Soccer betting preview: VfB Stuttgart welcomes FC Union Berlin in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 24.October
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Mercedes-Benz-Arena (60449 seats)

Top-drawer FC Union Berlin visit VfB Stuttgart after their 1-3-result versus Feyenoord. Check out our broad preview!

Insights:
  • VfB Stuttgart have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Union Berlin have scored in all their away matches so far.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Europa Conference League. That game, against Feyenoord, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for FC Union Berlin.

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VfB Stuttgart form and stats

VfB Stuttgart have collected 6 points from their Bundesliga home games so far after 2-0-2.

VfB Stuttgart travelled for their previous game, a trip to Borussia M'gladbach that ended 1-1. The Stuttgart goalkeeper Fabian Bredlow was crucial in the match against Borussia M'gladbach last time out, making eight saves. Konstantinos Mavropanos, defender, was given a rating of 8.62/10 in that game, top of the team. Mavropanos scored one goal and won 5 of 6 duels.

Preceding that game was the away draw at VfL Bochum 1848 that finished 0-0.

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

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Stuttgart, as the DFB Pokal home game vs FC Köln is only three days away.

Goals are plentiful at Mercedes-Benz-Arena in the league this season as Stuttgart has scored 11 goals here in 4 home games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Stuttgart with 8 goals conceded in these matches.

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FC Union Berlin form and stats

Things could have gone better for FC Union Berlin in their Bundesliga away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.

There might be some fixture complaints from Berlin as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Europa Conference League match against Feyenoord (1-3).

Before that, Berlin secured a home win against VfL Wolfsburg with the score 2-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Berlin playing away and similar expectations, we found three relevant matches. Results were one FC Union Berlin win, zero draws and two defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Berlin manager U. Fischer as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Waldhof Mannheim.

The Berlin manager U. Fischer has got the team scoring on the road, with 6 away goals in 3 league matches. FC Union Berlin have conceded 7 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Stuttgart one win, four draws and FC Union Berlin one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

VfB Stuttgart missing players

FC Union Berlin missing players

VfB Stuttgart FC Union Berlin
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 4 2 Played P 2 3 8
2 2 0 Won W 1 1 4
3 0 0 Drew D 1 1 3
3 2 2 Lost L 0 1 1
13 11 3 Scored S 4 6 12
14 8 6 Conceded C 3 7 9
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 75%
62% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 50%
62% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 67% 25%
25% 50% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 12%
75% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 62%
12% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 38%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 12%
 
4.9 7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.3 4.4
5.6 4.2 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.7 4.5
2.4 1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.3 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
13.5 19.2 16 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 12.3 12
5.8 8.2 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5 4.5
28% 33% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 40% 33%
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • All of FC Union Berlin's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of VfB Stuttgart's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • FC Union Berlin have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • FC Union Berlin have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • VfB Stuttgart have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • VfB Stuttgart have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • VfB Stuttgart have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • VfB Stuttgart have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • VfB Stuttgart haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 8 6 1 1 29 8 4 3 0 1 16 4 4 3 1 0 13 4 21 19
2 Borussia Dortmund 8 6 0 2 22 14 5 5 0 0 17 8 3 1 0 2 5 6 8 18
3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 5 1 2 21 12 4 2 0 2 9 9 4 3 1 0 12 3 9 16
4 SC Freiburg 8 4 4 0 12 6 4 2 2 0 7 3 4 2 2 0 5 3 6 16
5 FC Union Berlin 8 4 3 1 12 9 5 3 2 0 6 2 3 1 1 1 6 7 3 15
6 VfL Wolfsburg 8 4 1 3 9 10 4 2 1 1 4 4 4 2 0 2 5 6 -1 13
7 FC Köln 8 3 3 2 13 14 4 3 1 0 9 4 4 0 2 2 4 10 -1 12
8 RB Leipzig 8 3 2 3 16 8 4 3 0 1 14 4 4 0 2 2 2 4 8 11
9 Hoffenheim 8 3 2 3 17 11 4 2 1 1 10 5 4 1 1 2 7 6 6 11
10 Borussia M'gladbach 8 3 2 3 10 11 4 2 2 0 6 3 4 1 0 3 4 8 -1 11
11 Mainz 05 8 3 1 4 8 8 4 2 1 1 5 2 4 1 0 3 3 6 0 10
12 VfB Stuttgart 8 2 3 3 13 14 4 2 0 2 11 8 4 0 3 1 2 6 -1 9
13 Hertha BSC 8 3 0 5 10 21 3 1 0 2 4 5 5 2 0 3 6 16 -11 9
14 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 1 5 2 9 12 4 0 3 1 3 4 4 1 2 1 6 8 -3 8
15 VfL Bochum 1848 8 2 1 5 5 16 3 1 1 1 3 3 5 1 0 4 2 13 -11 7
16 Augsburg 8 1 3 4 4 14 4 1 1 2 3 9 4 0 2 2 1 5 -10 6
17 Arminia Bielefeld 8 0 5 3 4 11 4 0 3 1 1 5 4 0 2 2 3 6 -7 5
18 Greuther Furth 8 0 1 7 5 20 4 0 1 3 2 7 4 0 0 4 3 13 -15 1

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