Leverkusen
Bundesliga
Regular Season
Sat , May 15 , 2021 15:30
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Union Berlin
Leverkusen
Union Berlin
1 - 1
Bayer Leverkusen is sweating on the fitness of the pacey winger Leon Bailey as they aim to confirm UEFA Europa League qualification at home to Union Berlin on Saturday. Read our Leverkusen vs Union Berlin prediction and betting tips.
Bailey broke his toe early in last Saturday’s goalless draw away at Werder Bremen but made it to half-time before having to be replaced. The Jamaican could be a significant miss, especially given his form of five-goal contributions in the last two home games. Bailey has scored three and assisted two since Wolf took charge. Nine goals and eight assists for the campaign represent a new personal best for the Jamaican.
Leverkusen has won all three of their fixtures at the BayArena under interim coach Hannes Wolf – one more will see their place in the 2021/22 Europa League group stage secure, given they are five points clear of Borussia Mönchengladbach and opponents Union below them. The game will be the last at home for Sven Bender, but brother Lars won’t play again due to a knee injury before the twins retire at the end of this season.
Leverkusen: Hradecky - Tah, S. Bender, Tapsoba, Wendell - Palacios, Aranguiz (c) - Gray, Wirtz, Diaby - Schick
Out: Alario (thigh), Arias (ankle), Bailey (foot), Baumgartlinger (knee), L. Bender (knee), Fosu-Mensah (knee), Sinkgraven (knee)
Doubtful: Demirbay (ankle)
Coach: Hannes Wolf
Union is also fighting for European qualification and what would be only the second continental campaign in their history. Victory would move the Berliners to two points off Die Werkself in the sixth, but they begin the penultimate matchday level on points with Gladbach in seventh, which would earn them a place in the new UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round. Urs Fischer’s team were beaten 3-0 at Wolfsburg last weekend – their fourth straight away game at sides in the top five – but do have a striker full of confidence in Leverkusen-owned Joel Pohjanpalo. The Finland international got a hat-trick two games ago in the 3-1 win against Bremen and is in line to continue up front, with top scorer Max Kruse coming into the team in place of Petar Musa. Union has picked up 15 points in as many Rückrunde matches. They claimed 25 in the same number of Hinrunde games.
Union: Luthe - Friedrich, Knoche, Schlotterbeck - Trimmel (c), Gentner, Andrich, Lenz - Endo - Pohjanpalo, Kruse
Out: Busk (muscular), Dajaku (foot), Hübner (muscular), Prömel (muscular), Teuchert (knee), Ujah (knee)
Doubtful: Awoniyi (thigh), Becker (ankle)
Coach: Urs Fischer
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Five Bundesliga matches are Kruse’s longest run without a goal since he joined Union last summer. BettingKick’s Leverkusen vs Union Berlin prediction is: Under 2.5 goals.
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14.12.2024. | Union Berlin | VS | Bochum | 1-1 |
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