Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin

15 May 2021 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Patrick Ittrich

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Florian Wirtz 26’
  • Joel Pohjanpalo 72’

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Bayer Leverkusen led 1-0 at half-time.

Florian Wirtz put Bayer Leverkusen ahead in the 26th minute and Joel Pohjanpalo equalised in the 72nd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Bayer Leverkusen created 1.59 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Union Berlin 1.84 from 13.

Match stats

Bayer Leverkusen Union Berlin
9 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.56 xG 1.54
1.56 Non-penalty xG 1.54
6 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Bayer Leverkusen Union Berlin
Kick-off
Florian Wirtz1-0 (Bayer Leverkusen)
26’
Half-time1-0
72’
Joel Pohjanpalo1-1 (Union Berlin)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bayer Leverkusen
  • Edmond Tapsoba
  • Nadiem Amiri
Union Berlin
  • Marcus Ingvartsen
  • Robert Andrich

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.59 1.84 26’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 26’ 72’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), 1-1 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.59 1.84 26’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 Wirtz 26’ 72’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), 1-1 Pohjanpalo 72’
Bayer Leverkusen 1.59 xGUnion Berlin 1.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Union Berlin attacking Bayer Leverkusen attacking 
26’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 72’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.66 xG, goal 82’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.53 xG, blocked 72’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.45 xG, saved 9’ Christopher Lenz (Union Berlin), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 16’ Max Kruse (Union Berlin), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 11’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 36’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 77’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 59’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 82’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 26’ Nadiem Amiri (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 26’ Wendell (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Christopher Lenz (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 26’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 72’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.66 xG, goal 82’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.53 xG, blocked 72’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.45 xG, saved 16’ Max Kruse (Union Berlin), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 9’ Christopher Lenz (Union Berlin), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 11’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 77’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 36’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 82’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 59’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 26’ Nadiem Amiri (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 86’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 26’ Wendell (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Christopher Lenz (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukas Hradecky GK900 0.000.000
Aleksandar Dragovic DEF900 0.000.011
Edmond Tapsoba DEF901 0.030.000
Jonathan Tah DEF902 0.090.000
Moussa Diaby MID901 0.030.081
Wendell MID901 0.040.000
Charles Aránguiz MID900 0.000.000
Kerem Demirbay MID902 0.540.041
Florian Wirtz MID9012 0.780.082
Nadiem Amiri MID701 0.070.000
Patrik Schick FWD860 0.000.000
Karim Bellarabi Sub200 0.000.562
Demarai Gray Sub40 0.000.000
Sven Bender Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bayer Leverkusen win 49% Avg odds 1.96
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.64
Union Berlin win 25% Avg odds 3.88

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bayer Leverkusen DWLWD
Union Berlin DWLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Union Berlin 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen, 15 Jan 21 Next meeting: Union Berlin 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen, 14 Aug 21  All Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.