Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Germany – 1. Bundesliga
Date: Friday, 27 September 2019
Kick-off at 19:30 UK / 20:30 CET
Venue: Stadion An der Alten Försterei (Berlin).
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UNION BERLIN
Bundesliga debutant Union Berlin has collected four points from their opening five games, enough for them to give coach Urs Fischer new contract until next season.
Discipline has been a problem for the Union so far and striker Sebastian Polter take their third red card of the season at Bayer Leverkusen last weekend, but Neven Subotic back from suspension.
Left-back Christopher Lenz doubt after going off injured in Leverkusen so that Ken Reichel could start, and winger Suleiman Abdullahi also a doubt with a knee problem.
Predicted line-up (4-4-2): Gikiewicz; Trimmel, Subotic, Friedrich, Reichel; Becker, Gentner, Andrich, Bulter; Andersson, Ujah
Not available: Promel (Injured), Polter (Suspended)
Doubtful: Lenz (Injured), Abdullahi (Injury)
Eintracht Frankfurt
A late equalizer earned a decent point Eintracht Frankfurt at home to Borussia Dortmund last week but they have lost both their away league games this season.
Mijat Gacinovic and Jonathan de Guzman fit again but midfielder Sebastian Rode will face a late fitness test having missed the last two games.
Captain David Abraham must be returned in defense after being rested against Dortmund, while coach Adi Hutter again have to decide which two of Goncalo Paciencia, Andre Silva and Bas Dost he took the front.
Predicted line-up (3-4-1-2): Trapp; Abraham, Hasebe, Hinteregger; Da Costa, Sow, Kohr, Kostic; Kamada; Andre Silva, Goncalo Paciencia
Not available: Russ (Injured)
Doubtful: Rode (Injured)
Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt Head to Head
Eintracht Frankfurt have never lost to Union Berlin, winning four of their seven games with three draws. The last meeting was on the 2nd Bundesliga in 2011/12, Frankfurt won 3-1 at home and 4-0 in Berlin.
Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt Key Statistics
Union Berlin has lost 2 of their last 3 home games (Bundesliga).
Union Berlin has conceded 3+ goals in their last 3 games against Eintracht Frankfurt in all competitions.
Eintracht Frankfurt have won their last 3 games against Union Berlin (all competitions).
Eintracht Frankfurt has covered disability -1 in their last 3 games against Union Berlin in all competitions.
Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt Head to head (h2h)
Eintracht Frankfurt has not admitted defeat in their last seven meetings.
their previous clash ended in a 4-0 loss to Union Berlin.
All their last three games have seen over 2.5 goals in the charts.
Frankfurt had survived without conceding three times in their last nine games, while Union Berlin has managed just one.
Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt Predictions
Bundesliga debutants have only one win to their name in their last three games at home and have conceded seven goals so far while replying with just three of their own.
Furthermore, Union Berlin never got the better of the enemy is in one of four of their previous head to head clashes here and have been on the losing end in three of those clashes.
Given that the visitors also managed to pick points off of Dortmund in their most recent match, Frankfurt is the favorite to come out on top in this one. However, the far side had been dismal in their events so far, the last of which saw them lose by 2-1 against Augsburg fought scorecard.
Given their erratic form on the road, supporting multiple opportunities Frankfurt will be the best punt backwards.
In addition, guests win by three goals or margins or more in three of their four previous meetings here. Taking into account that they had found the back of the net at least once in each of their last trip on the road as well, it goes without saying that the clashes high score is certainly looming large.
Prediction Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Both teams scored and over 2.5 goals - 1.72 @ bet365
