LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen obliterates FC Union Berlin 4-0 with goals of Alejandro Grimaldo (23′), Odilon Kossounou (57′), Jonathan Tah (73′) and Nathan Tella (83′). Bayer 04 Leverkusen was truly better in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 29,387 spectators.​ The referee was Timo Gerach with the collaboration of Florian Heft and Dominik Schaal. The 4th official was Norbert Grudzinski. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.74 degrees Celsius or 45.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

4 - 0

FC Union Berlin

  • ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
  • 18 Total 2
  • 10 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 0
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 170 Attack 72
  • 46 Dangerous attack 27
  • 108 Ball safe 89
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 4
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 69% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bayer 04 Leverkusen won the match​.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 18 times, 10 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, FC Union Berlin shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Bayer 04 Leverkusen didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, FC Union Berlin received 1 yellow card (Frederik Rönnow).

Match Timeline

Jonathan Tah(VAR)
17'
Alejandro Grimaldo(goal)Florian Wirtz
23'
24'
Robin Knoche- sub ->Leonardo Bonucci
46'
Christopher Trimmel - sub ->Josip Juranovic
Odilon Kossounou(goal)Jonas Hofmann
57'
64'
Brenden Aaronson- sub ->Sheraldo Becker
Jonathan Tah(goal)Alejandro Grimaldo
73'
74'
Frederik Rönnow- Yellow
78'
79'
Robin Gosens- sub ->Jérôme Roussillon
Amine Adli- sub ->Jonas Hofmann
81'
Nathan Tella- sub ->Jeremie Frimpong
81'
Nathan Tella(goal)Amine Adli
83'
Robert Andrich- sub ->Exequiel Palacios
87'
Adam Hlozek- sub ->Victor Boniface
87'
Noah Mbamba- sub ->Florian Wirtz
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After playing this match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 31 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin will stay with 6 points like FC Köln to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host FC Augsburg on the 18th of May with a 16-3 head to head statistic in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).

FC Union Berlin will host SC Freiburg on the 18th of May with a 6-3 head to head in favor of FC Union Berlin (2 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
7.3
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
8.1
57'
D
Piero Hincapié 3.Ecuador
7.1
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
8.1
73'
M
Jonas Hofmann 7.Germany
7.7
81'
M
Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina
7.7
87'
M
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
7.0
81'
M
Florian Wirtz 10.Germany
7.8
87'
M
Alejandro Grimaldo 20.Spain
8.9
23'
M
Granit Xhaka 34.Switzerland
7.5
F
Victor Boniface 22.Nigeria
7.0
87'
Substitutes
G
Matej Kovar 17.Czech Republic
D
Josip Stanisic 2.Croatia
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
M
Noah Mbamba 18.Belgium
87'
M
Gustavo Puerta 32.Colombia
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
87'
M
Nathan Tella 19.Nigeria
7.7
81' 83'
F
Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic
87'
F
Amine Adli 21.France
7.0
81'

Bayer 04 Leverkusen adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Xabier Alonso Olano decided to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký (7.3), Odilon Kossounou (8.1), Jonathan Tah (8.1), Piero Hincapié (7.1), Jeremie Frimpong (7.0), Granit Xhaka (7.5), Exequiel Palacios (7.7), Alejandro Grimaldo (8.9), Jonas Hofmann (7.7), Florian Wirtz (7.8) and Victor Boniface (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Josip Stanišić, Robert Andrich, Matej Kovar, Nathan Tella (7.7), Amine Adli (7.0), Nadiem Amiri, Noah Mbamba, Adam Hložek and Gustavo Puerta.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen could not rely on the presence of Noah Mbamba (injured).

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: Exequiel Palacios for Robert Andrich (87′), Victor Boniface for Adam Hložek (87′), Florian Wirtz for Noah Mbamba (87′), Jonas Hofmann for Amine Adli (81′) and Jeremie Frimpong for Nathan Tella (81′).

Best player: Alejandro Grimaldo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Alejandro Grimaldo.

His rating is (8.9) with 1 goal, 65 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin
G
Frederik Rönnow 1.Denmark
6.4
74'
D
Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany
6.3
D
Diogo Leite 4.Portugal
7.0
D
Leonardo Bonucci 23.Italy
6.3
24'
M
Alex Král 33.Czech Republic
6.4
M
Josip Juranovic 18.Croatia
6.6
46'
M
Janik Haberer 19.Germany
7.0
M
Aïssa Laïdouni 20.Tunisia
6.8
M
Jérôme Roussillon 26.Guadeloupe
6.8
79'
M
Sheraldo Becker 27.Suriname
6.7
64'
F
David Fofana 11.Ivory Coast
6.7
78'
Substitutes
G
Jakob Busk 12.Denmark
D
Robin Gosens 6.Germany
6.6
79'
D
Christopher Trimmel 28.Austria
6.1
46'
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
6.3
24'
M
Brenden Aaronson 7.United States
6.3
64'
M
Aljoscha Kemlein 36.Germany
M
Lucas Tousart 29.France
F
Benedict Hollerbach 16.Germany
F
Kevin Behrens 17.Germany
6.4
78'

Also FC Union Berlin adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Urs Fischer played with: Frederik Rönnow (6.4), Paul Jaeckel (6.3), Leonardo Bonucci (6.3), Diogo Leite (7.0), Josip Juranovic (6.6), Alex Kral (6.4), Aïssa Laïdouni (6.8), Jérôme Roussillon (6.8), Janik Haberer (7.0), Sheraldo Becker  (6.7) and David Datro Fofana (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Lucas Tousart, Robin Gosens (6.6), Brenden Aaronson (6.3), Jakob Busk, Benedict Hollerbach, Kevin Behrens (6.4), Christopher Trimmel (6.1), Robin Knoche (6.3) and Aljoscha Kemlein.

FC Union Berlin could not rely on the presence of Robin Knoche (injured).

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: Leonardo Bonucci for Robin Knoche (24′), Josip Juranovic for Christopher Trimmel (46′), Sheraldo Becker  for Brenden Aaronson (64′), David Datro Fofana for Kevin Behrens (78′) and Jérôme Roussillon for Robin Gosens (79′).

Best player: Diogo Leite​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Diogo Leite.

His rating is (7.0) with 44 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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