In October 2022, Xabi Alonso stepped into senior management for the first time with Bayer Leverkusen. What followed was extraordinary. Pulling the team immediately away from the relegation zone, Bayer finished sixth despite enduring their worst-ever start to a Bundesliga season.

After going without a win in three games in all competitions, the Die Schwarzroten have put together back-to-back victories, scoring 10 goals in the process

Union Berlin are going through a rough patch of form right now and you have to go back to October 20th for their most recent victory away to Holstein Kiel. Since then, Union have played five games in all competitions, failing to win one and not scoring in each of their last four.

Bayer Leverkusen want to show that they have rediscovered their consistency with a win at Union Berlin on Saturday that would make it three victories in a row across all competitions for the German champions,

Union BerlinUnion are sitting in 10th position after winning four, drawing four and losing three of their 11 league matches. Die Eisernen are currently experiencing a poor run of form, having gone