Leverkusen after blasting Eintracht Frankfurt out of this season’s DFB-Pokal with a 4-1 win on Tuesday evening. They face a trip to fifth-placed Union Berlin next, hoping to apply pressure on RB Leipzig and leaders Bayern.
Union Berlin are undefeated in the last five appearances in Bundesliga, while managing to beat two tough opponents Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund. Squad is currently occupying 5th place with 25 points, and fans would surely be thrilled to participate in Europa.
As for the opposition, Leverkusen had an amazing run all until late December when unfortunate home loss to Bayern Munich happened. Their top goalscorer so far is Lucas Alario with eight goals.
- The visitor has won all their overall five meetings since 2003.
- None of their clashes across all major contests have ended in a draw.
- Their previous encounter in Pokal gave a 3-1 home win for Leverkusen.
- Both teams have scored goals in three of their last five matches.
- The teams have averaged 4.2 goals together in their five fixtures.
Union Berlin will be without Nico Schlotterbeck, Anthony Ujah, Christian Gentner, Joel Pohjanpalo and Kruse. Leverkusen, meanwhile, continue to be without the services of long-term absentees Paulinho, Santiago Arias and Exequiel Palacios.
