In this week 13 match on the 6th of November, Bayer Leverkusen will play host to Union Berlin in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Bayer Leverkusen sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Club Brugge. Bayer Leverkusen had 16 on net, and Club Brugge had 8, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Union Berlin recorded a 2-1 win against Borussia M’gladbach. Nico Elvedi struck first for Borussia M’gladbach in the 33rd minute, but Kevin Behrens got the equalizer for Union Berlin in the 79th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 97th minute on a goal by Danilho Doekhi. Union Berlin looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen last played eachother at the Bayarena on Wednesday Mar 4th. Bayer Leverkusen won by a score of 3 to 1 in front of just over 18000 spectators. Marcus Ingvartsen struck first for Union Berlin in the 39th minute on a feed from Marius Bülter, then in the 72nd minute, Kai Havertz sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Karim Bellarabi Finally they completed the comback victory in the 86th minute on a goal by Charles Aránguiz to cap off a wild match.
Both Janik Haberer and Miloš Pantović have been the hottest scorers for Union Berlin in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Moussa Diaby has been the most effective weapon for Bayer Leverkusen lately. The French attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches
Xabier Alonso Olano’s squad will be without Kerem Demirbay, Karim Bellarabi, Charles Aránguiz, Sardar Azmoun, Exequiel Palacios and Florian Wirtz, while Urs Fischer’s squad will be without Sven Michel.