Union Berlin – Stuttgart : Preview & Prediction
For the 26th day of the Bundesliga, Union Berlin hosts Stuttgart. For the home side, things were looking up before last weekend’s match. Indeed, the Iron Men still occupy the 7th place but are 4 points away from the top 6 and the European places. After 3 defeats, the Berliners started again by winning against Mainz (3-0) and St Pauli (2-1) to reach the semi-finals of the German Cup. Union Berlin failed to build on this momentum and were stunned at Wolfsburg (1-0) last weekend.
Stuttgart, on the other hand, are back in the hunt for a place in the Bundesliga after a 3-2 win over Borussia Monchengladbach last week. Indeed, the Swabians are in second-to-last place but are only two points behind Arminia Bielefeld, the first non-league team. Before this encouraging victory, the Stuttgart players drew against Bochum (1-1) and then lost to Hoffenheim (2-1). The hope of staying in the German top flight is still possible and they will have to repeat last weekend’s performance.
In the first leg, the two teams played out a 1-1 draw.
In the last 5 meetings, 4 have seen both teams score.
In Stuttgart’s last 5 matches, all 5 have seen both teams score.
Stuttgart have just ended their 9 game winless streak.
In their last 8 games, Union Berlin have only lost one game.
In this match, the objective is different for both sides. On the one hand, Union Berlin has to close the gap on the top six to qualify for a European cup. On the other hand, Stuttgart must continue to collect points in order to stay in touch with the non-league teams. In view of the last few matches and the stakes on both sides, we should see an open game. That’s why we are assuming that both teams will score.
Union Berlin – Stuttgart : Betting Tips
Union Berlin – Win Odds: 2.25
