Matchday

Bundesliga 26/27 · 5 Sep 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 1. FC Union Berlin

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.2 – 1.0
Actual xG
2.9 – 0.4
Goals
4 – 0

Footybot made Bayer 04 Leverkusen favourites at 65%.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen won and made the better chances: 2.9 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Felix Uduokhai, 79.7 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Felix Uduokhai +24.5, Ibrahim Maza +23.3, Facundo Medina +19.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

29 Aug 2026L 2–3at SV 07 Elversberg Bundesliga
22 Aug 2026W 4–0at SV Wehen Wiesbaden DFB-Pokal
16 May 2026D 1–1v Hamburger SV Bundesliga
9 May 2026L 1–3at VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga
2 May 2026W 4–1v RB Leipzig Bundesliga

1. FC Union Berlin

29 Aug 2026D 3–3v Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga
23 Aug 2026W 4–2at Eintracht Braunschweig DFB-Pokal
16 May 2026W 4–0v FC Augsburg Bundesliga
10 May 2026W 3–1at 1. FSV Mainz 05 Bundesliga
2 May 2026D 2–2v 1. FC Köln Bundesliga

Head to head

21 Feb 20261. FC Union Berlin 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga
4 Oct 2025Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Lucas Vázquez Midfielder1100–80.9–
Loïc Badé Defender1900–73.5–
Ibrahim Maza Forward90100.2971.6+23.3
Patrik Schick Forward67111.1170.5+14.3
Facundo Medina Defender71100.4267.9+19.0
Moussa Diaby Midfielder2300–67.4–
Ezequiel Fernández Midfielder71100.4766.5+15.1
Aleix García Midfielder90000.0964.1+3.8
Miguel Gutiérrez Defender8302–56.5+10.8
Malik Tillman Midfielder67000.0656.1+4.5
Jarell Quansah Defender90010.0649.5+3.2
Mark Flekken Goalkeeper9000–49.5+6.3
Edmond Tapsoba Defender9000–49.0−7.5
Afonso Moreira Forward90000.2545.8−6.3
Christian Kofane Forward23000.1743.9–
Robert Andrich Defender1900–40.2–

1. FC Union Berlin

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Felix Uduokhai Defender90000.2179.7+24.5
Janik Haberer Midfielder27000.0271.9–
András Schäfer Midfielder1100–60.9–
Woo-Yeong Jeong Forward2700–56.6–
Tom Alexander Rothe Defender9000–54.0+12.0
Tim Skarke Midfielder27000.0451.9–
Livan Burcu Forward7900–49.7+5.1
Aljoscha Kemlein Midfielder6300–48.2+4.7
Rani Khedira Midfielder9000–47.2+8.6
Josip Juranović Defender74000.0346.8+1.4
Zeno Van Den Bosch Defender9000–45.2+5.3
Marin Ljubičić Forward9000–42.4–
Emmanuel Latte Lath Forward63000.1042.1+1.5
Christopher Trimmel Midfielder1600–41.3–
Michel Aebischer Midfielder6300–41.1−4.5
Frederik Rønnow Goalkeeper9000–37.9−5.3