Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction: Leverkusen are looking dangerous

Union Berlin are back in action this weekend in an important clash against Bayer Leverkusen. Union Berlin have all to fight for as the season gradually edges closer to a finish. They are sitting in 3rd place on the bundesliga table, 4 points away from 2nd place Bayern Munich and 2 points away from Freiburg in 4th. Clearly Berlin desires a win here to keep their place in the top 3. However, Bayer Leverkusen have ideas of their own, as a win here would also see them keep their 6th place and apply pressure on 5th place Leipzig. These two teams are coming off a good result in the previous round, as Union Berlin beat Borussia M’gladbach 1-0 and Bayer Leverkusen beat Leipzig 2-0. 

Union Berlin got a much needed win last weekend even though it was by a 1-0 margin. The only goal of the game came in the 60th minute through Sheraldo Becker. Union Berlin had 38% possession, 3 shots on target and 2 corner kicks in that match. According to the Bundesliga table, Union Berlin are currently ranked 3rd, with 55 points. Overall, they recorded 16 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats and their goal ratio is 44:31. Berlin face tough competition from Freigburg who are only 2 points away. Union Berlin recorded 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.

Team streak: more than 4.5 cards (6/8), Less than 10.5 corners (8/9).

Bayer Leverkusen are playing much better now than they were a few weeks ago. They currently hold a record of 13 matches unbeaten in all competitions. Bayer Leverkusen put in a solid performance in their 2-0 win against RB Leipzig last weekend. Adam Hlozek and Nadiem Amiri both scored in both halves to earn Bayer Leverkusen all 3 points. They had 31% possession, 4 shots on target and 0 corner kicks in that game.

Bayer Leverkusen are currently in 6th position, with 47 points from 29 matches played. They won 14, drew 5 and lost 10 and their goal ratio is 53:41.

Team streak: no losses (13), Less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

Both teams have met each other about 9 times. Bayer Leverkusen leads with 5 wins, while Union Berlin have 1 win and 3 matches ended in a draw.

• Bayer Leverkusen have no losses in the last 4 meetings.
• Union Berlin are without a clean sheet in 4 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 5/7 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 4/5 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 8/9 meetings.

• Union Berlin (3-5-2): Frederik Ronnow, Diogo Leite, Robin Knoche, Danilho Doekhi, Jerome Rousillion, Janik Haberer, Rani Khedira, Aissa Laidouni, Josip Juranovic, Sheraido Becker, Kevin Behrens.
• Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1): Lukas Hradecky, Odilon Kossonou, Jonathan Tah, Piero Hincapie, Jeremie Frimpong, Robert Andrich, Kerem Demirbay, Mitchel Bakker, Moussa Diaby, Amine Adili, Adam Hlozek.

Analysis of Union Berlin shows they scored 43 goals and conceded 30 and their average goal per game is 1.5, with a 14% conversion rate. They create an average of 1.3 big chances per game and miss an average of 0.6 chances per game. Total shots per game is 11.0 and their average shots on target per game is 3.6 and off target is 4.8. And they have kept a total of 11 clean sheets so far this season.

Bayern Leverkusen have scored 53 goals and conceded 41. They score an average of 1.8 goals per game, with a conversion rate of 14%. Average chances created per game is 2.3 and they miss an average of 1.3 chances per game. Total shots per game is 13.1, while their average shots on target per game is 5.3 and off target is 4.6. They have kept 8 clean sheets so far this season.

After thorough analysis, we suggest;

• Bet on Both Teams to Score at 1.99 Odds
• Bet on More than 2.5 Goals at 1.86 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 1-3 at 13.8 Odds