Union Berlin vs Schalke 04 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th September 2026

Union Berlin hope to live up to their early billing as the Bundesliga title favourites on Friday when they welcome Schalke 04 over to the Alte Foersterei for a round 3 match.

They are not exactly up to a dream opening on the new season as Union Berlin have had to settle for a single point so far in the Bundesliga.

Union Berlin surely would have hoped for more than a single point so far in the Bundesliga. They will be feeling the pressure of securing a first win of the season.

Union Berlin and Schalke 04 have high hopes for this new season and should be expected to put up a good game as they chase three important points in round 3.

When it comes to goal-scoring Union Berlin could be more prolific, scoring 16 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.6 goals per game in which, they conceded 23 times. This is an average of 2.3 a game, achieving a clean sheet in one games.

Schalke 04 are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 26 goals, and while Schalke 04 claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 2.6 goals per match.

It finished all square on when Union Berlin last faced Schalke 04. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5.

Union Berlin vs Schalke 04 Prediction

Union Berlin Form

They came away from their last three matches with a mix of results, as Union Berlin beat Eintracht Braunschweig 2-4, followed by a 3-3 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 4-0 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen. Union Berlin only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Alte Foersterei in the Bundesliga. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored 12 and conceded 12 goals.

Schalke 04 Form

Schalke 04 have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Hallescher FC, they got a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Augsburg, who ran out 3-0 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 0-0 game with Bayern Munich. Schalke 04 claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 21 goals to five.

Union Berlin are scoring freely these days, Schalke 04 are doing just fine in that department as well, and we expect a match with plenty of goalsthis coming Friday.

Union Berlin vs Schalke 04 Squads

Union Berlin Squad

Mauro Lustrinelli will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Schalke 04 from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Carl Klaus (0/0), Frederik Roennow (0/1), Matheo Raab (0/1), Andrik Markgraf (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/1), Derrick Koehn (0/1), Felix Uduokhai (0/1), Marvin Friedrich (0/0), Stanley N'Soki (0/0), Tom Rothe (0/2), Zeno Van Den Bosch (0/2), Aljoscha Kemlein (0/2), Andras Schafer (0/2), Janik Haberer (0/2), Josip Juranovic (0/2), Julien Friedrich (0/0), Kastriot Imeri (0/0), Leopold Querfeld (1/1), Linus Guether (0/0), Michel Aebischer (0/2), Oliver Burke (0/0), Rani Khedira (0/2), Robert Skov (0/0), Tim Skarke (1/2), Woo-Yeong Jeong (0/2), Andrej Ilic (0/0), Emmanuel Latte Lath (1/2), Livan Burcu (0/2), Marin Ljubicic (0/2), Mekhi Gray (0/0).

Schalke 04 Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Schalke 04 players that the manager Miron Muslic will choose from for the upcoming game:

Denis Wieszolek (0/0), Faaris Yusufu (0/0), Johannes Siebeking (0/0), Kevin Mueller (0/0), Loris Karius (0/2), Adrian Gantenbein (0/0), Anton Donkor (0/0), Hasan Kurucay (0/2), Maximilian Woeber (0/2), Mertcan Ayhan (0/2), Mika Khadr (0/0), Nikola Katic (0/2), Robin Gosens (0/2), Steve Noode (0/0), Tidiane Toure (0/0), Timo Becker (0/2), Tomas Kalas (0/0), Vitalie Becker (0/2), Adil Aouchiche (0/2), Ayman Gulasi (0/0), Dejan Ljubicic (0/2), Eric Ebimbe (0/2), Finn Porath (0/0), Janik Bachmann (0/0), Luca Vozar (0/1), Max Grueger (0/0), Ron Schallenberg (0/1), Satoshi Tanaka (0/1), Soufian El-Faouzi (0/2), Suat Serdar (0/0), Yassin Ben Balla (0/0), Bryan Lasme (0/0), Chukwubuike Adamu (0/1), Edin Dzeko (0/1), Emil Hoejlund (0/0), Hee-Chan Hwang (0/0), Kenan Karaman (0/1), Moussa Sylla (0/2), Zaid Amoussou-Tchibara (0/0).

Union Berlin vs Schalke 04 Team News

Union Berlin just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Schalke 04 at Alte Foersterei. There is no need for Tom Rothe to show up in the Union Berlin dressing room, as he is suspended.

Union Berlin vs Schalke 04 Lineups

Union Berlin vs Schalke 04 H2H

Union Berlin and Schalke 04 had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5. Union Berlin have a 17% win rate against Schalke 04, who won one of these matches. The total record reads 1-4-1, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Union Berlin vs Schalke 04 Results

In the past six matches between home side Union Berlin and Schalke 04 both teams found the back of the net four times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 1/2.

Union Berlin vs Schalke 04 Betting Tips

With another Bundesliga season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Union Berlin and Schalke 04. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Union Berlin won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Alte Foersterei. They drew four and lost three as well, while Schalke 04 won five of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost three. Goals are usually flowing for Union Berlin on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Schalke 04 in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last six encounters between these two teams. Union Berlin managed an average of 1.51 goals, with Schalke 04 averaging 0.84 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Union Berlin’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Schalke 04. They performed an average of two goals in these.