Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-04-05 13:30.
[p]After spending much of their early campaign stuck in the Bundesliga relegation zone, Union Berlin continued to put more distance between themselves and the bottom-three as they battled to a 0-0 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt last time out. That said, that stalemate did extend their run to just one win across their prior 13 away league outings (D3, L9), so a return to Stadion An der Alten Försterei for this clash with runaway leaders Bayer Leverkusen will come as welcome relief for the hosts. [/p]
[p]Ahead of this latest matchday, no side holds a bigger points per game average difference between home and away fixtures than Union, such has been their comfort on home soil where they’ve lost just one of their last eight league fixtures (W5, D2). Three of those wins came alongside a clean sheet as the hosts’ defence continues to improve, but the fact that they’ve still failed to score in five of their 13 home Bundesliga matches this campaign – the third-most in the competition – remains problematic. [/p]
[p]As for manager Xabi Alonso and his Leverkusen side, this season just continues to get better and better as they reached the DFB-Pokal final at the expense of Fortuna Dusseldorf in midweek, winning 4-0 after finding themselves three goals to the good at the break. Die Werkself have now tied their club record 35 wins in a single season (D5, L0), and with the Bundesliga leaders heading back into the UEFA Europa League in midweek, this campaign could well go down in the history books.[/p]
[p]Winning this match and continuing their mightily impressive march towards a first German top-flight title will be the main priority for now though, and considering Leverkusen’s superb away record in the Bundesliga this term (W11, D2), more points on the road look to be on the menu here! [/p]
[p]Key battle: Union goalkeeper Frederik Rønnow has previously recorded two clean sheets across four personal H2Hs, but he’ll have a job on his hands to contain Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz who has directly contributed to 17 Bundesliga goals this season (G7, A10).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Bundesliga matches involving Union have averaged just 2.48 goals in total – the lowest tally in the competition. [/p]