Bayer Leverkusen vs Union BerlinoPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

One round played and the picture is still provisional: Bayer Leverkusen are thirteenth on zero points after a 3-2 defeat away at SV Elversberg, while Union Berlin have 1 point from a 3-3 draw at home to Eintracht Frankfurt. Earlier Leverkusen won 4-0 away at SV Wehen and 2-1 at Newcastle, with a 1-2 at Nottingham Forest and a 2-1 over Sevilla. Union have been mixed: 4-2 away at Eintracht Braunschweig, 2-4 at home to Ipswich, 3-2 against Aris and 2-2 with Cagliari. Four of their last five games went past four goals in total. The previous meetings tell of five low-scoring games: 1-0 to Union in Berlin in February 2026, 2-0 to Leverkusen at the BayArena in October 2025, a 0-0 also at Leverkusen, then 1-2 and 0-1 for the Werkself in Berlin. The Bundesliga averages 3.89 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.