Bundesliga Gameweek 2 Sat, Sep 5 2026 · 14:30 BayArena, Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen
4–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 3.11 – 0.39
Union Berlin
  • E. Fernández 1’
  • F. Medina 28’
  • P. Schick 48’
  • I. Maza 66’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Bayer Leverkusen cruise past Union Berlin

Bayer Leverkusen entered as clear favourites and won 4–0 through goals from Fernández, Medina, Schick and Maza. Bayer Leverkusen finished with the higher xG (3.11 vs 0.39).

Bayer Leverkusen ✓66%
Draw18%
Union Berlin16%

Model vs reality

Bayer Leverkusen goals
4
Model 2.32 · xG 3.11
Union Berlin goals
0
Model 1.04 · xG 0.39
Total goals
4
Model 3.37 · xG 3.50
Score 4–0
4%
Most likely 2–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 65%
Both scored
No
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchI. MazaBayer Leverkusen · 1 goal
9.3
  • RefereeRobin Braun
  • CoachesCarles Martínez · Mauro Lustrinelli
  • VenueBayArena
  • Table before kick-offBayer Leverkusen 14th · Union Berlin 10th
  • Weather at kick-off21°C · Overcast · wind 17 km/h

Timeline

  1. E. Fernández 1–0Assist Miguel Gutiérrez
    1’
  2. O. UduokhaiYellow card · Foul
    4’
  3. F. Medina 2–0Assist Miguel Gutiérrez
    28’
  4. Half time · 2–0
  5. Z. Van Den BoschYellow card · Foul
    47’
  6. P. Schick 3–0Assist J. Quansah
    48’
  7. Miguel GutiérrezYellow card · Time wasting
    61’
  8. ⇄ J. HabererFor A. Kemlein
    63’
  9. ⇄ W. JeongFor M. Aebischer
    63’
  10. ⇄ T. SkarkeFor E. Latte Lath
    63’
  11. I. Maza 4–0Assist P. Schick
    66’
  12. ⇄ M. DiabyFor M. Tillman
    67’
  13. ⇄ Christian KofaneFor P. Schick
    67’
  14. ⇄ L. BadéFor F. Medina
    71’
  15. ⇄ R. AndrichFor E. Fernández
    71’
  16. ⇄ C. TrimmelFor J. Juranović
    74’
  17. ⇄ A. SchäferFor Livan Burcu
    79’
  18. ⇄ Lucas VázquezFor Miguel Gutiérrez
    83’
  19. I. MazaYellow card · Argument
    88’
  20. Full time · 4–0

Team stats

Bayer Leverkusen21 shots · 16 in box, 5 outside
Union Berlin5 shots · 2 in box, 3 outside
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
64% Possession 36%
3.11 Expected goals (xG) 0.39
2.77 Expected points (xPts) 0.15
21 Shots 5
10 Shots on target 0
5 Shots off target 3
6 Blocked shots 2
16 Shots inside the box 2
5 Shots outside the box 3
579 Passes 324
90% Pass accuracy 80%
11 Corners 1
0 Goalkeeper saves 6
11 Fouls 12
3 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
7.77 Team rating 6.44

Line-ups

Bayer Leverkusen 4-2-3-1

16.9 M. Flekken(G)
39.0 Miguel Gutiérrez AA↓83’ 28.3 F. Medina ↓71’ 127.5 E. Tapsoba 47.2 J. Quansah A
68.0 E. Fernández ↓71’ 248.5 Aleix García
309.3★ I. Maza 107.2 M. Tillman ↓67’ 96.9 Afonso Moreira
147.7 P. Schick A↓67’
  • 1M. Flekken (G)6.9
  • 3Miguel GutiérrezA×2↓83’9.0
  • 2F. Medina↓71’8.3
  • 12E. Tapsoba7.5
  • 4J. QuansahA7.2
  • 6E. Fernández↓71’8.0
  • 24Aleix García8.5
  • 30I. Maza ★9.3
  • 10M. Tillman↓67’7.2
  • 9Afonso Moreira6.9
  • 14P. SchickA↓67’7.7

Substitutes used

  • 17Lucas Vázquez↑83’6.9
  • 5L. Badé↑71’7.3
  • 8R. Andrich↑71’6.7
  • 19M. Diaby↑67’6.6
  • 35Christian Kofane↑67’6.7

