Union Berlin vs B. M'gladbach Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th December 2023

Union Berlin take on visitors B. M'gladbach at Alte Foersterei in a Bundesliga tie on Saturday.

Union Berlin are 18th in the rankings with seven points after 12 matches played, whereas B. M'gladbach rank tenth in the Bundesliga on 16 points.

Union Berlin came away with three points from the latest encounter with B. M'gladbach. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other this coming Saturday.

Union Berlin have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly four goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.4 goals per game, in which they conceded 25 goals, or 2.5 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to zero clean sheets in this run.

B. M'gladbach show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.2 times on average per game. They scored 22 goals and conceded 19, an average of 1.9 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in one of these.

Union Berlin vs B. M'gladbach Prediction

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin claimed two points in their previous three matches, where they lost 4-0 against Bayer Leverkusen. They took a point in a1-1 draw with Augsburg, before also drawing 1-1 with Braga. In their last six Bundesliga matches at home, Union Berlin have one win, while they've drawn one and lost four.

B. M'gladbach Form

B. M'gladbach have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Borussia Dortmund, they came out empty-handed in a 4-2 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-1 win against Hoffenheim. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against Wolfsburg. B. M'gladbach claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by 18 goals to 16.

Both Union Berlin and B. M'gladbach are having difficulty containing their opponents, making a bet on both teams to score seem like a wise choice at Alte Foersterei.

Union Berlin managed a measly five goals on home soil this season, making them the least scoring home side in the Bundesliga. They also conceded 13. As a contrast, B. M'gladbach is the most scoring away side, hitting the target 16 times while conceding 18 goals.

B. M'gladbach won one of their previous four outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed five points. They scored eight and conceded nine goals. Union Berlin enjoy a record of two wins, one draw and nine defeats in the Bundesliga this season. B. M'gladbach so far pulled off four wins, four draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga.

Union Berlin vs B. M'gladbach Squads

Union Berlin Squad

Bjelica will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against B. M'gladbach from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Alexander Schwolow (0/0), Frederik Roennow (0/12), Jakob Busk (0/0), Yannic Stein (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/10), Danilho Doekhi (1/8), Diogo Leite (0/12), Jerome Roussillon (0/9), Leonardo Bonucci (1/6), Oluwaseun Ogbemudia (0/0), Paul Jaeckel (0/3), Robin Gosens (4/12), Robin Knoche (0/9), Aissa Laidouni (0/12), Alex Kral (0/10), Aljoscha Kemlein (0/2), Andras Schafer (0/1), Brenden Aaronson (0/8), Janik Haberer (0/9), Josip Juranovic (0/6), Lucas Tousart (0/6), Rani Khedira (0/2), Benedict Hollerbach (0/7), David Datro Fofana (0/11), Kevin Behrens (4/12), Kevin Volland (1/7), Laurenz Dehl (0/0), Malick Sanogo (0/0), Mikkel Kaufmann (0/6), Sheraldo Becker (0/10).

B. M'gladbach Squad

This is the full squad of players that the B. M'gladbach head coach Seoane will select from for his starting XI:

Jan Olschowsky (0/0), Jonas Omlin (0/2), Maximilian Bruell (0/0), Moritz Nicolas (0/11), Tobias Sippel (0/0), Fabio Chiarodia (0/4), Joseph Scally (1/13), Ko Itakura (2/7), Luca Netz (0/11), Lukas Ullrich (0/2), Mamadou Doucoure (0/0), Marvin Friedrich (0/8), Maximilian Woeber (0/12), Nico Elvedi (1/11), Simon Walde (0/0), Stefan Lainer (0/0), Tony Jantschke (0/2), Christoph Kramer (0/7), Florian Neuhaus (3/11), Franck Honorat (1/13), Grant-Leon Ranos (0/4), Hannes Wolf (0/0), Julian Weigl (1/12), Kouadio Kone (1/6), Robin Hack (0/10), Rocco Reitz (2/13), Alassane Plea (6/13), Jordan Pefok (2/10), Nathan N'Goumou (2/12), Patrick Herrmann (0/2), Tomas Cvancara (4/11), Yvandro Borges Sanches (0/2).

Union Berlin vs B. M'gladbach Team News

At the time of writing, Union Berlin have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet B. M'gladbach on Saturday. For their upcoming match in round 14, Union Berlin are unable to call upon Kevin Volland, who is suspended.

Sheraldo Becker and Danilho Doekhi nurses various injuries and won't take part for Union Berlin against B. M'gladbach at Alte Foersterei.

B. M'gladbach could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as 12 players are nursing various problems.

B. M'gladbach need to do without Nico Elvedi, Tomas Cvancara, Maximilian Woeber, Julian Weigl, Jordan Pefok, Tony Jantschke, Lukas Ullrich, Ko Itakura, Hannes Wolf, Tomas Cvancara, Jonas Omlin and Stefan Lainer, who are not fit enough to travel to Alte Foersterei.

Union Berlin vs B. M'gladbach Lineups

Union Berlin vs B. M'gladbach H2H

The last time the pair played each other Union Berlin came away as 0-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Saturday. Union Berlin claimed five wins against B. M'gladbach in the last eight encounters, leaving them with a small psychological edge before their next meeting.

Union Berlin vs B. M'gladbach Results

Both teams found the back of the net six times in the past eight matches between home side Union Berlin and B. M'gladbach. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 8/13.

Union Berlin vs B. M'gladbach Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Leonardo Bonucci will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. B. M'gladbach hope Alassane Plea can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.

Union Berlin claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in six of the games in this run. B. M'gladbach won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing two in this series of matches. B. M'gladbach managed to score the opener five times in 10 away games, with Union Berlin scoring the first goal of the game in four times in their last 10 games at Alte Foersterei.

Over 2.5 goals came up four times in the previous eight encounters between Union Berlin and B. M'gladbach, as Union Berlin scored 1.5 goals on average per game and B. M'gladbach averaging 1.15 goals. Both teams scored in six times of these matches. In the past ten matches for Union Berlin across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in four times of them with an average of 0.5 goals goals scored by themselves. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for B. M'gladbach. They performed an average of 2.4 goals in these.