Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction: Leverkusen the favorite in this game

When Bayer Leverkusen travels to the Stadion An der Alten Forsterei for their match against Union Berlin on Saturday, they will be looking to win their first Bundesliga match away from home since September. Bayer Leverkusen appears to have regained the form they had during the previous season. Two of their most recent matches have resulted in them scoring five goals each.

Within a span of seven days, Leverkusen was responsible for the destruction of both Heidenheim and Salzburg. On their way to the nation's capital, they are currently attempting to make the most of the week that follows their overseas break.

The hosts will arrive at this event in a very different frame of mind. Last weekend, they were defeated by Wolfsburg in a one-goal loss. Union Berlin has not been victorious in any of their four most recent league matches, and as a direct result, they have fallen out of the top half of the Bundesliga table.

Over the past few weeks, Union Berlin has been having a very difficult time creating in the final third of the field. Within the span of four consecutive matches across all competitions, they were unable to find the back of the net. This streak included a loss to Arminia Bielefeld, a team from a lower tier, by a score of 1-0 in the second round of the DFB Pokal.

After winning four of their eleven league matches, drawing four of them, and losing three of them, Union is currently the tenth-best team in the league. Since their victory over Holstein Kiel on October 20, Union Berlin has not been victorious in any of their last four league matches, meaning that they are currently undergoing a terrible run of form. A narrow defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich was followed by two draws at home against Eintracht Frankfurt and Freiburg. In between, they played and lost to Bayern Munich.

Despite the fact that they have been experiencing a string of unsatisfactory results, Union will still be optimistic about their chances of gaining anything from the match that will take place on Saturday. They have been victorious in all five of their home league matches this season (W3, D2). At the Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, the hosts have shown themselves to be a difficult team to break down, as they have only allowed three goals to be scored against them in their five Bundesliga matches played at home.

Xabi Alonso's team is currently in fourth place and nine points behind Bayern Munich, who are currently in the lead in the Bundesliga. If Leverkusen wants to keep their title, they will need to work hard to achieve this goal. Prior to their return to winning ways in the league match that took place at home against Heidenheim on the previous Saturday, they had recently found themselves in a string of three consecutive league draws. 

In order to prepare for their league match against Union on Saturday, Leverkusen will now embark on their journey after competing in consecutive matches at their home stadium. The visitors are one of three clubs that have not yet suffered a defeat in a Bundesliga away game this season. However, despite the fact that they have shown that they are difficult to defeat while playing away from home, they have been forced to settle for draws in each of their last three league matches played away from home. As a consequence of this, they are seeking to achieve their first victory away from home since they defeated Hoffenheim by a score of 4-1 on September 14.

After the international break, Bayer Leverkusen is performing at an exceptionally high level. Each of their two most recent victories across all competitions has resulted in them scoring five goals. Leverkusen is still holding out hope that they will take over the top spot in the standings from Bayern Munich. In this match against Union Berlin, I highly anticipate that they will continue their recent run of success and capitalize on the momentum they have gained.

In the last four head-to-head matches between Leverkusen and Union Berlin, Leverkusen has secured three victories and one tie. Bayer Leverkusen to win both halves is the prediction.