Union Berlin – Ingolstadt Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (15.12.2017)

Union Berlin and Ingolstadt meet at Stadion An der Alten Försterei, in a match for the 18th round of the 2. Bundesliga. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 07-29-2017, Union Berlin won out by (0-1). The record of direct matches played in this stadium indicates total balance between these two teams, since there were 3 draws in the last 3 matches. Indeed, the last time these teams met at this stadium was on 26-04-2015, in the 2. Bundesliga, they ended in a draw for (2-2). B. Jopek (75 ‘and 79’) scored the goals of the match, for Union Berlin, and M. Matip (5 ‘) and T. Levels (82′), for Ingolstadt.

Union Berlin:

The home team is currently in the 4 th position of the league, with 26 points won, after 7 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Bochum, by (2-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Dynamo Dresden, by (0-1). In the last 8 home league matches Union Berlin has a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 15 points out of 24 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (4 out of 8 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback.

The Union Berlin has been doing a relatively good campaign in the second division of the German championship and is very close to the top finishers, so that their fans look for a favorable result to continue fighting for promotion. His adversary crosses a moment similar to his and that indicates that the balance must prevail, reason why the owners of the house have to know how to take advantage of the opportunities of goal that they manage to create to look for the goal and to approach a victory. For this match, coach Jens Keller will not be able to count on Fabian Schönheim, Michael Parensen and Kenny Prince Redondo, who are in the medical department.

Ingolstadt:

The away team is currently in the 5 th position of the league, with 25 points won, after 7 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Eintracht Braunschweig, by (0-2). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Kaiserslautern, by (1-1). For the championship, Ingolstadt won 15 points out of 27 possible points, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 9 home matches.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 away matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 9 away matches for all competitions: they have suffered 4 of their 8 goals between minutes (16’-30 ‘).

The Ingolstadt project for the 2017/18 season is the return to the elite of German football, but it is not easy and he knows that he will need a great regularity of results to get closer to the leaders. All this begins with the performances before his fans, where he must play well and can not lose points, but also passes games away from his domains, so on this day the expectation is that he acts well and at least takes a point to home. For this game the coach Stefan Leitl must bring to the field what is best available.