International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Real Madrid and FC Union Berlin are looking forward to this Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
FC Union Berlin have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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 Madrid and FC Union Berlin.
Real Madrid form and stats
Last season, Real Madrid's Champions League journey ended in the semi-finals against Manchester City.As mentioned below, Real Madrid are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 La Liga games.
Real Madrid's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Real Sociedad. The home side are looking to build on that result. Valverde (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.3/10. Valverde scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 39 successful passes (of 47 total).
Previous to that game, a La Liga home match hosting Getafe in a game that was won 2-1.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Madrid home games with this odds we find 10 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 9 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 5 matches were won by at least two goals.
The manager Ancelotti will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Atletico Madrid in only four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Real Madrid's 2 home games: {4 goals}, 2 conceded.
FC Union Berlin form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the round of 16, when Union Saint-Gilloise drew the shortest straw.FC Union Berlin are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Bundesliga, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
FC Union Berlin play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Wolfsburg. Leite, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.01. Leite hit one key pass and won 9 of 16 duels.
A loss against RB Leipzig was the result prior to that, in a Bundesliga home game.After this away game Berlin return home for a Bundesliga game against Hoffenheim. That game is only three sleeps after this.
FC Union Berlin have the goal stats of 5-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Bellingham 5 goals |   K. Behrens 4 goals |  R. Gosens 3 goals |
Real Madrid missing players
FC Union Berlin missing players
| Real Madrid | FC Union Berlin | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | ||
| 41 | 26 | Scored | S | 19 | 44 | ||
| 32 | 13 | Conceded | C | 19 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 52% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 24% | ||
| 6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 16.6 | 16.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.9 | 12.1 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 28% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 43% | ||
| 12.5 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 11 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FC Union Berlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | Athletic Club | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Girona | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Valencia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 9 |
| 7 | Atletico Madrid | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Getafe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Cadiz | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | Real Betis | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 7 |
| 11 | Real Sociedad | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 13 | Villarreal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alaves | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | Mallorca | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Celta de Vigo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Sevilla | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Granada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 19 | Las Palmas | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 20 | Almeria | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | Stuttgart | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| 5 | Hoffenheim | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | FC Union Berlin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Freiburg | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 6 |
| 11 | Heidenheim | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | Bochum | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
| 14 | Borussia M'gladbach | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 2 |
| 15 | Augsburg | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 |
| 16 | Köln | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 17 | Darmstadt 98 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Mainz 05 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 1 |
