Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen

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🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadion An der Alten Försterei 🧑‍⚖️ Harm Osmers 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 23
Regular Season Table
Union Berlin 11 · Bayer Leverkusen 6
Referee Stats
13 matches · 3.77 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.77
Reds avg 0.15
Penalties avg 0.46
Over 4.5 cards 46%
Home wins 69%
Draws 23%
Away wins 8%
How the match was won
  • Bayer Leverkusen outshot their opponent (8-16).
  • Bayer Leverkusen controlled possession (65%).
  • Union Berlin had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Union Berlin (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 5-7-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 26
Avg: 1.53 / 1.53

Points

22
Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

3
Bayer Leverkusen (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 8-4-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 28
Avg: 1.76 / 1.65

Points

28
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.29
PPG
1.65
1.53
GF
1.76
1.53
GA
1.65
71%
O2.5
65%
71%
BTTS
65%
47%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Union Berlin rank11th
Bayer Leverkusen rank6th
Union Berlin points39
Bayer Leverkusen points59
Union Berlin: #11 · 39 pts · GD -14
34 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Bayer Leverkusen: #6 · 59 pts · GD +21
14 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
20-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Union Berlin last 5 home

W D L D L
Points5/15
Weighted index47
Goals9-9
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Bayer Leverkusen last 5 away

L W W D D
Points8/15
Weighted index53
Goals10-10
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Union Berlin trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 12%

Bayer Leverkusen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.588%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Union Berlin score at home82%
Union Berlin clean sheet at home24%
Bayer Leverkusen score away76%
Bayer Leverkusen clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Union Berlin score first47%
Union Berlin win after scoring first63%
Bayer Leverkusen score first53%
Bayer Leverkusen win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Union Berlin 63% · Bayer Leverkusen 50%
Avg first goal minute: Union Berlin 23.4' · Bayer Leverkusen 19.2'

Vs league average

Union Berlin score at home1.53 vs 1.78
Union Berlin concede at home1.53 vs 1.46
Bayer Leverkusen score away1.76 vs 1.46
Bayer Leverkusen concede away1.65 vs 1.78
Union Berlin score 14% below league average, while Bayer Leverkusen score 21% above league average.
Defensive side: Union Berlin are 5% above league average at home, and Bayer Leverkusen are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.40
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Union Berlin goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
16-30 5
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
31-45 7
46-60 4
16-30 3
61-75 3
0-15 2

Bayer Leverkusen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 68% 2H scored: 32% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 11
0-15 5
16-30 5
46-60 4
76-90+ 4
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 10
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
46-60 5
16-30 3
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
1
Total Shots
8
16
Shots off Goal
1
10
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots Inside Box
7
6
Shots Outside Box
1
10
Ball Possession
35%
65%
Corner Kicks
4
5
Fouls
15
7
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
5
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
303
551
Passes Accurate
212
472
Passes %
70%
86%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
5
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
3'
3' S. Nsoki
10'
10' J. Haberer
11'
11' J. Haberer
1st substitution · For: C. Trimmel
28'
28' Goal · 1-0
R. Khedira
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Kemlein
44'
44' A. Ilić
60'
60' L. Querfeld
61'
61' E. Fernández
1st substitution · For: E. Poku
61'
61' Christian Kofane
2nd substitution · For: P. Schick
61'
61' Arthur
3rd substitution · For: Lucas Vázquez
68'
68' L. Badé
4th substitution · For: J. Hofmann
71'
71' Jeong Woo-Yeong
2nd substitution · For: A. Král
81'
81' M. Tillman
5th substitution · For: M. Terrier
83'
83' J. Hofmann
85'
85' A. Schäfer
3rd substitution · For: T. Skarke
86'
86' A. Ilić
4th substitution · For: Ilyas Ansah
88'
88' R. Andrich
90+3'
90+3' F. Rønnow

Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Union Berlin beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Harm Osmers. It was played at Stadion An der Alten Försterei.

First half: S. Nsoki received a yellow card for Union Berlin at 3'. J. Haberer received a yellow card for Union Berlin at 10'. Union Berlin made their 1st substitution at 11', with J. Haberer replacing C. Trimmel. Union Berlin took the lead at 28' when R. Khedira scored, with the assist credited to A. Kemlein, making the score 1-0. A. Ilić received a yellow card for Union Berlin at 44'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. L. Querfeld received a yellow card for Union Berlin at 60'. Bayer Leverkusen made their 1st substitution at 61', with E. Fernández replacing E. Poku. Bayer Leverkusen made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Christian Kofane replacing P. Schick. Bayer Leverkusen made their 3rd substitution at 61', with Arthur replacing Lucas Vázquez. Bayer Leverkusen made their 4th substitution at 68', with L. Badé replacing J. Hofmann. Union Berlin made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Jeong Woo-Yeong replacing A. Král. Bayer Leverkusen made their 5th substitution at 81', with M. Tillman replacing M. Terrier. J. Hofmann received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 83'. Union Berlin made their 3rd substitution at 85', with A. Schäfer replacing T. Skarke. Union Berlin made their 4th substitution at 86', with A. Ilić replacing Ilyas Ansah. R. Andrich received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 88'. F. Rønnow received a yellow card for Union Berlin at 90+3'.

Union Berlin used 4 substitutions while Bayer Leverkusen used 5 substitutions. Union Berlin got 5 yellow cards, while Bayer Leverkusen got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Bayer Leverkusen outshot their opponent (8-16).
  • Bayer Leverkusen controlled possession (65%).
  • Union Berlin had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins2
Draws5
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals5 (35.7%)
BTTS5 (35.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals2 (28.6%)
BTTS3 (42.9%)

Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen Head-to-Head History by Season