Perhaps a welcome break from league football as VfB Stuttgart & FC Union Berlin face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the DFB Pokal. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for VfB Stuttgart and FC Union Berlin.
VfB Stuttgart form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the DFB Pokal for VfB Stuttgart, as the manager Hoeneß led his troops to eliminate Balingen, and reach the 2nd Round. Last season, Stuttgart's DFB Pokal journey ended in the semi-finals.The story so far in the Bundesliga for VfB Stuttgart at their home stadium (Mercedes-Benz Arena) is 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
The VfB Stuttgart crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-3 to Hoffenheim here at Mercedes-Benz Arena. VfB Stuttgart didn't have luck on their side in the loss against Hoffenheim as they hit the post three times. The striker Undav bested all teammates in that fixture and received a match rating of 8.72 out of 10. Undav scored one goal, hit the woodwork two (!) times, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting FC Union Berlin.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Stuttgart matches with similar probabilities have ended with 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat (from 6 games).
It's goals goals goals for VfB Stuttgart who have scored 18 goals from 5 league home games.
FC Union Berlin form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Astoria Walldorf in order to reach 2nd round of DFB Pokal. Berlin was sent out of DFB Pokal in the quarter-finals last season.The visitors are W1-D0-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Bundesliga.
FC Union Berlin have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 239 minutes ago. Bonucci was the goal scorer.
There might be some fixture complaints from FC Union Berlin as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-2 against Werder Bremen. Attacker Behrens got a player rating of 7.35 in the game. "Man of the match" Behrens dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
The match before was the Champions League-battle against Napoli, a home defeat (0-1).
A quick return to home after this game, as Berlin are hosting Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga only four days away.
FC Union Berlin find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two VfB Stuttgart victories, five draws and three FC Union Berlin wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Guirassy 14 goals |  D. Undav 4 goals |   K. Behrens 4 goals |
VfB Stuttgart missing players
FC Union Berlin missing players
| VfB Stuttgart | FC Union Berlin | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 67 | 32 | Scored | S | 19 | 38 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Conceded | C | 19 | 36 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 36% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 13.9 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 12.4 | ||
| 6 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 45% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 36% | ||
| 8.6 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 11 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 25 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 23 |
| 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 21 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 20 |
| 6 | Hoffenheim | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 9 | VfL Wolfsburg | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Augsburg | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 11 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 9 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 9 |
| 13 | Heidenheim | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 7 |
| 14 | Darmstadt 98 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | -17 | 7 |
| 15 | FC Union Berlin | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 6 |
| 16 | Bochum | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -15 | 5 |
| 17 | FC Köln | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -14 | 4 |
| 18 | Mainz 05 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 3 |
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