Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen

Bundesliga 14 Aug 2021, 13:30
Union Berlin
Union Berlin
1–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen
🏟 Stadion An der Alten Försterei (Berlin) 👤 T. Reichel Round 1

Match report

Union Berlin were held to a 1-1 draw by Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on 14 August 2021.

Bayer Leverkusen dominated possession with 67% of the ball and had 16 shots to Union Berlin's 8.

The match was played at Stadion An der Alten Försterei (Berlin), with T. Reichel in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 33% - 67% Shots 8 - 16 On target 5 - 3 Corners 1 - 6 Fouls 13 - 5 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Robin Knoche
Union Berlin · captained the side
8 Jeremie Frimpong 1 assist
8 Charles Aránguiz 67 passes (87% accurate)
7 Taiwo Awoniyi 1 goal
7 Moussa Diaby 1 goal
First half vs second half
Union Berlin stepped it up after the break, with 6 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–8 6–8
Shots On Goal 2–2 3–1
Ball Possession 29–71 —
Corners 0–4 1–2
Attacks 26–82 54–65
Match statistics
5 Substitution 3
80 Attacks 147
39 Dangerous Attacks 37
5 On Target 3
3 Off Target 12
8 Shots Total 16
5 Shots On Goal 3
2 Shots Off Goal 7
1 Shots Blocked 6
5 Shots Inside Box 10
3 Shots Outside Box 6
13 Fouls 5
1 Corners 6
2 Offsides 2
33% Ball Possession 67%
0 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 4
309 Passes Total 629
217 Passes Accurate 543
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Union Berlin · 5-3-2
1 A. Luthe
28 C. Trimmel 5 M. Friedrich 31 R. Knoche 25 T. Baumgartl 23 N. Giesselmann
24 G. Haraguchi 8 R. Khedira 32 M. Ingvartsen
14 T. Awoniyi 10 M. Kruse
Bayer Leverkusen · 4-2-3-1
1 L. Hrádecký
30 J. Frimpong 6 O. Kossounou 4 J. Tah 5 M. Bakker
25 E. Palacios 20 C. Aránguiz
19 M. Diaby 10 K. Demirbay 11 N. Amiri
14 P. Schick
Union Berlin
Coach
U. Fischer
Substitutes
  • 19 Frederik Rønnow
  • 3 Paul Jäckel
  • 26 Tymoteusz Puchacz
  • 6 Julian Ryerson
  • 33 Sebastian Griesbeck
  • 7 Levin Öztunali
  • 9 Andreas Voglsammer
  • 17 Kevin Behrens
  • 36 Cedric Teuchert
Bayer Leverkusen
Coach
G. Seoane
Substitutes
  • 36 Niklas Lomb
  • 40 Andrey Lunev
  • 3 Panagiotis Retsos
  • 22 Daley Sinkgraven
  • 23 Mitchell Weiser
  • 18 Wendell
  • 15 Julian Baumgartlinger
  • 7 Paulinho
  • 17 Joel Pohjanpalo
Substitutions
  • 63' ↑ A. Voglsammer ↓ T. Awoniyi Union Berlin
  • 64' ↑ L. Öztunali ↓ M. Ingvartsen Union Berlin
  • 73' ↑ C. Teuchert ↓ M. Kruse Union Berlin
  • 76' ↑ Paulinho ↓ N. Amiri Bayer Leverkusen
  • 81' ↑ K. Behrens ↓ G. Haraguchi Union Berlin
  • 82' ↑ J. Ryerson ↓ C. Trimmel Union Berlin
  • 89' ↑ J. Baumgartlinger ↓ E. Palacios Bayer Leverkusen
  • 89' ↑ J. Pohjanpalo ↓ P. Schick Bayer Leverkusen
Cards
  • 28' M. Diaby Bayer Leverkusen
Head-to-head
Union Berlin 2 4 draws 6 Bayer Leverkusen
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2025-04-12 Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin 0 - 0
2024-11-30 Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 2
2024-04-06 Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 1
2023-11-12 Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin 4 - 0
Recent form
Union Berlin D D D D D
Bayer Leverkusen D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen?
Union Berlin drew 1-1 against Bayer Leverkusen on 14 August 2021.
Who won Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen played?
The match was played at Stadion An der Alten Försterei (Berlin).
Who had more possession in Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen?
Bayer Leverkusen had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.