Match preview: 22 points split the squads so far, FC Union Berlin the superior team. Will SpVgg Greuther Fürth take the guests by surprise?
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the most conceded goals (46) in Bundesliga
- FC Union Berlin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
FC Union Berlin could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Europa Conference League game only three sleeps ago.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth form and stats
SpVgg Greuther Fürth's results here at Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer in the Bundesliga have been very modest with 0 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 14 attempts.
Greuther lost their last game at Bayer 04 Leverkusen (placed 3rd) after a 1-7 scoreline. Greuther were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Jeremy Dudziak, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the champion performer for the side in that fixture, receiving a rating of 7.4 (out of 10). Dudziak scored one goal.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Hoffenheim (3-6).The manager Leitl will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Borussia Dortmund in only three days.
The SpVgg Greuther Fürth fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 6 matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Greuther having conceded 15 goals here at Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer so far. When Greuther hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Borussia M'gladbach, Arminia Bielefeld, Hertha BSC, Stuttgart and Augsburg), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
FC Union Berlin form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for FC Union Berlin so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-2 (win-draw-lose).
FC Union Berlin's last game was the home draw against Slavia Praha (1-1). The attacker Max Kruse got a match rating of 7.65 in that game. Kruse scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.A quick return to home after this game, as Berlin are hosting Freiburg in the Bundesliga only three days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Berlin's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. Berlin have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the prior ten meetings featuring these two participants are: four wins for Greuther, three draws and three wins for FC Union Berlin. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  T. Awoniyi 9 goals |   B. Hrgota 4 goals |  J. Leweling 3 goals |
SpVgg Greuther Fürth missing players
FC Union Berlin missing players
| SpVgg Greuther Fürth | FC Union Berlin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 6 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 22 |
| 46 | 15 | 9 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 93% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 79% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 83% | 57% |
| 57% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 29% |
| 29% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 5.4 | 4 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.1 | 14.7 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.7 | 11.6 |
| 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 25% | 24% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | 36% |
| 15.5 | 13.2 | 18 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 12.5 | 12.9 |
| 6.9 | 5.2 | 9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
- All of FC Union Berlin's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Union Berlin have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- FC Union Berlin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FC Union Berlin have scored in all their away matches so far.
- FC Union Berlin haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the fewest points (1) at home in Bundesliga
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Bundesliga
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the most conceded goals (15) at home in Bundesliga
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the most conceded goals (46) in Bundesliga
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Bundesliga
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in Bundesliga
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Bundesliga
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the the worst goal difference (-34) in Bundesliga
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Bundesliga
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have yet to win a game.
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| 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 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 30 | 34 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 27 |
| 4 | Freiburg | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | Hoffenheim | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | FC Union Berlin | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Mainz 05 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 9 | Köln | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Bochum | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -7 | 19 |
| 11 | RB Leipzig | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Borussia M'gladbach | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 15 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 14 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 13 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 10 |
| 18 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 31 | -34 | 1 |