Possible nail-biting contest in FC Union Berlin - FC Köln game

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Fri 01.April
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion An der Alten Försterei (22012 seats)

FC Union Berlin and FC Köln have delivered a "par" performance so far this season, to use a golf term. Both hold mid-table places in the Bundesliga.

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  • FC Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Both teams have had plenty of rest since their previous match. Let's look for an in-your-face match!

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FC Union Berlin form and stats

The story so far in the Bundesliga for FC Union Berlin at their home stadium (Stadion An der Alten Försterei) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

Berlin are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Bayern München. Midfielder Oczipka was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.44 (out of ten) in that game. Oczipka hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 28 successful passes (of 35 total).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Stuttgart that ended 1-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with FC Union Berlin perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with FC Union Berlin as a small favourite), we find 13 games. FC Union Berlin has won three of these, drawn eight and lost two.

The Berlin fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 13 matches. FC Union Berlin have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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FC Köln form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Bundesliga travels is 3 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.

Köln's last game was the home draw against Borussia Dortmund (1-1). Midfield player Uth was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.64/10. Uth hit two key passes.

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Borussia Dortmund.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with FC Köln playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were two FC Köln wins, two draws and two defeats.

FC Köln find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. Köln have conceded 23 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

FC Köln - FC Union Berlin 2-2 was the output when these contenders previously played each other, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five FC Union Berlin victories, two draws and three FC Köln wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FC KölnA. Modeste
A. Modeste
15 goals
FC Union BerlinT. Awoniyi
T. Awoniyi
11 goals
FC Union BerlinM. Kruse
M. Kruse
5 goals

FC Union Berlin missing players

FC Köln missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Union Berlin FC Köln
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 2 Played P 4 13 27
10 7 2 Won W 1 3 10
8 4 0 Drew D 3 6 10
9 2 0 Lost L 0 4 7
33 18 5 Scored S 7 17 38
38 14 1 Conceded C 6 23 40
93% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
74% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 81%
52% 46% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 46% 48%
26% 15% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 46% 44%
7% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 23% 15%
56% 54% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 77% 67%
22% 38% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 15%
30% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 19%
 
4.1 3.7 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 4.4 4.9
4.7 4.9 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.5 5.3
1.8 1.7 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.9 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.8 11.6 6 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 12.2 13.6
4.2 4.3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.9 4.6
29% 32% 83% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 33% 30%
 
12.6 12.6 14.5 Shots against (avg) S A 15 13.2 12.7
4.1 3.8 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.8 4.6
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • FC Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 27 20 3 4 81 28 14 11 1 2 42 12 13 9 2 2 39 16 53 63
2 Borussia Dortmund 27 18 3 6 67 38 13 11 0 2 40 18 14 7 3 4 27 20 29 57
3 Bayer Leverkusen 27 14 6 7 66 41 13 7 2 4 33 20 14 7 4 3 33 21 25 48
4 RB Leipzig 27 13 6 8 57 30 14 9 2 3 35 15 13 4 4 5 22 15 27 45
5 Freiburg 27 12 9 6 43 29 13 7 4 2 24 14 14 5 5 4 19 15 14 45
6 Hoffenheim 27 13 5 9 49 40 13 8 3 2 28 14 14 5 2 7 21 26 9 44
7 FC Köln 27 10 10 7 38 40 14 7 4 3 21 17 13 3 6 4 17 23 -2 40
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 27 10 8 9 39 38 13 4 4 5 16 17 14 6 4 4 23 21 1 38
9 FC Union Berlin 27 10 8 9 33 38 13 7 4 2 18 14 14 3 4 7 15 24 -5 38
10 Mainz 05 26 11 4 11 39 30 14 9 3 2 28 8 12 2 1 9 11 22 9 37
11 Bochum 26 9 5 12 28 37 13 7 3 3 19 12 13 2 2 9 9 25 -9 32
12 Wolfsburg 27 9 4 14 29 42 14 5 2 7 14 19 13 4 2 7 15 23 -13 31
13 Borussia M'gladbach 26 8 6 12 36 51 13 6 3 4 23 21 13 2 3 8 13 30 -15 30
14 Stuttgart 27 6 8 13 35 50 14 5 3 6 25 28 13 1 5 7 10 22 -15 26
15 Augsburg 26 6 8 12 29 44 12 4 4 4 17 19 14 2 4 8 12 25 -15 26
16 Hertha BSC 27 7 5 15 29 60 14 5 3 6 20 27 13 2 2 9 9 33 -31 26
17 Arminia Bielefeld 27 5 10 12 22 38 13 2 7 4 12 17 14 3 3 8 10 21 -16 25
18 Greuther Furth 27 3 6 18 24 70 14 3 5 6 13 24 13 0 1 12 11 46 -46 15

Bundesliga:
Germany:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 27 20 3 4 81 28 14 11 1 2 42 12 13 9 2 2 39 16 53 63
2 Borussia Dortmund 27 18 3 6 67 38 13 11 0 2 40 18 14 7 3 4 27 20 29 57
3 Bayer Leverkusen 27 14 6 7 66 41 13 7 2 4 33 20 14 7 4 3 33 21 25 48
4 RB Leipzig 27 13 6 8 57 30 14 9 2 3 35 15 13 4 4 5 22 15 27 45
5 Freiburg 27 12 9 6 43 29 13 7 4 2 24 14 14 5 5 4 19 15 14 45
6 Hoffenheim 27 13 5 9 49 40 13 8 3 2 28 14 14 5 2 7 21 26 9 44
7 FC Köln 27 10 10 7 38 40 14 7 4 3 21 17 13 3 6 4 17 23 -2 40
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 27 10 8 9 39 38 13 4 4 5 16 17 14 6 4 4 23 21 1 38
9 FC Union Berlin 27 10 8 9 33 38 13 7 4 2 18 14 14 3 4 7 15 24 -5 38
10 Mainz 05 26 11 4 11 39 30 14 9 3 2 28 8 12 2 1 9 11 22 9 37
11 Bochum 26 9 5 12 28 37 13 7 3 3 19 12 13 2 2 9 9 25 -9 32
12 Wolfsburg 27 9 4 14 29 42 14 5 2 7 14 19 13 4 2 7 15 23 -13 31
13 Borussia M'gladbach 26 8 6 12 36 51 13 6 3 4 23 21 13 2 3 8 13 30 -15 30
14 Stuttgart 27 6 8 13 35 50 14 5 3 6 25 28 13 1 5 7 10 22 -15 26
15 Augsburg 26 6 8 12 29 44 12 4 4 4 17 19 14 2 4 8 12 25 -15 26
16 Hertha BSC 27 7 5 15 29 60 14 5 3 6 20 27 13 2 2 9 9 33 -31 26
17 Arminia Bielefeld 27 5 10 12 22 38 13 2 7 4 12 17 14 3 3 8 10 21 -16 25
18 Greuther Furth 27 3 6 18 24 70 14 3 5 6 13 24 13 0 1 12 11 46 -46 15

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