BERLIN. FC Union Berlin and Bayer 04 Leverkusen didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was decisively better in terms of ball possession (66%)​.

The match was played at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei stadium in Berlin on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Marco Fritz with the assistance of Dominik Schaal and Marcel Pelgrim. The 4th official was Sven Jablonski. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Union Berlin

0 - 0

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 9 Total 9
  • 1 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 69 Attack 156
  • 49 Dangerous attack 46
  • 94 Ball safe 110
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Bayer 04 Leverkusen had a superior ball possession 66% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Union Berlin was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough FC Union Berlin to win the match​.

FC Union Berlin shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 9 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

FC Union Berlin received 1 yellow card (Diogo Leite). On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 1 yellow card (Odilon Kossounou ).

Match Timeline

62'
Amine Adli- sub ->Moussa Diaby
62'
Diogo Leite- Yellow
64'
András Schäfer- sub ->Aïssa Laïdouni
69'
74'
Odilon Kossounou- Yellow
78'
78'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848 II
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After playing this contest, FC Union Berlin will have 56 points like SC Freiburg to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 48 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Union Berlin will play away with FC Augsburg on the 6th of May with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Augsburg (6 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host FC Köln on the 7th of May with a 14-6 head to head in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (5 draws).

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin
G
Frederik Rönnow 1.Denmark
6.7
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
7.2
D
Diogo Leite 4.Portugal
7.3
64'
D
Danilho Doekhi 5.Netherlands
6.9
M
Jérôme Roussillon 26.Guadeloupe
7.1
90'
M
Josip Juranovic 18.Croatia
7.4
M
Rani Khedira 8.Germany
7.3
M
Janik Haberer 19.Germany
7.0
78'
M
Aïssa Laïdouni 20.Tunisia
6.6
69'
F
Sheraldo Becker 27.Suriname
7.2
F
Jordan Siebatcheu 45.France
6.5
78'
Substitutes
G
Lennart Grill 37.Germany
D
Christopher Trimmel 28.Austria
D
Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany
D
Niko Gießelmann 23.Germany
90'
M
Milos Pantovic 32.Serbia
M
András Schäfer 13.Hungary
6.8
69'
M
Morten Thorsby 2.Norway
6.8
78'
F
Sven Michel 11.Germany
6.4
78'
F
Jamie Leweling 40.Germany

FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Urs Fischer decided to play with the following team: Frederik Rønnow (6.7), Danilho Doekhi (6.9), Robin Knoche (7.2), Diogo Leite (7.3), Josip Juranović (7.4), Aissa Laïdouni (6.6), Rani Khedira (7.3), Janik Haberer (7.0), Jérôme Roussillon (7.1), Jordan Siebatcheu (6.5) and Sheraldo Becker (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Christopher Trimmel, Sven Michel (6.4), Jamie Leweling, Lennart Grill, Miloš Pantović, Paul Jaeckel, Niko Giesselmann, András Schäfer (6.8) and Morten Thorsby (6.8).

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 4 changes: Aïssa Laïdouni for András Schäfer (69′), Jordan for Sven Michel (78′), Janik Haberer  for Morten Thorsby (78′) and Jérôme Roussillon for Niko Giesselmann (90′).

Best player: Josip Juranović​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Josip Juranović.

His rating is (7.4) with 22 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
6.8
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
7.4
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
7.6
74'
D
Piero Hincapié 3.Ecuador
7.2
M
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
6.6
M
Mitchel Bakker 5.Netherlands
6.8
M
Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso
6.9
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
7.0
F
Florian Wirtz 27.Germany
7.2
F
Moussa Diaby 19.France
7.4
62'
F
Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic
6.2
62'
Substitutes
G
Patrick Pentz 28.Austria
D
Daley Sinkgraven 22.Netherlands
D
Timothy Fosu-Mensah 24.Netherlands
M
Noah Mbamba 18.Belgium
M
Ayman Azhil 32.Morocco
M
Kerem Demirbay 10.Germany
F
Sardar Azmoun 9.Iran
6.2
62'
F
Amine Adli 21.France
6.6
62'
F
Karim Bellarabi 38.Germany

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Xabier Alonso Olano played with: Lukáš Hrádecký (6.8), Odilon Kossounou (7.6), Jonathan Tah (7.4), Piero Hincapié (7.2), Jeremie Frimpong (6.6), Robert Andrich (7.0), Edmond Tapsoba (6.9), Mitchel Bakker (6.8), Moussa Diaby (7.4), Adam Hložek (6.2) and Florian Wirtz (7.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sardar Azmoun (6.2), Noah Mbamba, Ayman Azhil, Amine Adli (6.6), Daley Sinkgraven, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Patrick Pentz, Karim Bellarabi and Kerem Demirbay.

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 2 changes: Moussa Diaby for Amine Adli (62′) and Adam Hlozek for Sardar Azmoun (62′).

Best player: Odilon Kossounou​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Odilon Kossounou.

His rating is (7.6) with 80 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​