Bundesliga: Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Union Berlin welcome Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday in the Bundesliga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 28 match.

Bayer Leverkusen have taken the lead in the Bundesliga after collecting 73 points from their initial 27 encounters. Union Berlin trail them by 29 points after 27 rounds, leaving them as number 12 in the table.

Form: Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin collected four points from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 2-0 against VfB Stuttgart. They retaliated in a 2-1 win against Werder Bremen, before drawing 0-0 with Eintracht Frankfurt. Union Berlin won four of their previous six Bundesliga games at the Alte Foersterei. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded five and scored eight goals.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Freiburg got left behind in a 2-3 win, before Hoffenheim got hammered in a 2-1 victory. Fortuna Duesseldorf was the most recent victim in a 4-0 win for Bayer Leverkusen. Bayer Leverkusen collected a maximum six wins in their previous six away matches in the Bundesliga, which no away team naturally currently does better. They outscored their opponents by 13 goals to five along the way.

Betting stats and facts for Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Brenden Aaronson, who is performing well for Union Berlin. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Bundesliga outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Bayer Leverkusen.The visitors will be looking to Robert Andrich to find the net once again, after managing two Bundesliga goals for Bayer Leverkusen in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen

Full-time result

Union Berlin claimed a modest seven wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing two. Bayer Leverkusen won eight of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost zero of the games in this run. Bayer Leverkusen are in great form with 8 wins on the bounce. Bayer Leverkusen struck a rich vein of form some weeks back, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 13 away matches in a row. Union Berlin have not lost to Bayer Leverkusen in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Union Berlin scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Bayer Leverkusen scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Union Berlin managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Union Berlin’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Bayer Leverkusen, who managed to hit the net 2.5 times on average in these games. Bayer Leverkusen scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.

Suggested bet: Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen

To summarize, the upcoming Bundesliga clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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