Union – Freiburg Tip, Prediction & Odds – 13.05.2023 Bundesliga

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Union Berlin – SC Freiburg

In the Bundesliga conference are again on Saturday afternoon equal to five games. In Köpenick, it comes to a potentially decisive duel for the Champions League. The hosts Union Berlin are currently in fourth place, while the visitors from Freiburg are currently in fifth place. The situation is particularly piquant as both clubs are currently level on points.

The team that wins this weekend will take an extremely important step towards the top flight, while the loser will probably have to settle for the Europa League. In the previous week, however, both teams showed themselves to be anything but royalty. Find out which coach will be happy about three important points at the end of the day in our Union – Freiburg tip.

The Eisernen lost at FC Augsburg with 0:1 and thus demonstrated once again that they struggle to shape the game themselves. On the other hand, the visitors from Freiburg lost 0:1 against RB Leipzig in their home Europa-Park Stadium. However, the duel between Union Berlin and Freiburg is also the clash of two excellent coaches. On Saturday, the longest-serving Bundesliga coaches will face each other. Christian Streich has been in charge at SC since the end of December 2011, while Urs Fischer has been in charge at Union since the summer of 2018 and is tinkering with a similar era to his counterpart from Breisgau. At 57 years of age each, they are also the oldest coaches in the current Bundesliga.

Union – Freiburg info:

Date & Time: 13.05.2023, 15:30 clock.
Game venue: Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin
Competition: Bundesliga, 32. matchday
TV broadcast: Sky

Union Form & Balance Check

Currently, it seems like the Eisernen are running out of steam a bit in the season-ending spurt. Union won only one of the last five games in the Bundesliga. However, FCU still sits in fourth place and thus still has every chance of making it into the top flight. The duel with SC Freiburg, who are level on points below them, will therefore be a small final.

In the previous week, the Köpenicker squandered their chance for a better starting position. Urs Fischer’s team failed to prevail against Augsburg, who were strong at home, and ultimately lost 1-0 in the Fuggerstadt.

Strong collective

Union Berlin thrives on a strong collective this season. Coach Urs Fischer values a compact team performance in which everyone works for everyone else. It’s no surprise, then, that FCU has the second-best run rate in the entire Bundesliga. Only 1. FC Köln has run 24 kilometers more so far this season.

No player particularly stands out among the Eisernen’s scorers either. Sheraldo Becker is currently FCU’s top scorer in the Bundesliga with nine goals. But Doekhi, Jordan, Haberer and Behrens have all scored at least four goals this season as well.

Union facts & analysis

In fourth place in the Bundesliga standings.
Best defense in the Bundesliga
Still without a home defeat this Bundesliga season

Freiburg form & balance check

Although SC Freiburg failed to reach the final of the DFB Cup again, coach Christian Streich’s team is still showing an impressive performance this season. Currently, Sport-Club is fifth in the table and has a good chance of qualifying for an international competition.

Freiburg also impressed in the Europa League and advanced to the round of 16, where the team was eliminated by Juventus Torino. In the Bundesliga, however, SCF lost the top match against RB Leipzig 0:1 in the previous week and thus slipped out of the Champions League ranks.

Experience in Breisgau

The defeat against Leipzig once again revealed Freiburg’s problem against absolute top teams. The SCF has only conceded seven defeats this season. However, six of those defeats came against Bayern, Dortmund and Leipzig, who currently occupy the top three spots.

It seems that the Freiburg players are not approaching their performance peak in these games. This is somewhat surprising, as Freiburg players have a lot of experience in the Bundesliga. On average, each player of the Breisgauer comes to 119 appearances in the German Oberhaus. Only FC Bayern has an even higher figure.

Freiburg facts & analysis

Fifth in the Bundesliga standings.
Away since five games in the league without defeat
Fourth best defense in the Bundesliga

Predicted lineup – last update on May 11, 2023

Union will also start the match against SC Freiburg in the familiar 3-5-2 system. Central defender Diogo Leite returns to central defense after his yellow suspension in the previous week. Otherwise, we expect the same starting lineup as a week ago.

We expect Freiburg to play in a 4-4-2 again on Saturday, with right winger Ritsu Doan currently suffering from knee problems. The Japanese player will therefore probably be absent at the weekend. In addition, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh continues to miss the Breisgauer with a cruciate ligament tear.

Union – Freiburg direct comparison & statistics

To date, there have been 13 competitive matches between Union and Freiburg. Four of them took place in the 2nd Bundesliga, while two were in the DFB Cup and seven in the Bundesliga. Both clubs won five duels each in the process. In the first leg, SCF dismantled the Eisernen 4:1.