Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 29th April 2023

The Bundesliga clash at Alte Foersterei this coming Saturday sees Union Berlin hosting opponents Bayer Leverkusen.

Union Berlin are third in the Bundesliga standings after collecting 55 points from their initial 29 encounters. Bayer Leverkusen trail them on 47 points after 29 rounds, leaving them as number 6 in the table.

Union Berlin are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Bayer Leverkusen but odds don't favour them to pull it off.

Union Berlin go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.1 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 11 times, while conceding eight. That amounts to an average of 0.8 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Bayer Leverkusen scored an average of 2.3 goals in ten matches for a total of 23 goals. They also conceded ten goals or an average of one per game, as they managed three clean sheets.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 5-0 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday?

Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Union Berlin Form

In their last three matches, Union Berlin lost 2-1 against B. Dortmund, drew 1-1 against Bochum, before winning 0-1 against B. M'gladbach. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, Union Berlin have three wins, while they've drawn three and remained without defeat. They scored eight and conceded two goals.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 0-0 draw against Wolfsburg. A 1-4 win against Union St.Gilloise followed, before they beat RB Leipzig by 2-0. Bayer Leverkusen won half their previous six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored ten goals whilst conceding five.

Bayer Leverkusen could find it tough to break down the defensive barriers put up by Union Berlin at Alte Foersterei on Saturday. The home side doesn't score much themselves, though, and we aim for the under 2.5 goals betting market.

Union Berlin won six matches, scored 16 goals and conceded 21 in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them 21 points. Bayer Leverkusen won five of their last 15 matches against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table, scoring 23 and conceding 25 goals. They collected 18 points from these. Union Berlin are looking at a record of 16 wins, seven draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen have a record of 14 wins, five draws and ten defeats in the Bundesliga.

Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Union Berlin Squad

The 57-year-old coach of the home team, Urs Fischer, will select the lineup against Bayer Leverkusen from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Frederik Roennow (0/24), Jakob Busk (0/0), Lennart Grill (0/5), Yannic Stein (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/21), Danilho Doekhi (4/20), Diogo Leite (0/24), Jerome Roussillon (0/15), Mathis Bruns (0/0), Niko Giesselmann (0/23), Paul Jaeckel (1/14), Robin Knoche (2/28), Timo Baumgartl (0/7), Aissa Laidouni (0/9), Aljoscha Kemlein (0/0), Andras Schafer (0/13), Janik Haberer (5/27), Josip Juranovic (2/8), Kevin Moehwald (0/0), Levin Mete Oztunali (0/2), Morten Thorsby (1/21), Paul Seguin (1/19), Rani Khedira (1/28), Jamie Leweling (1/13), Jordan Pefok (4/26), Kevin Behrens (7/29), Milos Pantovic (1/13), Sheraldo Becker (9/29), Sven Michel (3/18), Tim Maciejewski (0/0).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Below is the full team squad of Bayer Leverkusen. The manager Alonso will pick his starting XI against Union Berlin from these players:

Andrey Lunev (0/1), Lukas Hradecky (0/28), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Patrick Pentz (0/0), Daley Sinkgraven (0/12), Edmond Tapsoba (1/28), Jeremie Frimpong (8/29), Jonathan Tah (1/28), Mitchel Bakker (3/23), Noah Mbamba (0/0), Odilon Kossounou (0/23), Piero Hincapie (1/26), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/11), Ayman Azhil (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (3/21), Florian Wirtz (1/12), Joshua Eze (0/0), Kerem Demirbay (3/23), Nadiem Amiri (4/21), Robert Andrich (2/27), Adam Hlozek (5/24), Amine Adli (3/21), Callum Hudson-Odoi (0/14), Karim Bellarabi (0/7), Moussa Diaby (9/28), Patrik Schick (3/14), Sardar Azmoun (4/18).

Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Union Berlin could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Bayer Leverkusen.

Morten Thorsby, Andras Schafer and Kevin Moehwald are all absent from the Union Berlin squad that faces Bayer Leverkusen at Alte Foersterei.

Bayer Leverkusen face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Saturday against Union Berlin.

Names like Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Joshua Eze and Patrik Schick most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Union Berlin.

Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

The late encounter in the Bundesliga between these two teams was a belter of a 5-0 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Saturday? Picking a winning bet based on their h2h is a bit of a lottery, and the punter with a keen eye for a long shot might opt for the high-value price here. Union Berlin claimed one win in their previous ten matches against Bayer Leverkusen. The latter managed six wins in these seven encounters against their coming opponent. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 12/5.

Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the last seven matches between Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen.

Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

Alte Foersterei saw Union Berlin winning six, drawing four and losing zero of their 10 most recent games here across all tournaments. Bayer Leverkusen won seven of their 10 most recent away games, drew two and lost one. Union Berlin managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches at Alte Foersterei.

Over 2.5 goals happened three times in the past seven encounters between Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen, with Union Berlin scoring one goal on average per game. Bayer Leverkusen averaged two goals, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Union Berlin’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Bayer Leverkusen's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.2 goals in these matches.