Unused: J. Blaswich, T. Oermann, J. Hofmann, V. Boniface

Coach: Carles Martínez

Union Berlin 4-3-1-2

16.7 F. Rønnow(G)
156.0 T. Rothe 26.9 O. Uduokhai 45.2 Z. Van Den Bosch 185.9 J. Juranović ↓74’
96.9 Livan Burcu ↓79’ 66.9 A. Kemlein ↓63’ 206.3 M. Aebischer ↓63’
86.5 R. Khedira
276.9 M. Ljubičić 296.5 E. Latte Lath ↓63’
  • 1F. Rønnow (G)6.7
  • 15T. Rothe6.0
  • 2O. Uduokhai6.9
  • 4Z. Van Den Bosch5.2
  • 18J. Juranović↓74’5.9
  • 9Livan Burcu↓79’6.9
  • 6A. Kemlein↓63’6.9
  • 20M. Aebischer↓63’6.3
  • 8R. Khedira6.5
  • 27M. Ljubičić6.9
  • 29E. Latte Lath↓63’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 28C. Trimmel↑74’6.9
  • 13A. Schäfer↑79’6.3
  • 19J. Haberer↑63’6.7
  • 11W. Jeong↑63’6.7
  • 21T. Skarke↑63’6.3

Unused: Matheo Raab, D. Köhn, L. Querfeld, R. Skov

Coach: Mauro Lustrinelli

Player stats

Top rated
I. MazaBayer Leverkusen9.3
2nd
Miguel GutiérrezBayer Leverkusen9.0
3rd
Aleix GarcíaBayer Leverkusen8.5

Bayer Leverkusen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Flekken G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 76% 29 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Miguel Gutiérrez D 83 0 2 0 (0) 3 89% 54 1 0 0/1 1/1 9.0
F. Medina D 71 1 0 1 (1) 0 96% 68 0 0 0/0 3/1 8.3
E. Tapsoba D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 64 1 0 0/1 0/0 7.5
J. Quansah D 90 0 1 1 (0) 1 94% 48 1 0 0/0 1/1 7.2
E. Fernández M 71 1 0 2 (1) 1 96% 48 1 1 0/1 0/3 8.0
Aleix García M 90 0 0 2 (2) 4 92% 101 2 1 0/0 0/1 8.5
I. Maza F 90 1 0 3 (2) 3 78% 54 0 2 6/8 1/0 9.3
M. Tillman M 67 0 0 0 (0) 1 91% 32 0 0 0/1 1/0 7.2
Afonso Moreira F 90 0 0 2 (2) 0 84% 31 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
P. Schick F 67 1 1 3 (2) 2 88% 8 0 0 1/2 0/1 7.7
Lucas Vázquez M 7 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
L. Badé D 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 14 3 0 0/0 1/0 7.3
R. Andrich M 19 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 15 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.7
M. Diaby F 23 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 9 0 1 0/1 0/0 6.6
Christian Kofane M 23 0 0 1 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.7

Union Berlin

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
F. Rønnow G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 66% 29 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
T. Rothe D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 27 4 0 0/1 3/1 6.0
O. Uduokhai D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 83% 48 0 1 0/0 2/2 6.9
Z. Van Den Bosch D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 34 0 2 0/0 2/0 5.2
J. Juranović D 74 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 24 2 1 0/0 0/0 5.9
Livan Burcu F 79 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 25 1 1 0/0 0/2 6.9
A. Kemlein M 63 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 26 2 0 0/1 0/0 6.9
M. Aebischer M 63 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 14 2 0 0/1 0/1 6.3
R. Khedira M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 33 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
M. Ljubičić F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 15 1 0 1/1 1/2 6.9
E. Latte Lath F 63 0 0 1 (0) 0 33% 6 0 1 0/0 0/1 6.5
C. Trimmel D 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
A. Schäfer M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 7 0 1 0/0 2/1 6.3
J. Haberer M 27 0 0 1 (0) 0 92% 13 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.7
W. Jeong M 27 0 0 0 (0) 1 78% 9 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.7
T. Skarke M 27 0 0 0 (0) 1 50% 8 2 1 0/1 0/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.