Bayer LeverkusenAttacking momentumUnion Berlin
Match predictionOur tip: 2-0
Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin Prediction: Martínez Novell Era Begins with Home Test
Bayer Leverkusen host 1. FC Union Berlin at the BayArena on 5 September 2026 in a Bundesliga Matchday 2 fixture that both sides will want badly, after opening weekends that went sideways in different ways. Leverkusen lost 2-3 at home…
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- Bayer Leverkusen vs. Union Berlin in week 2 of the 2026-2027 Bundesliga kicks off at 14:30 GMT on 2026-09-05.
- With the data available to us, Carles Martínez and Mauro Lustrinelli have not met as managers before.
- Current league positions have Bayer Leverkusen 12th on 0 points and Union Berlin 8th on 1 point.
- Bayer Leverkusen have 4 players sidelined: E. Ben Seghir (Thigh Injury), M. Culbreath (Injury), K. Eichhorn (Illness), M. Terrier (Muscle Injury) while Union Berlin face 6 absences: O. Burke (Achilles Tendon Injury), M. Friedrich (Inactive), A. Ilic (Illness), A. Markgraf (Knee Injury), S. Nsoki (Muscle Injury), F. Ronnow (Muscle Injury).
- We expect Bayer Leverkusen to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-2-1, and Union Berlin are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
- Mixed emotions: Bayer Leverkusen lost 2-3 against Elversberg, but Union Berlin salvaged a 3-3 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt.
- Bayer Leverkusen (3-0-2) and Union Berlin (2-2-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
- Dominance for Bayer Leverkusen: across 16 clashes, they've won 9 games and only lost 2 games to Union Berlin, with 5 stalemates.
- The two most popular scorelines among our users are 2-1 (picked by 16.7%) and 3-1 (picked by 15.6%).
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Bayer Leverkusen is going head to head with Union Berlin on 5/9/2026 13:30 GMT for the Germany Bundesliga. Our users most predicted score for this game is 2 - 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Bayer Leverkusen v Union Berlin H2H statistics!