LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen recovers against FC Union Berlin with 2 goals from G. Promel from a goal on the 50′ and a goal on the 45′. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (65%)​

The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Matthias Jöllenbeck with the collaboration of Christof Günsch and Jonas Weickenmeier. The 4th official was Martin Thomsen. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.9 degrees Celsius or 37.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2 - 2

FC Union Berlin

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 19 Total 16
  • 8 On Target 5
  • 11 Off Target 11
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 151 Attack 87
  • 54 Dangerous attack 31
  • 117 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 65% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bayer 04 Leverkusen had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win the match​.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 1 yellow card (J. Tah). On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin received 2 yellow cards (C. Trimmel and M. Friedrich).

Match Timeline

26'
31'
Christopher Trimmel - Yellow
Patrik Schick(goal)
38'
45'
46'
46'
50'
Jonathan Tah- Yellow
59'
71'
77'
Amine Adli- sub ->Paulinho
77'
78'
83'
Jonathan Tah(goal)K. Bellarabi
84'
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
77
34
Borussia Dortmund
69
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
64
34
RB Leipzig
58
34
FC Union Berlin
57
34
SC Freiburg
55
34
FC Köln
52
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
TSG Hoffenheim
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
45
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
42
34
VfL Wolfsburg
42
34
VfL Bochum 1848
42
34
FC Augsburg
38
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Hertha BSC
33
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
28
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
18
34

After playing this contest, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 29 points to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, FC Union Berlin will have 28 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play away against Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 15th of January with a 18-9 head to head in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).

FC Union Berlin will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 15th of January with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of TSG Hoffenheim (2 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
7.1
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
7.8
59' 84'
D
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
6.5
83'
D
Mitchel Bakker 5.Netherlands
6.8
D
Piero Hincapié 33.Ecuador
7.3
M
Kerem Demirbay 10.Germany
7.7
78'
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
6.8
M
Moussa Diaby 19.France
6.4
M
Paulinho 7.Brazil
6.9
77'
M
Florian Wirtz 27.Germany
6.8
F
Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic
7.1
38'
Substitutes
G
Andrey Lunev 40.Russia
D
Timothy Fosu-Mensah 24.Netherlands
D
Panagiotis Retsos 3.Greece
D
Daley Sinkgraven 22.Netherlands
M
Sadik Fofana 39.Germany
F
Emrehan Gedikli 37.Germany
F
Lucas Alario 13.Argentina
6.2
83'
F
Karim Bellarabi 38.Germany
7.4
78'
F
Amine Adli 31.France
6.2
77'

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Gerardo Seoane decided to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký (7.1), Jeremie Frimpong (6.5), Jonathan Tah (7.8), Piero Hincapie (7.3), Mitchel Bakker (6.8), Robert Andrich (6.8), Kerem Demirbay (7.7), Moussa Diaby (6.4), Florian Wirtz (6.8), Paulinho (6.9) and Patrik Schick (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Emrehan Gedikli, Panagiotis Retsos, Andrey Lunev, Lucas Alario (6.2), Sadik Fofana, Daley Sinkgraven, Karim Bellarabi (7.4) and Amine Adli (6.2).

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 3 changes: Paulinho for A. Adli (77′), K. Demirbay for K. Bellarabi (78′) and J. Frimpong for L. Alario (83′).

Best player: Jonathan Tah​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Jonathan Tah.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 80 passes (95% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14.

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin
G
Andreas Luthe 1.Germany
7.2
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
6.8
D
Marvin Friedrich 5.Germany
6.4
85'
D
Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany
7.3
M
Christopher Trimmel 28.Austria
7.5
77' 31'
M
Niko Gießelmann 23.Germany
6.7
26'
M
Genki Haraguchi 24.Japan
6.4
46'
M
Rani Khedira 8.Germany
6.9
M
Grischa Prömel 21.Germany
8.2
71' 45', 50'
F
Max Kruse 10.Germany
7.1
F
Kevin Behrens 17.Germany
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Frederik Rönnow 19.Denmark
D
Bastian Oczipka 20.Germany
6.7
26'
D
Julian Ryerson 6.Norway
6.5
77'
D
Timo Baumgartl 25.Germany
M
Kevin Möhwald 30.Germany
6.8
71'
M
Keita Endo 18.Japan
M
Levin Öztunali 7.Germany
6.8
46'
F
Anthony Ujah 11.Nigeria
F
Andreas Voglsammer 9.Germany
6.8
46'

FC Union Berlin started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Urs Fischer played with: Andreas Luthe (7.2), Paul Jäckel (7.3), Robin Knoche (6.8), Marvin Friedrich (6.4), Rani Khedira (6.9), Christopher Trimmel (7.5), Genki Haraguchi (6.4), Grischa Prömel (8.2), Niko Giesselmann (6.7), Kevin Behrens (6.4) and Max Kruse (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Anthony Ujah, Bastian Oczipka (6.7), Julian Ryerson (6.5), Timo Baumgartl, Frederik Rønnow, Kevin Möhwald (6.8), Keita Endo, Andreas Voglsammer (6.8) and Levin Öztunali (6.8).

FC Union Berlin could not rely on the presence of B. Oczipka (injured).

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: N. Giesselmann for B. Oczipka (26′), G. Haraguchi for L. Oztunali (46′), K. Behrens for A. Voglsammer (46′), G. Promel for K. Mohwald (71′) and C. Trimmel for J. Ryerson (77′).

Best player: Grischa Prömel​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Union Berlin was Grischa Prömel.

His rating is (8.2) with 2 goals, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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