The Bundesliga league table tells the truth about these sides so far, with FC Union Berlin leading Schalke 04 by 30 points. Tipsway previews the game:
- FC Union Berlin have not yet lost a game at home.
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals (14) in Bundesliga
The hosts FC Union Berlin saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Europa League. That game was an away game at Ajax, so at least Berlin are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
FC Union Berlin form and stats
Home games in the Bundesliga have been a walk in the park for FC Union Berlin so far, with 23 points won from 9 matches; 7 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as FC Union Berlin has won five games in a row. The Freiburg match was the last time out without a victory.
The FC Union Berlin manager Fischer and his crew return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Ajax in the Europa League. Midfield player Juranović got a match rating of 8.03 in that game, the max score being 10. Juranović hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
In the game before, an away victory in the Bundesliga match versus RB Leipzig with a 2-1 scoreline.An interesting fact: 8 of the latest 10 league matches from these players have had goals from both sides.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Europa League game versus Ajax in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadion An der Alten Försterei.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 9 games), FC Union Berlin's attacking play is working. Berlin have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Schalke 04 form and stats
Schalke 04 have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Bundesliga, after 0-3-6 (9 played). The last three matches for Schalke 04 have all ended in a draw.
Kozuki was the last player to score for the away team. Schalke haven't scored a league goal in the last 304 minutes. Schalke 04 have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ralf Fahrmann. It's been 271 minutes since they last conceded in Bundesliga.
Schalke 04's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Wolfsburg that finished 0-0. Abnormal, but true: this side has seen three consecutive league matches with the score 0-0! Zalazar got a match rating of 7.54 in that game, top player of the team. Zalazar hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
A 0-0 draw at Borussia M'gladbach's stadium before that.Take note: 9 of the last 12 league games involving this club have seen only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).
Schalke 04 are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {4 goals} from 9 away games. As for defending, Schalke rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 16 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
FC Union Berlin have won or drawn the last 4 matches (1-3-0) versus Schalke 04.The participants have played each other previously this season, with the match result Schalke 04 - FC Union Berlin 1-6 logged in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Becker 7 goals |  J. Haberer 5 goals |  K. Behrens 4 goals |
FC Union Berlin missing players
Schalke 04 missing players
| FC Union Berlin | Schalke 04 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 35 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 24 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 41 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 80% |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 70% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 55% |
| 30% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 35% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 60% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 45% |
| 30% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 25% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 56% | 50% |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 4.6 | 5.6 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.9 | 6.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.4 | 13.8 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.1 | 13.3 |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
| 45% | 49% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 22% |
| 10.2 | 10.1 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 15.7 | 14.7 |
| 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
- All of FC Union Berlin's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Union Berlin have not yet lost a game at home.
- FC Union Berlin have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Union Berlin have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- FC Union Berlin have scored in all their home matches so far.
- FC Union Berlin have scored more than double the goals of Schalke 04.
- FC Union Berlin haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Schalke 04 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Schalke 04 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Schalke 04 have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals (14) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the the worst goal difference (-27) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 41 | 43 |
| 2 | FC Union Berlin | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 42 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | Freiburg | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 37 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 36 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 35 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
| 8 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 27 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 26 |
| 11 | Köln | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 26 |
| 12 | FSV Mainz 05 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 26 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -11 | 21 |
| 14 | Hoffenheim | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -10 | 19 |
| 15 | Bochum | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 32 | -25 | 19 |
| 16 | Hertha BSC | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 17 |
| 17 | Stuttgart | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 16 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -27 | 12 |
