VfB Stuttgart vs Union Berlin Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th December 2024

VfB Stuttgart and Union Berlin face off in round 13 at MHPArena, and it has the look of a tight Bundesliga match between two teams currently looking fairly evenly matched.

VfB Stuttgart are placed nineth with 17 points after 12 matches. Union Berlin occupy a position as 11th in the league on 16 points.

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

VfB Stuttgart step into their next home match on Friday having scored a nice average of 1.9 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 19 goals, while also allowing 15 goals against. That is an average of 1.5 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet two times in those matches.

Union Berlin are currently not the most scoring team in the Bundesliga, as they only found the back of the net eight times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.8 goals a game in which they conceded ten times, an average of one per game. They managed three clean sheets in these.

VfB Stuttgart go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 3-0 and 2-0 the last two times they played Union Berlin.

VfB Stuttgart vs Union Berlin Prediction

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart have seen it all in their last three matches. First, they went down 5-1 against FK Crvena Zvezda, before picking up a 2-2 draw against Werder Bremen. Their latest match brought a 0-3 win in their encounter with Jahn Regensburg. VfB Stuttgart won three of their previous six matches at MHPArena in the Bundesliga. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 15 goals to nine against.

Union Berlin Form

In their previous three games, Union Berlin drew 0-0 with Freiburg, then lost 1-0 against Wolfsburg and 1-2 against Bayer Leverkusen. Union Berlin only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by six goals to three.

Bookmakers have VfB Stuttgart down as rather big favourites for the win, when Union Berlin arrive at MHPArena. While it might prove problematic, we still believe they will come through and deliver.

VfB Stuttgart took 11 points from their last five encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. This amounts to three wins after scoring ten times and conceding five. Union Berlin won one matches and picked up seven points from their last eight encounters with teams in the top half of the Bundesliga. They scored five goals and conceded nine. VfB Stuttgart are looking at a record of four wins, five draws and three defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Union Berlin enjoy a record of four wins, four draws and four defeats in the Bundesliga.

VfB Stuttgart vs Union Berlin Squads

VfB Stuttgart Squad

The 42-year-old coach of the home team, Sebastian Hoeness, will select the lineup against Union Berlin from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Alexander Nuebel (0/12), Dennis Seimen (0/0), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Stefan Drljaca (0/0), Ameen Al Dakhil (0/1), Anrie Chase (0/10), Anthony Rouault (0/10), Dan-Axel Zagadou (0/2), Frans Kraetzig (0/1), Jeff Chabot (0/11), Josha Vagnoman (1/11), Leonidas Stergiou (0/2), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (0/12), Pascal Stenzel (0/3), Ramon Hendriks (0/7), Angelo Stiller (0/12), Atakan Karazor (0/12), Boris Tashchy (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (1/11), Enzo Millot (3/12), Ermedin Demirovic (7/12), Fabian Rieder (1/12), Jarzinho Malanga (0/0), Leonhard Muenst (0/0), Luca Raimund (0/0), Nikolas Nartey (0/0), Yannik Keitel (0/0), Deniz Undav (5/9), El Bilal Toure (2/9), Jamie Leweling (1/9), Justin Diehl (1/4), Nick Woltemade (1/7), Thomas Kastanaras (0/0), Wahid Faghir (0/0).

Union Berlin Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Union Berlin players that the manager Bo Svensson will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alexander Schwolow (0/0), Carl Klaus (0/0), Frederik Roennow (0/12), Yannic Stein (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/10), Danilho Doekhi (0/12), Diogo Leite (0/11), Jerome Roussillon (0/1), Kevin Vogt (1/12), Oluwaseun Ogbemudia (0/0), Tom Rothe (2/9), Aljoscha Kemlein (1/8), Andras Schafer (0/10), Janik Haberer (0/10), Josip Juranovic (0/1), Laszlo Benes (1/8), Leopold Querfeld (0/10), Lucas Tousart (0/2), Rani Khedira (0/12), Robert Skov (0/5), Tim Skarke (0/11), Woo-Yeong Jeong (2/11), Andrej Ilic (0/0), Benedict Hollerbach (2/12), David Preu (0/0), Ivan Prtajin (0/0), Jordan Pefok (0/11), Kevin Volland (0/1), Yorbe Vertessen (1/12).

VfB Stuttgart vs Union Berlin Team News

VfB Stuttgart could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Friday. For their upcoming match in round 13, VfB Stuttgart are unable to call upon Atakan Karazor, who is suspended.

Dan-Axel Zagadou sit this one out for VfB Stuttgart due to an injury.

Union Berlin just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing VfB Stuttgart at the MHPArena. Kevin Volland is ineligible for selection in the Union Berlin squad, as he is suspended.

VfB Stuttgart vs Union Berlin Lineups

VfB Stuttgart vs Union Berlin H2H

VfB Stuttgart had a good reading on Union Berlin in their last two meetings, which they won by 3-0 and 2-0, respectively. VfB Stuttgart have a 25% win rate against Union Berlin, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 2-3-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

VfB Stuttgart vs Union Berlin Results

In the past eight matches between home side VfB Stuttgart and Union Berlin both teams found the back of the net four times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 4/5.

VfB Stuttgart vs Union Berlin Betting Tips

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for VfB Stuttgart, Ermedin Demirovic has been good for them over the course of the season with seven goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Union Berlin, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Friday, depending on your betting strategy.

VfB Stuttgart won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing two as well. Union Berlin 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 VfB Stuttgart 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 two times for Union Berlin in their last 10 league games away from home.

In the last eight encounters between VfB Stuttgart and Union Berlin over 2.5 goals came out four times, as VfB Stuttgart averaged 1.27 goals a game. Union Berlin scored an average of 1.27 goals in these, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of VfB Stuttgart’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Union Berlin's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.