Bundesliga · Sat, 21 Feb 2026 ·
Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen — 1 - 0
Stadion An der Alten Försterei · Referee: Harm Osmers, Germany
Match report
Union Berlin beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0
Bayer Leverkusen were beaten 1-0 by Union Berlin at Stadion An der Alten Försterei on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in Bundesliga matchday 23. R. Khedira scored the only goal of the game for Union Berlin in the 28th minute. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Union Berlin had 35% of the ball and 8 shots (4 on target) against Bayer Leverkusen’s 16 (1 on target). Derrick Köhn (Union Berlin) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Union Berlin 17th in the Bundesliga table on 1 point and Bayer Leverkusen 5th on 7.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | FC Augsburg | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 6 | FSV Mainz 05 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| 16 | Hamburger SV | 4 | -11 | 3 |
| 17 | Union Berlin | 4 | -13 | 1 |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | -10 | 0 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 5 Sept 2026, Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 Union Berlin
Match events
- 3'yellow cardStanley N'SokiYellow Card
- 10'yellow cardJanik HabererYellow Card
- 11'substitutionJ. HabererOff: C. Trimmel
- 28'goalR. KhediraAssist: A. Kemlein
- 44'yellow cardAndrej IlićYellow Card
- 60'yellow cardLeopold QuerfeldYellow Card
- 61'substitutionArthurOff: Lucas
- 61'substitutionC. KofaneOff: P. Schick
- 61'substitutionE. FernandezOff: E. Poku
- 68'substitutionL. BadeOff: J. Hofmann
- 71'substitutionJeong Woo-YeongOff: A. Kral
- 81'substitutionM. TillmanOff: M. Terrier
- 83'yellow cardJonas HofmannYellow Card
- 85'substitutionA. SchaferOff: T. Skarke
- 86'substitutionA. IlicOff: I. Ansah
- 88'yellow cardRobert AndrichYellow Card
- 90+3'yellow cardFrederik RønnowYellow Card
Lineups
Union Berlin
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Steffen Baumgart
Starting XI
- 1F. RonnowG
- 5D. DoekhiD
- 14L. QuerfeldD
- 34S. NsokiD
- 19J. HabererM
- 8R. KhediraM
- 6A. KemleinM
- 39D. KohnM
- 13A. SchaferF
- 11Jeong Woo-YeongF
- 23A. IlicF
Substitutes
- 31M. RaabG
- 28C. TrimmelD
- 3A. MarkgrafD
- 33A. KralM
- 21T. SkarkeM
- 17D. PreuF
- 10I. AnsahF
- 9L. BurcuF
- 7O. BurkeF
Bayer Leverkusen
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Kasper Hjulmand
Starting XI
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 5L. BadeD
- 8R. AndrichD
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 13ArthurM
- 6E. FernandezM
- 24A. GarciaM
- 20A. GrimaldoM
- 10M. TillmanF
- 30I. MazaF
- 35C. KofaneF
Substitutes
- 18J. OmlinG
- 4J. QuansahD
- 15T. OermannD
- 21LucasD
- 7J. HofmannM
- 25E. PalaciosM
- 11M. TerrierF
- 14P. SchickF
- 19E. PokuF
Match statistics
- 35%Possession65%
- 0.55Expected goals (xG)0.94
- 8Total shots16
- 4Shots on target1
- 1Shots off target10
- 3Blocked shots5
- 7Shots inside the box6
- 1Shots outside the box10
- 4Corners5
- 1Offsides1
- 15Fouls7
- 5Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves3
- 303Passes549
- 210Accurate passes471
- 69%Pass accuracy86%
- -0.28Goals prevented-0.28
Player statistics
Union Berlin
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederik RønnowG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Danilho DoekhiD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 14Leopold QuerfeldD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 34Stanley N'SokiD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Aljoscha KemleinM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 8Rani KhediraM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 19Janik HabererM | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 39Derrick KöhnMTop rated | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 11Woo-Yeong JeongF | 71 | 6.9 | ||
| 13András SchäferF | 85 | 7.3 | ||
| 23Andrej IlićF | 86 | 6.2 | ||
| 31Matheo RaabG | – | – | ||
| 3Andrik MarkgrafD | – | – | ||
| 28Christopher TrimmelD | 79 | 7.5 | ||
| 21Tim SkarkeM | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| 33Alex KrálM | 19 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Oliver BurkeF | – | – | ||
| 9Livan BurcuF | – | – | ||
| 10Ilyas AnsahF | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| 17David PreuF | – | – |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28Janis BlaswichG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 5Loïc BadéD | 68 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Robert AndrichD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 12Edmond TapsobaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Ezequiel FernándezM | 61 | 6.7 | ||
| 13ArthurM | 61 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Alejandro GrimaldoM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 24Aleix GarcíaM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 10Malik TillmanF | 81 | 6.3 | ||
| 30Ibrahim MazaF | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 35Christian KofaneF | 60 | 6.5 | ||
| 18Jonas OmlinG | – | – | ||
| 4Jarell QuansahD | – | – | ||
| 15Tim OermannD | – | – | ||
| 21Lucas VázquezD | 29 | 7.0 | ||
| 7Jonas HofmannM | 22 | 6.5 | ||
| 25Exequiel PalaciosM | – | – | ||
| 11Martin TerrierF | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 14Patrik SchickF | 30 | 6.2 | ||
| 19Ernest PokuF | 29 | 6.3 |