Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin
Ref: Christian Dingert, GermanyBayArena, Leverkusen · 30,210 cap
Match recap
Bayer Leverkusen beat Union Berlin 2–0 in their Bundesliga fixture. Poku and Christian Kofane scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.87 for Bayer Leverkusen versus 0.74 for Union Berlin. Bayer Leverkusen sit 6th in the Bundesliga table while Union Berlin are 11th.
First Half
⚽
Poku
Assist: Vázquez
Christian Kofane
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Álex Grimaldo
⇄
Vázquez
⚽
Christian Kofane
64'
⇄
Jeong Woo-Yeong
64'
⇄
Schäfer
64'
⇄
Burke
66'
Diogo Leite
Yellow Card
68'
Trimmel
Yellow Card
⇄
Fernández
71'
⇄
Diogo Leite
71'
⇄
Trimmel
76'
Köhn
Yellow Card
⇄
Christian Kofane
⇄
Poku
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 5 |  1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +13 | 61 |
| 6 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | +21 | 59 |
| 7 |  SC Freiburg | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 47 |
| 10 |  FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 40 |
| 11 |  Union Berlin | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -11 | 38 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
12Won
Statistical edge
12–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.87VS0.74
Attack4 · 0 won
20
Shots
10
3
Shots on target
3
8
Shots in the box
7
12
Shots outside box
3
12
Shots off goal
5
4
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
74%
Possession
26%
823
Total passes
279
755
Accurate passes
201
92%
Pass accuracy
72%
Discipline2 · 1 won
11
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
5
Blocked shots
2
-0.69
Goals prevented
-0.69
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
Union Berlin
3-4-2-1
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Mark FlekkenG
- 4Jarell Amorin QuansahD
- 5Loïc BadéD
- 6Ignacio Ezequiél Agustín Fernández CarballoM
- 10Malik Leon TillmanF
- 12Edmond Fayçal TapsobaD
- 19Ernest PokuF
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 21Lucas VázquezM
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 35Christian KofaneF
Substitutes
- 7Jonas HofmannM
- 8Robert AndrichM
- 9Claudio Jeremías EcheverriM
- 13ArthurD
- 17Eliesse Ben SeghirF
- 28Janis Jonathan BlaswichG
- 30Ibrahim MazaF
- 38Ken IzekorF
- 44Jeanuël BelocianD
Union Berlin
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Frederik Riis RønnowG
- 4Diogo LeiteD
- 5Danilho Raimundo DoekhiD
- 7Oliver Jasen BurkeF
- 8Rani KhediraM
- 11Jeong Woo-YeongF
- 13András SchäferM
- 14Leopold QuerfeldD
- 23Andrej IlićF
- 28Christopher TrimmelM
- 39Derrick Arthur KöhnM
Substitutes
- 6Aljoscha KemleinM
- 10Ilyas AnsahF
- 15Tom Alexander RotheD
- 19Janik HabererM
- 21Tim SkarkeM
- 30Dmytro BohdanovF
- 31Matheo RaabG
- 33Alex KrálM
- 34Stanley Pierre NsokiD
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleix García | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Loïc Badé | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Christian Kofane | F | 81 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jarell Quansah | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ernest Poku | F | 89 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Lucas Vázquez | M | 45 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Malik Tillman | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mark Flekken | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Grimaldo(C) | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ezequiel Fernández | M | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Janis Blaswich | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeanuël Belocian | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Claudio Echeverri | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Izekor | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4/4 |
| Ibrahim Maza | F | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Robert Andrich | M | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Hofmann | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Union Berlin
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopold Querfeld | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| András Schäfer | M | 64 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danilho Doekhi | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Christopher Trimmel(C) | M | 71 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Oliver Burke | F | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rani Khedira | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Andrej Ilić | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Woo-Yeong Jeong | F | 64 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Derrick Köhn | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Frederik Rønnow | G | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diogo Leite | D | 71 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dmytro Bogdanov | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stanley N'Soki | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Král | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matheo Raab | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aljoscha Kemlein | M | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Tom Rothe | D | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Skarke | M | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Janik Haberer | M | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilyas Ansah | F | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |