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.

When Bayer Leverkusen come to Alte Foersterei for the Bundesliga match on Saturday, Union Berlin will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Union Berlin are number 10 in the table on 16 points after 11 matches. Bayer Leverkusen rank as number 4 with 20 points after 11 matches played.

Team form: Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen

Union Berlin Form

Only a single draw prevents Union Berlin from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 3-0 defeat against Bayern Munich, before drawing 0-0 with Freiburg. They came up empty-handed once again when Wolfsburg ran out as 1-0 winners. Union Berlin won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored eight goals and conceded four times.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Bochum. A 5-2 win against FC Heidenheim followed, before they beat Salzburg by 5-0. Bayer Leverkusen managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored 16 while also conceding seven times. They also experienced three draws and zero defeats.

Betting facts for Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen

Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Kevin Vogt will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Bayer Leverkusen hope Patrik Schick can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.

Betting markets: Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen

Full-time result

Union Berlin claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Bayer Leverkusen won four of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost two of the games in this run. Bayer Leverkusen did not lose any of their last 6 matches at home. Bayer Leverkusen have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 9 games. Bayer Leverkusen struck a rich vein of form some weeks back, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 22 away matches in a row. Bayer Leverkusen have not lost to Union Berlin 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 have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Bayer Leverkusen played. Union Berlin managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Union Berlin have not scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Bayer Leverkusen.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Union Berlin, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Bayer Leverkusen, who scored 2.1 times on average in these matches.