Bayer Leverkusen vs 05.09.26 13:304 – 0Full Time
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Match report
Bayer Leverkusen rout Union Berlin 4-0 in Bundesliga matchday two
Bayer Leverkusen thrashed Union Berlin 4-0 at BayArena in a Bundesliga Regular Season - 2 fixture, moving to fifth in the table while Union remain down in 14th. The hosts were rampant from the outset and never let Union settle across the ninety minutes.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Ezequiél Fernández put Leverkusen ahead inside the first minute, converting a Miguel Gutiérrez assist. Facundo Medina doubled the lead on 28 minutes, again teed up by Gutiérrez, and the home side went in 2-0 up at half-time. Leverkusen continued the surge after the break as Patrik Schick struck in the 48th minute, assisted by Jarell Quansah, before Ibrahim Maza added a fourth in the 66th minute, this time set up by Schick himself.
Leverkusen dominated possession with 64 percent of the ball and outshot Union Berlin 21 to 5, landing ten shots on target to their opponents' none. Union offered little in reply, managing just a single corner to the hosts' eleven as Carles Martínez's side controlled every phase of the contest.
Patrik Schick scored once and provided an assist, earning the highest rating on the pitch at 8.8 as he combined well with teammates throughout the second half.
Union Berlin failed to register a single shot on target across the match, a stark reflection of how one-sided the contest was.
Bayer Leverkusen beat Union Berlin 4–0 (half-time 2–0).
Bayer Leverkusen met Union Berlin in the Bundesliga (Regular Season - 2). Kick-off was Saturday, 5 September 2026, 13:30 UTC at BayArena. Referee: Robin Braun.
Team pages: Bayer Leverkusen · Union Berlin · Bundesliga
Key moments
- 1' Goal: Ezequiél Fernández (assist: Miguel Gutiérrez) — 1–0 · Watch Ezequiél Fernández's goal video (1')
- 28' Goal: Facundo Medina (assist: Miguel Gutiérrez) — 2–0 · Watch Facundo Medina's goal video (28')
- 48' Goal: Patrik Schick (assist: Jarell Quansah) — 3–0 · Watch Patrik Schick's goal video (48')
- 66' Goal: Ibrahim Maza (assist: Patrik Schick) — 4–0 · Watch Ibrahim Maza's goal video (66')
Starting line-ups
Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)
Union Berlin (4-3-1-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Bayer Leverkusen 79%, the draw 12%, Union Berlin 9%. It finished Bayer Leverkusen 4–0 Union Berlin.
Bayer Leverkusen's rating gap decides it — Bayer Leverkusen are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Bayer Leverkusen's 79%. The draw at 12% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Bayer Leverkusen at 79%?
Bayer Leverkusen sit 338 points higher on our strength rating — 2003 to 1665. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge at home won 79.8% of 5,108 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 81–10–9.
Why not higher?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Bayer Leverkusen's column. Across 10,911 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw only 12%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 10.9%. These teams' recent games average 3.9 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,073. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Bayer Leverkusen average 13 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 338 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Union Berlin are winless in their last 9 visits to Bayer Leverkusen. "Cursed ground" stories don't survive the receipts: winless visitors won 20.4% of 5,660 return visits vs 21.4% class-expected — the rating's own read already covers it. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Bundesliga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Ezequiél Fernández's goal against Union Berlin (1').
- Watch Facundo Medina's goal against Union Berlin (28').
- Watch Patrik Schick's goal against Union Berlin (48').
- Watch Ibrahim Maza's goal against Union Berlin (66').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Bayer Leverkusen 4–0 Union Berlin. Explore more on the Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin team pages or the Bundesliga page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin?
Bayer Leverkusen beat Union Berlin 4–0 (half-time 2–0).
›Who scored in Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin?
Ezequiél Fernández (1') for Bayer Leverkusen; Facundo Medina (28') for Bayer Leverkusen; Patrik Schick (48') for Bayer Leverkusen; Ibrahim Maza (66') for Bayer Leverkusen.
›Where can I watch Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Berlin highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Bayer Leverkusen 4–0 Union Berlin are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin?
Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin have met 10 times — 5 wins for Bayer Leverkusen, 1 win for Union Berlin and 4 draws.