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Union Berlin vs. SC Freiburg
The 16th matchday of the Bundesliga is played within an English week this season. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the 18 teams will go into the penultimate game of the year before the end of the first half of the season at the weekend. In this context, Union Berlin will host SC Freiburg on Wednesday at 20:30 for a duel between two neighbours in the table and supposedly surprising European Cup candidates. Our prediction for this match can be found in the following Union Berlin vs Freiburg tip.
The Eisernen are continuing their success story of the first years in the Bundesliga and are once again in the top half of the table this season. After 15 match days, they have 23 points and are in sixth place, just two points behind their upcoming opponents. After a strong start, Freiburg’s results have recently dropped somewhat and they are now in fifth place with 25 points. In the event of a defeat on Wednesday, the Breisgauers would also have to let the Berliners pass them by.
Union Berlin – Freiburg Info
– Date & Time: 15.12.2021, at 20:30 hrs.
– Venue: Stadion An der Alten Försterei (Berlin)
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 16
– Broadcast: Sky
Union Berlin Form & Balance Check
Union Berlin presents itself also in the third Bundesliga season in the club’s history enormously stable and as an unpleasant opponent. Therefore, the Eisernen are once again on a European Cup place, after they could already surprisingly reach the Conference League last year. The capital club has already beaten Champions League participants Wolfsburg and Leipzig this season and is once again a safe and reassuring distance from the relegation places.
Union also suffer setbacks
Despite all the success, of course, not everything can run optimally for Union either. A rather mediocre group phase in the Conference League led to an early exit after the 1:1 in the last group game against Slavia Prague, and in addition, two of the last three Bundesliga games were lost. In Frankfurt and Fürth, the Union side failed to score, the latter in particular coming as a surprise. The Spielvereinigung had not yet won this season and had only collected one point, but Nielsen’s golden goal for the 1:0 victory against Union changed that.
Union facts & analysis
– 6th place in the Bundesliga
– Last lost 0:1 at Fürth
– Lost 2 of last 3 Bundesliga games
Freiburg form & balance check
SC Freiburg have made an outstanding start this year and as a result have spent much of the season so far in a Champions League spot. In the first ten league games, the Breisgauer remained completely unbeaten and were thus the first chaser of the top duo from Bayern and Dortmund for a long time. But then came the collapse predicted by many, with four of the last five games being lost. Nevertheless, the SCF performed well for the most part during this phase and usually only lost by a narrow margin.
Bitter defeat against Hoffenheim
So it was on the last matchday against Hoffenheim. TSG travelled to the match as table rivals who had also started well, and the match was able to keep the promised excitement. Hoffenheim struck first through David Raum, but Nico Schlotterbeck equalised with his second goal in two games. In the second half, Freiburg could have taken the lead, but Vincenzo Grifo missed the big chance with his missed penalty. So it came as it had to come. In injury time, Hoffenheim had another corner, which Raum beautifully served onto the skull of Richards. The US-American nodded in the goal to make it 2:1 for the visitors.
Freiburg facts & analysis
– 5th place in the Bundesliga
– Last lost with 1:2 against Hoffenheim
– 4 defeats from last 5 matches
Predicted line-up – last update on 13 December 2021
Union could rotate slightly again as usual after the exhausting last weeks. Trimmel, Awoniyi and Khedira are likely to return, but Ryerson, Becker and Behrens would have to make way for them. Friedrich is also injured and Jaeckel would again replace him. For Freiburg, Nico Schlotterbeck is questionable, and his brother Keven or Manuel Gulde would be substitute options. Sallai could come in offensively for Demirovic, Jeong is also an alternative.
Union Berlin – Freiburg Direct comparison & Statistics
The clash between Union Berlin and SC Freiburg has taken place ten times so far in both Bundesliga leagues and the cup. The overall statistics are completely balanced, with both teams winning four games each. There have also been two draws. Last season’s first leg also ended in a draw, while Union won the return leg in Freiburg.
– The average number of goals scored in a clash between Union Berlin and SC Freiburg is 2.6.
– The average number of goals scored in the first half in matches between Union Berlin and SC Freiburg is 1.2.
– Both teams have lost their last match in Bundesliga.
– In front of home crowd, Union Berlin has a proud streak of 3 games without defeat against SC Freiburg.
– The comparisons of both clubs in the last season: 1-1 (home for Union Berlin) and 0-1 (home for SC Freiburg).
