Union Berlin vs Schalke 04 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th February 2023

Union Berlin look destined for a win in their match on Sunday against Schalke 04. Bookmakers have them down as fairly big favourites, with the visitors going through a bit of a slump in the Bundesliga lately.

Union Berlin approach round 21 as number two in the Bundesliga table with 42 points on their account so far. With 20 rounds behind them, Schalke 04 have amassed 12 points, placing them as number 18 in the standings.

The last time Union Berlin played Schalke 04, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Sunday.

Union Berlin scored an average of 1.7 goals in ten matches or a total of 17 while allowing 18 goals against. This is an average of 1.8 goals against per match with one clean sheet along the way.

Schalke 04 scored four goals, conceded 17 and kept their opponents from scoring four times in ten matches.

Their latest encounter in the Bundesliga was a belter of a game, which finished with a 1-6 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Sunday.

Union Berlin vs Schalke 04 Prediction

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin collected seven points from their last three matches, as they ran out 2-1 and 1-2 winners against Mainz 05 and RB Leipzig, respectively. Against Ajax, they had to settle for a draw after a 0-0 draw. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, Union Berlin racked up five strong wins, while they've drawn once. They lost none while scoring 13 and conceding five goals.

Schalke 04 Form

Having collected three points from their previous three matches without winning, Schalke 04 are on the lookout for a win again. Against FC Koln, they settled for a 0-0 draw, before splitting the points with B. M'gladbach in a 0-0 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a single point after drawing 0-0 against Wolfsburg. In their last six Bundesliga away matches, Schalke 04 failed to win even once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost five, scoring two while also conceding 12 times.

Union Berlin look well suited to build on their current momentum against visitors Schalke 04. We expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at Alte Foersterei.

Union Berlin took 26 points from their last 11 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. This amounts to eight wins after scoring 23 times and conceding nine. Schalke 04 claimed zero wins and zero points in their last six games against teams from the top six. They scored two times in these matches, but also conceded 20 goals. Union Berlin so far pulled off a record of 13 wins, three draws and four defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Schalke 04 have a record of two wins, six draws and 12 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Union Berlin vs Schalke 04 Team News

Union Berlin could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Schalke 04.

Morten Thorsby, Andras Schafer and Kevin Moehwald are all absent from the Union Berlin squad that faces Schalke 04 at Alte Foersterei.

Schalke 04 could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as seven players are nursing various problems.

Niklas Tauer, Justin Heekeren, Alex Kral, Thomas Ouwejan, Leo Greiml, Rodrigo Zalazar and Sepp van den Berg all face a spell on the sidelines for Schalke 04 due to various injuries.

Union Berlin vs Schalke 04 H2H

It was an enormously entertaining 1-6 match, when these two sides last played each other in the Bundesliga. A similar feast of goals would go down well this coming Sunday. Union Berlin enjoyed a field day, when they last squared up to Schalke 04. A 6-1 win left the former in a jubilant mood, with the latter licking their wounds. The bookies have Union Berlin to win this match at best price odds of 3/5.

Union Berlin vs Schalke 04 Results

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the past five matches between home side Union Berlin and Schalke 04. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 21/20.

Union Berlin vs Schalke 04 Betting Tips

Danilho Doekhi has been great for Union Berlin lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Schalke 04 are optimistic that Soichiro Kozuki doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

In their last 10 matches at Alte Foersterei across all tournaments Union Berlin won nine times, drew one and lost zero times. Schalke 04 claimed one wins, two draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Union Berlin managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at Alte Foersterei, Schalke 04 kept their hosts from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past five encounters between Union Berlin and Schalke 04, with Union Berlin scoring 1.8 goals on average per game. Schalke 04 averaged one goal, while both teams scored four times. Union Berlin saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Schalke 04, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.