Bundesliga: Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Union Berlin draw 2-2 on Saturday
LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen manages to recover against FC Union Berlin with 2 goals from G. Promel from a goal on the 50' and a goal on the 45'.
LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen manages to recover against FC Union Berlin with 2 goals from G. Promel from a goal on the 50′ and a goal on the 45′. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was far superior when it came to possession ball (65%)
The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Matthias Jöllenbeck with the help of Christof Günsch and Jonas Weickenmeier. The 4th official was Martin Thomsen. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold around 2.9 degrees Celsius or 37.2 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.
Match Statistics
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 65% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win the match.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, FC Union Berlin shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 1 yellow card (J. Tah). On the other side, FC Union Berlin received 2 yellow cards (C. Trimmel and M. Friedrich).
After this match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 28 points like TSG Hoffenheim to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin will have 27 points like Eintracht Frankfurt to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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26'26'
B. Oczipka
N. Giesselmann
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31'31'
C. Trimmel
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38'38'
P. Schick
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45'45'
G. Promel
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46'46'
L. Oztunali
G. Haraguchi
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46'46'
A. Voglsammer
K. Behrens
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50'50'
G. Promel
M. Kruse
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59'59'
J. Tah
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71'71'
K. Mohwald
G. Promel
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77'77'
A. Adli
Paulinho
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77'77'
K. Bellarabi
K. Demirbay
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78'78'
J. Ryerson
C. Trimmel
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83'83'
L. Alario
J. Frimpong
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84'84'
J. Tah
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85'85'
M. Friedrich
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play away against Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 15th of January with a 16-9 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (6 draws).
FC Union Berlin will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 15th of January with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of TSG Hoffenheim (2 draws).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Formation and Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gerardo Seoane chose to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký , Jeremie Frimpong , Jonathan Tah , Piero Hincapie , Mitchel Bakker , Robert Andrich , Kerem Demirbay , Moussa Diaby , Florian Wirtz , Paulinho and Patrik Schick .
Substitutes
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 3 changes: Paulinho for A. Adli (77′), K. Demirbay for K. Bellarabi (78′) and J. Frimpong for L. Alario (83′).
Top player: Kerem Demirbay
Probably the most impressive player in Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Kerem Demirbay.
His rating is with 55 passes (89% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 9 crosses.
FC Union Berlin: Formation and Lineups
FC Union Berlin started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
On the other side, Urs Fischer played with: Andreas Luthe , Paul Jäckel , Robin Knoche , Marvin Friedrich , Rani Khedira , Christopher Trimmel , Niko Giesselmann , Grischa Prömel , Genki Haraguchi , Max Kruse and Kevin Behrens .
Substitutes
FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: N. Giesselmann for B. Oczipka (26′), G. Haraguchi for L. Oztunali (46′), K. Behrens for A. Voglsammer (46′), G. Promel for K. Mohwald (71′) and C. Trimmel for J. Ryerson (77′).
Top player: Grischa Prömel
Probably the most impressive player in FC Union Berlin was Grischa Prömel.
His rating is with 2 goals, 24 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga
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