Union Berlin vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st April 2023

The Bundesliga tie at Alte Foersterei on Saturday sees home team Union Berlin up against VfB Stuttgart.

Sitting two places behind the top of the table, Union Berlin claimed 48 points after 25 rounds. Meanwhile, VfB Stuttgart amassed 20 points and rank as number 18 in the Bundesliga at the moment.

Union Berlin came away with three points from the latest encounter with VfB Stuttgart. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other on Saturday.

Union Berlin go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding eight. That amounts to an average of 0.8 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

VfB Stuttgart hit the target 11 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.1 goals a game. They conceded 1.5 goals per match for a total of 15 goals, while claiming one clean sheets as well.

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 vs VfB Stuttgart Prediction

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin hope for some consistency, as their last three matches added four points to their account. A meeting with Wolfsburg resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 3-0 defeat against Union St.Gilloise, before beating Eintracht by 2-0. Union Berlin won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, while also drawing three. They suffered zero defeats, while they scored nine and conceded four goals.

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart were only able to take one point from their past three games. They came up short in a 1-2 defeat against Bayern Munich before drawing 1-1 with Eintracht. They were defeated once again, when Wolfsburg ran out 0-1 winners. VfB Stuttgart came through their last six away games in the Bundesliga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 11 goals to six.

VfB Stuttgart will be looking for a good result at Alte Foersterei, but backing Union Berlin in current form looks the value bet on Saturday.

Union Berlin took 27 points from their last 12 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. This amounts to eight wins after scoring 23 times and conceding nine. VfB Stuttgart claimed zero wins and three points in their last ten games against teams from the top six. They scored eight times in these matches, but also conceded 20 goals. Union Berlin have a record of 14 wins, six draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga this season. VfB Stuttgart enjoy a record of four wins, eight draws and 13 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Union Berlin vs VfB Stuttgart Stats

Union Berlin vs VfB Stuttgart Squads

Union Berlin Squad

The 57-year-old Union Berlin manager, Urs Fischer, will select the lineup against VfB Stuttgart from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Bundesliga this season):

Frederik Roennow (0/21), Jakob Busk (0/0), Lennart Grill (0/4), Yannic Stein (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/19), Danilho Doekhi (4/16), Diogo Leite (0/21), Jerome Roussillon (0/12), Mathis Bruns (0/0), Niko Giesselmann (0/20), Paul Jaeckel (1/12), Robin Knoche (2/24), Timo Baumgartl (0/7), Aissa Laidouni (0/6), Aljoscha Kemlein (0/0), Andras Schafer (0/13), Janik Haberer (5/23), Josip Juranovic (1/5), Kevin Moehwald (0/0), Levin Mete Oztunali (0/2), Morten Thorsby (1/17), Paul Seguin (1/18), Rani Khedira (1/24), Jamie Leweling (1/11), Jordan Pefok (4/22), Kevin Behrens (5/25), Milos Pantovic (1/9), Sheraldo Becker (7/25), Sven Michel (3/16), Tim Maciejewski (0/0).

VfB Stuttgart Squad

Here is the full team squad of VfB Stuttgart. The 57 year-old Bruno Labbadia will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Fabian Bredlow (0/6), Florian Mueller (0/19), Florian Schock (0/0), Nicolas Glaus (0/0), Antonis Aidonis (0/0), Borna Sosa (2/18), Dan-Axel Zagadou (0/9), Hiroki Ito (0/23), Josha Vagnoman (0/14), Konstantinos Mavropanos (2/22), Pascal Stenzel (0/11), Waldemar Anton (1/25), Atakan Karazor (0/22), Boris Tashchi (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (4/24), Enzo Millot (0/15), Genki Haraguchi (0/18), Gil Dias (1/7), Laurin Ulrich (0/1), Lilian Egloff (0/10), Nikolas Nartey (0/7), Omer Beyaz (0/0), Tanguy Coulibaly (1/7), Wataru Endo (3/24), Alou Kuol (0/0), Juan Perea (1/14), Luca Pfeiffer (0/17), Sehrou Guirassy (6/13), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (4/22), Thomas Kastanaras (0/4), Tiago Tomas (2/19).

Union Berlin vs VfB Stuttgart Team News

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

Morten Thorsby, Andras Schafer and Kevin Moehwald nurses various injuries and won't take part for Union Berlin against VfB Stuttgart at Alte Foersterei.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for VfB Stuttgart, who are looking at seven players nursing various problems.

Atakan Karazor, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Borna Sosa, Laurin Ulrich, Josha Vagnoman, Wataru Endo and Chris Fuehrich all face a spell on the sidelines for VfB Stuttgart due to various injuries.

Union Berlin vs VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Union Berlin vs VfB Stuttgart H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Union Berlin came away with a 0-1 win. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Alte Foersterei. Union Berlin have a 40% win rate in the against VfB Stuttgart, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 2-3-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Union Berlin vs VfB Stuttgart Results

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the last five matches between Union Berlin and VfB Stuttgart.

Union Berlin vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Robin Knoche will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. VfB Stuttgart hope Borna Sosa can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.

Union Berlin won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing zero as well. VfB Stuttgart won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost five in this run. 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 seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened eight times for VfB Stuttgart in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past five encounters between Union Berlin and VfB Stuttgart, with Union Berlin scoring 1.4 goals on average per game. VfB Stuttgart averaged one goal, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Union Berlin’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.1 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in six of the last ten matches that VfB Stuttgart played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process.