PREVIEW | Bayer Leverkusen vs 1. FC Union Berlin - team news, lineups, predictions

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·10 April 2025

PREVIEW | Bayer Leverkusen vs 1. FC Union Berlin - team news, lineups, predictions

Bayer Leverkusen and 1. FC Union Berlin go head-to-head at BayArena this Saturday in the 1. Bundesliga.

Bayer Leverkusen have 62 points to their name this season and occupy 2nd position in the table. In their last match, Xabi Alonso's team prevailed 0-1 against 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (1. Bundesliga 2024/25).

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1. FC Union Berlin have won 33 points to date and are placed in 13th position. Last time out, Steffen Baumgart's team triumphed 1-0 against Wolfsburg (1. Bundesliga 2024/25).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Bayer Leverkusen winning 2-1.

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Bayer Leverkusen

Jeanuël Belocian - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Florian Wirtz - Inner Ligament Injury

1. FC Union Berlin

Aljoscha Kemlein - Foot surgery
Robert Skov - Foot Injury

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Bayer Leverkusen ( vs 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2025-04-05): Lukas Hradecky, Jonathan Tah, Robert Andrich, Piero Hincapié, Jeremie Frimpong, Aleix García, Granit Xhaka, Álex Grimaldo, Nathan Tella, Amine Adli, Victor Boniface

1. FC Union Berlin ( vs Wolfsburg 2025-04-06): Frederik Ronnow, Josip Juranovic, Chris Trimmel, Diogo Leite, Danilho Doekhi, Leopold Querfeld, Rani Khedira, András Schäfer, Janik Haberer, Andrej Ilic, Benedict Hollerbach

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MANAGERS

Xabi Alonso faced Steffen Baumgart on three occasions, recording two wins and one loss
Steffen Baumgart faced Bayer Leverkusen on eight occasions, recording two wins, one draw and five losses
Xabi Alonso faced 1. FC Union Berlin on five occasions, recording four wins and one draw

TEAMS

Away from home, 1. FC Union Berlin currently has one draw in the last 14 games.
Away from home, 1. FC Union Berlin comes from three consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, 1. FC Union Berlin comes from two consecutive games without losing.
Away from home, 1. FC Union Berlin comes from two consecutive victories.
1. FC Union Berlin currently has one loss in the last five games.
1. FC Union Berlin comes from four consecutive games scoring goals.
1. FC Union Berlin comes from four consecutive games without losing.
1. FC Union Berlin comes from two consecutive victories.
At home, Bayer Leverkusen currently has two losses in the last 20 games.
At home, Bayer Leverkusen currently has one draw in the last 14 games.
At home, Bayer Leverkusen comes from three consecutive games conceding goals.
Bayer Leverkusen currently has five losses in the last 28 games.
Bayer Leverkusen comes from four consecutive games scoring goals.

HEAD TO HEAD

Bayer Leverkusen and 1. FC Union Berlin have faced each other 14 times, with Bayer Leverkusen having the advantage: nine wins, against one victory for 1. FC Union Berlin.
At the BayArena, Bayer Leverkusen has an advantage in the clashes against 1. FC Union Berlin: five wins in seven games. 1. FC Union Berlin has never won on Bayer Leverkusen's ground, with two draws recorded.
In the 1. Bundesliga 2024/25, there were 11 matches between the two teams, with six wins for Bayer Leverkusen, four draws and one victory for 1. FC Union Berlin.