Union Berlin v SC Freiburg: Bundesliga Match-day 16
Union Berlin at home against Freiburg – Wednesday – 8:30pm GMT – The An der Alten Försterei Stadium.
Fifth placed Freiburg will travel to the An der Alten Försterei Stadium, hopeful of rampage, as they face sixth placed Union Berlin.
It’s 23 points so far for Union Berlin this season, going into this game
It was a humbling defeat at the hands of Greuther Fürth for Urs Fischer’s men in their last match, they will be hoping to get something out of this game for sure.
Also, With a sixth position in the league and 6 wins, 4 losses and 5 draws, they currently have 23 points in the League having won six games, drawn five fixtures, and lost four meetings.
Playing at home, Union Berlin have won five matches, drawn two matches, and lost one game.
A victory for Union Berlin would put them on 26 points.
Union Berlin’s squad will likely be depleted of two of their key players when they start on Wednesday, due to injury or illness.
SC Freiburg have 25 points to their name, going into this tie
Having lost to Hoffenheim in their last game, Christian Streich’s men must reset and try to gain a positive result in this match.
Also, Christian Streich knows that a run of four losses in five meetings for his Freiburg side, is going to be a tough run of form to change. However that is exactly what he must try to deliver. Their position is fifth in the League and they have 25 points, that is, 7W, 4L and 4D having won seven games, drawn four fixtures, and lost four fixtures.
Freiburg’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Union Berlin. In the 8 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won four meetings, drawn two matches, and lost two games.
A win in this fixture would take SC Freiburg’s points to 28 in the League.
Good Attacking Performance
They have a good scoring average of 26 goals (24 from open play and two penalties). This has been largely down to the key attacking players: Philipp Lienhart (4), Lucas Holer (4), and Woo-yeong Jeong (3). Freiburg have conceded 15 goals.
Christian Streich could be missing up to two of their players through injury or illness for the game on Wednesday.
Union Berlin v SC Freiburg – Head-to-Heads.
Regarding their historical duels when these two sides meet, a draw is never usually the expected outcome. In the past 11 matches, Union Berlin have won five victories and Freiburg four wins. The last time both teams met in this competition was February 2021 and the score line ended up with a 0-1 away win for Breisgau Brazilians- it’s a 57.8% likelihood that both sides will score once more on Wednesday.
There is a 40.98 percent probability of a Union Berlin win.
Other players of note for Union Berlin are Taiwo Awoniyi and Niko Giesselmann with nine goals both and for Freiburg are Philipp Lienhart and Lucas Holer with four goals each.
