FC Union Berlin and TSG Hoffenheim are both doing (very) nicely in the Bundesliga with their 6th and 3rd positions respectively. Let's hope for a wonderful match!
- TSG Hoffenheim have the most points from losing position (15) in Bundesliga
Both participants have had enough days rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's agree to expect an energetic game!
FC Union Berlin form and stats
FC Union Berlin have performed here at Stadion An der Alten Försterei this season with 5 wins from 9 Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
Berlin shared the glory with Bayer 04 Leverkusen in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Berlin's goalie Luthe played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Bayer 04 Leverkusen with a stunning six saves. Midfield player Prömel got a match rating of 8.21 in that game, the max score being 10. Prömel scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Bochum and winning 1-0.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 two of these, drawn eight and lost three.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Berlin as they are travelling to their away game against Hertha BSC in the DFB Pokal. That match is four days after this one.
FC Union Berlin has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. From these home matches, Berlin have conceded only 8 goals.
TSG Hoffenheim form and stats
Playing away, TSG Hoffenheim have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Bundesliga this season.
Impressive finishing from Raum and Bebou (2) secured the home win 3-1 against Augsburg in their previous game. Bebou, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.65. Bebou scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Borussia Mönchengladbach.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with TSG Hoffenheim playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were seven Hoffenheim wins, five draws and two defeats.
After this away game Hoffenheim return home for a DFB Pokal game against SC Freiburg. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy TSG Hoffenheim's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams played each other previously this season: TSG Hoffenheim - FC Union Berlin 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Berlin one win, two draws and TSG Hoffenheim two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Awoniyi 9 goals |   I. Bebou 7 goals |  G. Rutter 4 goals |
FC Union Berlin missing players
TSG Hoffenheim missing players
| FC Union Berlin | TSG Hoffenheim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 38 |
| 23 | 8 | 6 | Conceded | C | 10 | 18 | 27 |
| 89% | 78% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 72% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 50% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 67% |
| 28% | 11% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 67% | 61% |
| 11% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| 61% | 44% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 56% | 56% |
| 33% | 56% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 17% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 22% |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.9 | 12.4 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 14.1 | 13.7 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 32% | 30% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | 42% |
| 12.7 | 12.9 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.2 | 15 | 12.8 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9.5 | 6.3 | 4.7 |
- TSG Hoffenheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- TSG Hoffenheim have the most points from losing position (15) in Bundesliga
| 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 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 39 | 43 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 37 |
| 3 | TSG Hoffenheim | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 30 |
| 5 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 29 |
| 6 | FC Union Berlin | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 27 |
| 8 | RB Leipzig | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 25 |
| 9 | Köln | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Mainz 05 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 24 |
| 11 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -9 | 22 |
| 12 | Hertha BSC | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 26 | -15 | 21 |
| 13 | Bochum | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -10 | 20 |
| 14 | Wolfsburg | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 20 |
| 15 | VfB Stuttgart | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 18 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 18 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 17 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 34 | -36 | 6 |
