Bayer Leverkusen
Union Berlin
Match summary
Bayer Leverkusen won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Union Berlin. Bayer Leverkusen led 2-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Ezequiél Fernández put Bayer Leverkusen ahead in the first minute, set up by Miguel Gutiérrez and Facundo Medina made it 2-0 with a header in the 28th minute, set up by Miguel Gutiérrez. In the second half, Patrik Schick made it 3-0 in the 48th minute, set up by Jarell Quansah and Ibrahim Maza made it 4-0 in the 66th minute, set up by Patrik Schick.
The chances backed that up: Bayer Leverkusen created 3.39 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Union Berlin's 0.25 from 5.
Bayer Leverkusen delivered a dominant performance in this Bundesliga fixture against Union Berlin, securing a comprehensive 4-0 victory that thoroughly reflected their superiority on the pitch. The home side commanded sixty-four percent of possession and registered twenty-one shots, ten of which hit the target, compared to just five total attempts and zero on target from the visitors. Bayer Leverkusen also won eleven corners to Union Berlin's one, completed 579 passes at a ninety percent accuracy rate, and generated an expected goals total of 3.39 against Union Berlin's 0.25. Both teams committed numerous fouls, resulting in two yellow cards for each side.
The scoring commenced immediately when Equi Fernández found the net with a left footed shot in the first minute. Felix Uduokhai received a yellow card for Union Berlin in the fourth minute before Facundo Medina doubled the hosts lead with a header in the twenty-eighth minute, sending Bayer Leverkusen into the interval with a two-goal advantage. Shortly after the restart, Zeno Van Den Bosch was booked, and Patrik Schick extended the lead to three goals with a left footed shot in the forty-eighth minute. Miguel Gutiérrez received a yellow card for time wasting before Ibrahim Maza completed the scoring with a right footed shot in the sixty-sixth minute. Multiple substitutions occurred in the second half, and Ibrahim Maza was booked for argument late in the match before the final whistle confirmed the four-goal margin.
