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Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin: match statistics

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Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Bayer Leverkusen plays Union Berlin in Bundesliga (Germany). The game is scheduled for September 5, 2026. Venue: BayArena.

Recent form

Bayer Leverkusen has 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 0.00 points per game. Union Berlin has 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Bayer Leverkusen scores 2.00 goals per game and allows 3.00. Union Berlin scores 3.00 and allows 3.00. Games in this league average 3.89 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 100% of Bayer Leverkusen's games and 100% of Union Berlin's. The Over 2.5 rates are 100% and 100%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 78% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Union Berlin has the higher season xG average, 2.30 to 2.14 per game. Bayer Leverkusen takes 21.0 shots per game, while Union Berlin takes 19.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Bayer Leverkusen leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 2.00 goals per game after halftime. Union Berlin leads at halftime in 0% and scores 2.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Bayer Leverkusen's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (2 goals). For Union Berlin, it is minutes 76-90+ (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Bundesliga games average 3.89 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 78% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.43)
(4.80)
(6.00)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
2Goals scored / game3
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
3Goals allowed / game3
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
67%Average possession49%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
4Shots on target / game10
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

21Shots per game19
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
4Shots on target10
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
9.5%Shot conversion15.8%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
67%Possession49%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
2.14xG for2.3
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
1.32xG against1.39
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin

Shooting quality

Bayer Leverkusen: DominantUnion Berlin: Attacking
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
Accuracy (shots on target)19%53%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.500.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Bayer Leverkusen
L
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 at home
0-0-0
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 2.14Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Union Berlin
D
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W100% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-0
1.00 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-0
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 3.0Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 2.30Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Union Berlin is 50% better for: goals scored per game.

2 goals / game - Bayer Leverkusen · 3 goals / game - Union Berlin

Bayer Leverkusen scoring profile: very strong

Bayer Leverkusen scores in 100% of games (1 of 1 meczów), while Union Berlin keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 meczów).

Union Berlin scoring profile: very strong

Union Berlin scores in 100% of games (1 of 1 meczów), while Bayer Leverkusen keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 meczów).

2Goals scored (season)3
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
3Goals conceded (season)3
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
5Average goals per game6
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
2Goals scored (last 5)3
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
3Goals conceded (last 5)3
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
100%2 goals100%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
0%3 goals100%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
0%4 goals0%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
100%2 goals100%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
100%3 goals100%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
0%4 goals0%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time100%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
0%BTTS in both halves100%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
0%Scored in both halves100%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
100%BTTS - last 5100%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
100%Min. 2 goals before half-time100%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time100%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
100%Min. 3 goals after half-time100%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Bayer Leverkusen - half-time state
0% leading0% draw100% trailing
Union Berlin - half-time state
0% leading0% draw100% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0Points per game (1st half)0
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
0Goals scored (1st half)1
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
2Goals conceded (1st half)2
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
2Average goals (1st half)3
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
0%Clean sheet before half-time0%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
100%No goal before half-time0%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin

After half-time (2nd half)

3Points per game (2nd half)3
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
2Goals scored (2nd half)2
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
3Average goals (2nd half)3
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
0%Clean sheet after half-time0%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
0%No goal after half-time0%
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin

Bayer Leverkusen - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
0
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-1.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Union Berlin - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
0
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-1.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Bayer Leverkusen - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.003.00
Goals scored / game0.02.0
Goals allowed / game2.01.0
Average goals per game2.03.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%100%
3 goals0%100%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Union Berlin - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.003.00
Goals scored / game1.02.0
Goals allowed / game2.01.0
Average goals per game3.03.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%100%
3 goals100%100%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 100% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Bayer Leverkusen
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
2
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Union Berlin
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
1
61-75
2
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

5.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
2.5 : 3.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
141%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
100%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-73%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Bayer Leverkusen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.82
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.82
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-1.68
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
69%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
300%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+2.0
Late goals
100% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
100%

Union Berlin

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.91
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.91
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.70
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-1.61
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
300%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
104%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
67% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
67%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

Bayer LeverkusenLigaUnion Berlin
Average goals per game 5.003.89 6.00
Both teams scored 100%56% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%78% 100%
Clean sheets 0%28% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%89% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%78% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.89
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
78%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
2.89
Home goals / game
1.00
Away goals / game
+189%
Home attack advantage
+65%
Home defensive advantage
+78%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
89%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
78%
2 goals
56%
3 goals
22%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Bayer Leverkusen's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Union Berlin. Games average 1.50 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

1. FC Union Berlin
1 : 0
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2 : 0
1. FC Union Berlin

FAQ

When do Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin play?

Bayer Leverkusen face Union Berlin on September 5, 2026 in Bundesliga at BayArena. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Bayer Leverkusen won 1, Union Berlin won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin?

Bayer Leverkusen score 2.00 goals per game on average and Union Berlin 3.00. The Bundesliga average is 3.89 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 78% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Bayer Leverkusen's matches and 100% of Union Berlin's.

What form are Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin in?

Over the last 5 games Bayer Leverkusen have a 0-0-1 record (0.00 points per game) and Union Berlin 0-1-0 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.