Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th April 2025

When Union Berlin come to BayArena for the Bundesliga match this coming Saturday, Bayer Leverkusen will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Bayer Leverkusen approach round 29 as number 2 in the Bundesliga table with 62 points on their account so far. With 28 rounds behind them, Union Berlin have amassed 33 points, placing them as number 13 in the standings.

Bayer Leverkusen came away with three points from the latest encounter with Union Berlin. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other on Saturday.

Bayer Leverkusen step into their next home match this coming Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.9 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 19 goals, while also allowing ten goals against. That is an average of one goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet four times in those matches.

Union Berlin scored 11 goals, conceded 15 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Bayer Leverkusen go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 1-0 and 2-1 the last two times they played Union Berlin.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen beat Bochum by 3-1, lost 2-1 against Arminia Bielefeld, before defeating FC Heidenheim 0-1. Bayer Leverkusen won four of their last six Bundesliga matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded five and scored ten goals.

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 1-1 with Bayern Munich, before downing first Freiburg by 1-2, then Wolfsburg in a 1-0 win. Union Berlin managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding 13 times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

Anything but a home win for Bayer Leverkusen will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely Union Berlin could be in for a hammering.

Bayer Leverkusen scored 33 goals and conceded 17 in their last 15 games against teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 34 points and ten victories. Union Berlin claimed two wins and 11 points in their last 11 games against teams from the top six. They scored nine times in these matches, but also conceded 13 goals. Bayer Leverkusen have a record of 18 wins, eight draws and two defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Union Berlin are looking at nine wins, six draws and 13 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin Squads

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

The 43-year-old coach of the home team, Xabi Alonso, will select the lineup against Union Berlin from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Lukas Hradecky (0/25), Matej Kovar (0/3), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (2/26), Arthur (0/15), Edmond Tapsoba (0/23), Jeanuel Belocian (0/5), Jeremie Frimpong (4/28), Jonathan Tah (2/27), Mario Hermoso (0/4), Nordi Mukiele (1/15), Piero Hincapie (2/26), Aleix Garcia (3/23), Emiliano Buendia (1/7), Exequiel Palacios (1/19), Florian Wirtz (9/25), Granit Xhaka (2/28), Jonas Hofmann (1/7), Nathan Tella (2/21), Robert Andrich (2/20), Alejo Sarco (0/0), Amine Adli (2/14), Ken Izekor (0/0), Martin Terrier (2/15), Patrik Schick (17/25), Victor Okoh Boniface (8/17).

Union Berlin Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Union Berlin players that the manager Steffen Baumgart will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alexander Schwolow (0/4), Carl Klaus (0/0), Frederik Roennow (0/24), Yannic Stein (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/20), Danilho Doekhi (1/28), Diogo Leite (0/27), Jerome Roussillon (0/6), Kevin Vogt (1/15), Oluwaseun Ogbemudia (0/0), Tom Rothe (2/20), Aljoscha Kemlein (1/15), Andras Schafer (1/20), Janik Haberer (0/22), Josip Juranovic (0/14), Laszlo Benes (1/18), Leopold Querfeld (1/21), Lucas Tousart (0/12), Rani Khedira (1/26), Robert Skov (2/15), Tim Skarke (0/27), Woo-Yeong Jeong (3/23), Andrej Ilic (3/10), Benedict Hollerbach (8/28), David Preu (0/0), Ivan Prtajin (0/5), Kevin Volland (0/3), Marin Ljubicic (1/8).

Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin Team News

Bayer Leverkusen have an almost full squad available against Union Berlin at BayArena with only one player possibly missing.

Victor Okoh Boniface sit this one out for Bayer Leverkusen due to an injury.

Union Berlin have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Kevin Volland and Tom Rothe racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Union Berlin travelling party for their next match.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin H2H

Bayer Leverkusen won the last two meetings against Union Berlin, as they followed up a 1-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-1 score. Bayer Leverkusen seem to have a great read on Union Berlin, winning five times of the previous ten matches in the Bundesliga. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 4/11.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin Results

In the last ten matches between Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 8/11 with bookies.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin Betting Tips

Scoring 17 goals during a Bundesliga campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Patrik Schick is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Patrik Schick to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

In their last 10 matches at BayArena across all tournaments Bayer Leverkusen won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Union Berlin claimed three wins, zero draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Bayer Leverkusen should feel good about scoring on Saturday, since Union Berlin managed a clean sheet only once in their previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin, with the latter scoring 0.8 goals on average in these. Bayer Leverkusen managed an average of 1.9 goals as both teams scored five times in this run. Bayer Leverkusen saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Union Berlin, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves.