen 5 - 0 Union Berlin
  • Jan 2022 Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 2 Union Berlin
  • Aug 2021 Union Berlin 1 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Bayer Leverkusen against Union Berlin?

Bayer Leverkusen are without Eliesse Ben Seghir (thigh injury), Guéla Doué (injury), Kennet Eichhorn (illness), Montrell Amare Culbreath (injury), Martin Terrier (muscle injury) and Nathan Tella (injury).

Who is unavailable for Union Berlin against Bayer Leverkusen?

Union Berlin are without Andrej Ilić (illness), Andrik Markgraf (knee injury), Julien Friedrich (not registered), Oliver Burke (achilles tendon injury) and Stanley Nsoki (muscle injury).

What formation do Bayer Leverkusen play?

Bayer Leverkusen have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 2 matches under Carles Martínez.

What formation do Union Berlin play?

Union Berlin have used a 4-1-2-1-2 in 1 of their last 2 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-1-2-1-2.

How did the last meeting between Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin finish?

On 21 February 2026, Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen finished 1-0.

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