On Friday, starting with 19:30, the Union Berlin – Leverkusen match will be played, within the 16th round of the Bundesliga. Leverkusen has won all 5 previous direct matches, with a goal difference of 17-4. Last season, they also met in the German Cup, so the “pharmacists” ticked 3 victories: 2-0, 3-2 and 3-1.
With only two defeats in the first 15 stages, as well as 4 other leading teams, Union Berlin occupies an honorable 5th place in the Bundesliga. The group coached by Urs Fischer accumulated 25 points, 8 less than the Bayern leader, being in the Europa League. At home, the “steel” lost only one match, along with 3 wins and 4 draws, marking positive results with Bayern and Dortmund. Despite these excellent evolutions, Union Berlin left the German Cup in the last 16, after a 2-3 at home with the second division Paderborn.
Leverkusen comes after a show of strength in the 16th round of the German Cup, 4-1 on “BayArena” with Frankfurt, the semifinalist of the last edition. However, Peter Bosz’s students did not win in the last 3 stages of the Bundesliga and fell to 3rd place, with 29 points, two lengths behind Leipzig and four behind Bayern. Leverkusen have scored 17 foreign points this season, just like Stuttgart, being over Bayern, Dortmund or Leipzig in this respect, but on the field of Union Berlin it is hard to win.
Leverkusen have won all 5 direct matches;
Leverkusen has a goal difference of 17-4 in the 5 disputes with Union Berlin;
Last season, Leverkusen won 2-0, 3-2 and 3-1 (Bundesliga, German Cup);
Union Berlin: Luthe; Friedrich, Knoche, Hubner; Trimmel, Promel, Andrich, Ingvarsten, Lenz; Becker, Awoniyi
Bayer Leverkusen: Hradecky; Bender, Tah, Tapsoba, Sinkgraven; Wirtz, Baumgartlinger, Amiri; Bailey, Schick, Diaby
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,67
