VfL Wolfsburg are huge odds-on favourites to win home game vs FC Union Berlin

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 12.March
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: VOLKSWAGEN ARENA (30000 seats)

Bundesliga: Two participants in pretty good shape get together for this game. FC Union Berlin might have a slight edge with their 3rd place in the table?

Insights:
  • VfL Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Union Berlin have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Bundesliga

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Europa League.

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VfL Wolfsburg form and stats

The story so far in the Bundesliga for VfL Wolfsburg at their home stadium (VOLKSWAGEN ARENA) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

The home club members saw a 2-2 draw versus Eintracht Frankfurt last time out and are looking for a win here. Gerhardt (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.4/10. Gerhardt scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 17 successful passes (of 21 total).

Before that match, a win away at Köln.

Goals, goals, goals? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 11 of the 14 latest league matches with this side has had at least three goals.

The Wolfsburg manager Kovač has got the team scoring with 25 from 11 home games in the league. VfL Wolfsburg have conceded 19 from these games.

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FC Union Berlin form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Bundesliga travels is 6 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

The attacking players of FC Union Berlin have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 288 minutes.

Berlin delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Union Saint-Gilloise in their previous match; a Europa League duel. Juranović got a match rating of 8.43 in that game, top player of the team. Juranović scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Köln in the Bundesliga.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 10 of this club's 13 most recent league rounds have ended with at least three goals.

FC Union Berlin have another fixture away from home in just four sleeps, a Europa League game versus Union Saint-Gilloise. A strenuous programme for the visiting team!

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far FC Union Berlin have scored 16 goals in 12 league games away. Berlin's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 19 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the squads met previously this campaign; FC Union Berlin - VfL Wolfsburg 2-0. Data for the former nine meetings featuring these two sides are: three wins for Wolfsburg, two draws and four wins for FC Union Berlin. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

FC Union BerlinS. Becker
S. Becker
7 goals
VfL WolfsburgY. Gerhardt
Y. Gerhardt
6 goals
VfL WolfsburgR. Baku
R. Baku
5 goals

VfL Wolfsburg missing players

FC Union Berlin missing players

VfL Wolfsburg FC Union Berlin
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 5 Played P 4 12 23
9 4 2 Won W 2 6 13
7 4 1 Drew D 1 1 5
7 3 2 Lost L 1 5 5
42 25 12 Scored S 3 16 35
31 19 9 Conceded C 6 19 27
91% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 87%
87% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 78%
61% 82% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 58% 57%
43% 73% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 26%
22% 36% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 25% 13%
43% 55% 40% BTTS BTTS 25% 42% 52%
39% 36% 40% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 35%
26% 18% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 26%
 
4.4 5.5 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.7 4.9
6.1 4.9 5.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.3 4.8
2 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.9 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12 15 14 Shots (avg) S ( 11 8.9 10.8
4.5 5.5 6.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.6
40% 42% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 42% 42%
 
14.5 12.8 13.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 11.1 10.5
4.8 4.3 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 4.8 3.8
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • FC Union Berlin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FC Union Berlin have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Bundesliga
  • VfL Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • VfL Wolfsburg have won significantly more corners at home than 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 23 14 7 2 66 22 11 7 4 0 34 8 12 7 3 2 32 14 44 49
2 Borussia Dortmund 23 16 1 6 47 28 11 9 1 1 30 11 12 7 0 5 17 17 19 49
3 FC Union Berlin 23 13 5 5 35 27 11 7 4 0 19 8 12 6 1 5 16 19 8 44
4 RB Leipzig 23 12 6 5 46 29 11 8 2 1 25 10 12 4 4 4 21 19 17 42
5 SC Freiburg 23 12 6 5 35 32 11 7 3 1 19 9 12 5 3 4 16 23 3 42
6 Eintracht Frankfurt 23 11 6 6 45 33 11 7 1 3 26 13 12 4 5 3 19 20 12 39
7 Mainz 05 23 10 5 8 38 34 12 5 4 3 22 14 11 5 1 5 16 20 4 35
8 VfL Wolfsburg 23 9 7 7 42 31 11 4 4 3 25 19 12 5 3 4 17 12 11 34
9 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 23 9 4 10 40 37 12 5 2 5 25 17 11 4 2 5 15 20 3 31
10 Borussia M'gladbach 23 8 6 9 38 39 12 7 2 3 25 15 11 1 4 6 13 24 -1 30
11 Werder Bremen 23 9 3 11 35 43 12 5 1 6 20 18 11 4 2 5 15 25 -8 30
12 Köln 23 6 9 8 32 36 11 5 3 3 21 12 12 1 6 5 11 24 -4 27
13 Augsburg 23 8 3 12 28 39 12 5 2 5 12 16 11 3 1 7 16 23 -11 27
14 Hertha BSC 23 5 5 13 28 44 12 4 4 4 18 19 11 1 1 9 10 25 -16 20
15 Stuttgart 23 4 7 12 28 40 12 4 3 5 16 15 11 0 4 7 12 25 -12 19
16 TSG Hoffenheim 23 5 4 14 29 42 12 3 2 7 15 22 11 2 2 7 14 20 -13 19
17 Schalke 04 23 4 7 12 18 42 12 3 3 6 12 26 11 1 4 6 6 16 -24 19
18 Bochum 23 6 1 16 24 56 11 5 1 5 17 21 12 1 0 11 7 35 -32 19

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