Union Berlin vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st January 2023

Union Berlin come up against visiting side Hoffenheim this coming Saturday at Alte Försterei in a Bundesliga fixture.

Looking at the current standings in the Tyskland Bundesliga, the two teams are separated by nine points.

Union Berlin took down Hoffenheim in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Saturday.

Union Berlin vs Hoffenheim Prediction

Union Berlin Form

A solitary draw point prevents Union Berlin from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 5-0 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen, before drawing 2-2 with Augsburg. They came up empty-handed once again when Freiburg ran out as 4-1 winners. In their last six Tyskland Bundesliga home matches, Union Berlin have four wins, while they've drawn two and lost none. They scored 11 and conceded five goals.

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-3 by RB Leipzig, before Eintracht ran out 4-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Wolfsburg, who came out 1-2 winners. In their last six away matches in the Tyskland Bundesliga, Hoffenheim won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and ten scored.

You could argue a case on behalf of both teams, but form quite simply looks better, and the prices with the bookmakers for a home win are decent. Therefore, Union Berlin get the nod here against Hoffenheim.

Union Berlin took 14 points from their last eight encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Tyskland Bundesliga table. This amounts to four wins after scoring 14 times and conceding 11. Hoffenheim claimed zero wins and one point in their last five games against teams from the top six. They scored three times in these matches, but also conceded ten goals. Union Berlin claimed eight wins, three draws as well as four defeats in the Tyskland Bundesliga this season. Hoffenheim show off five wins, three draws and seven defeats in the Tyskland Bundesliga.

Union Berlin vs Hoffenheim Team News

Union Berlin might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Hoffenheim.

Morten Thorsby, András Schäfer and Kevin Möhwald are missing from the squad, Union Berlin will field against Hoffenheimon Saturday.

Hoffenheim are looking at five players missing out on their match on Saturday at Alte Försterei.

Hoffenheim need to do without Andrej Kramaric, Fisnik Asllani, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Ozan Kabak and Grischa Prömel, who are not fit enough to travel to Alte Försterei.

Union Berlin vs Hoffenheim H2H

Union Berlin enter the match against Hoffenheim with a 2-2-2 record in their previous six encounters. A win rate of 33%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Union Berlin vs Hoffenheim Results

Both teams scored four times in the last six matches between Union Berlin and Hoffenheim.

Union Berlin vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Alte Försterei, Union Berlin won nine and drew one. Hoffenheim won three of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost four. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at Alte Försterei on Saturday? Union Berlin scored the opening goal nine times in 10 home games, while Hoffenheim did it in six of their last 10 away games.

In the last six encounters between Union Berlin and Hoffenheim over 2.5 goals came out four times, as Union Berlin averaged 1.33 goals a game. Hoffenheim scored an average of 1.84 goals in these, while both teams scored four times. Union Berlin performed an average of 2.1 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten outings for Hoffenheim, who managed to score 2.2 times in those matches.