German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen vs 1. FC Union Berlin, 2024-25 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen
FT
0 - 0
1. FC Union Berlin

Bayer Leverkusen play out goalless draw with Union Berlin

Bayer Leverkusen laboured to a 0-0 draw against visiting Union Berlin on Saturday as their Bundesliga title hopes faded with five matches remaining.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
  • 2': András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 5': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Foul by András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 7': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Christopher Trimmel.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Piero Hincapié with a cross.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Andrej Ilic (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel following a fast break.
  • 13': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Leopold Querfeld (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross.
  • 14': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Andrej Ilic is caught offside.
  • 17': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Foul by Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 18': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrej Ilic.
  • 19': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
  • 22': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 22': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Josip Juranovic.
  • 27': Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 30': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Frederik Rønnow (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 39': Foul by Leopold Querfeld (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 39': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
  • 45': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Diogo Leite.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Andrej Ilic (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 45'+1': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Nathan Tella because of an injury.
  • 48': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 50': András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 51': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Andrej Ilic is caught offside.
  • 52': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 53': Attempt saved. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 54': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Andrej Ilic is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Piero Hincapié with a cross.
  • 56': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 56': Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Aleix García.
  • 58': Foul by Tim Skarke (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 58': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 59': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Leopold Querfeld.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Benedict Hollerbach replaces Tim Skarke.
  • 61': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Lucas Tousart replaces Andrej Ilic.
  • 62': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Diogo Leite.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 63': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Álex Grimaldo.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by András Schäfer.
  • 67': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Benedict Hollerbach is caught offside.
  • 71': András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 72': Attempt saved. Benedict Hollerbach (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilho Doekhi.
  • 73': Foul by András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 73': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Edmond Tapsoba.
  • 74': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Álex Grimaldo.
  • 76': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Diogo Leite.
  • 76': András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 78': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. David Preu replaces Janik Haberer.
  • 78': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Christopher Trimmel.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Josip Juranovic (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Tom Rothe replaces Josip Juranovic because of an injury.
  • 82': Hand ball by Benedict Hollerbach (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 83': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Foul by David Preu (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 84': David Preu (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by David Preu.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 85': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
  • 86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  • 87': Foul by Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 87': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 88': Leopold Querfeld (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Rothe with a headed pass.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90'+2': Jérôme Roussillon (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Leopold Querfeld (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Tom Rothe (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 90'+6': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 3
25.5 Possession 74.5
7 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
168 Accurate Passes 645
248 Passes 703
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 9
8 Crosses 48
0.3 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 44
23 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 5
17 Tackles 10
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 2
45 Effective Clearances 16
45 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210

Bundesliga Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 30 +58 72
2 Bayer Leverkusen 29 +29 63
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 29 +16 51
4 RB Leipzig 30 +10 49
Full Table

Line-Ups

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4 Jonathan Tah
3 Piero Hincapié
12 Edmond Tapsoba
24 Aleix García
25 Exequiel Palacios
34 Granit Xhaka
20 Alejandro Grimaldo
30 Jeremie Frimpong
14 Patrik Schick
19 Nathan Tella
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Amine Adli, Victor Boniface, Nordi Mukiele, Arthur, Florian Wirtz, Robert Andrich, Jonas Hofmann, Emiliano Buendía, Matej Kovar.

FCU 1. FC Union Berlin (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Frederik Ronnow (GK)
14 Leopold Querfeld
4 Diogo Leite
5 Danilho Doekhi
19 Janik Haberer
8 Rani Khedira
18 Josip Juranovic
28 Christopher Trimmel
23 Andrej Ilic
13 András Schäfer
21 Tim Skarke
1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:
Benedict Hollerbach, Lucas Tousart, László Bénes, David Preu, Alexander Schwolow, Tom Rothe, Kevin Vogt, Jérôme Roussillon, Marin Ljubicic.

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