Union Berlin and Hoffenheim measure forces at Stadion An der Alten Försterei, in a match for the 16th round of the Bundesliga. This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, since they have never faced each other before. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 10th and 8th of the league table, it is actually a confrontation between the 5th ranked in home games and the 9th as a visitor.
Union Berlin :
After 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses, the home team is currently in 10th position, with 20 points won. In their last game, they tied with Paderborn out by (1‑1), after in the previous match they won by (2‑0) at home, in a match against Köln. This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he conquered 15 points, against only 5 in his away matches. In their last 8 home games for the championship the Union Berlin won 5 and lost 3, so they won 15 points in 24 possible.
For this competition, record a sequence of 4 wins in their last home games. In the matches played in its stadium there are some frequent results: at rest 1-0 (3 in 8 matches) and at the end of the match 2-0 (3 in 8 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 15 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Berlin Union comes for this match after a 1-1 draw in the trip to Paderborn, which added the second day without losing in this German league: Ingvartsen scored the only goal of the team. Now, in this match against Hoffenheim, coach Urs Fischer is expected to re-align the team in a 3-4-3, in which Bulter, Ingvartsen and Andersson will be playing in the most advanced positions. The biggest individual highlight is striker Sebastien Andersson, with 8
goals scored. For this match, the coach cannot count on Dehl, Gogia and Promel, all with physical problems.
Hoffenheim :
The visiting team is currently in 8th position, with 21 points won, after 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out against RB Leipzig by (3-1). In the last game, he lost at home against Augsburg by (2-4). Interestingly, this is a team that has achieved more positive results outside than in its stadium, since it conquered 11 points as a visitor and only 10 in its stadium. In his last 7 away matches for the championship, Hoffenheim has recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so he won 11 points in 21 possible. In their matches for the league as a visitor the most frequent final result at the break was 1-0 (3 in 8 games). His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 15 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and only got 2 comebacks.
Hoffenheim is demotivated for this match, after losing 2-4 with Augsburg, adding the fourth consecutive game without tasting the taste of victory: the team’s goals were scored by Locadia and Skov. Playing away from home, coach Alfred Schreuder must present a defensive team, waiting for his rivval in his defensive midfield. Striker Kramaric deserves to be the center of attention so far, who has scored 4 goals. For this match, the away team cannot count on Belfodil, due to an injury.
