Union Berlin and Schalke 04 meet at Stadion An der Alten Försterei, in a match for the 30th round of the Bundesliga. Schalke 04 won at home by (2‑1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 29‑11‑2019. Despite being a match between 11th and 6th in the table, it is actually a match between the 10th ranked in home matches and the 10th away.
Union Berlin :
After 9 wins, 3 draws and 13 losses, the home team is currently in 11th position, with 30 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Freiburg, by (3‑1), after in the previous match having tied (2‑2) at home, in a match against Wolfsburg. This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they conquered 19 points, against only 11 in their away games. For the championship, Union Berlin conquered 16 points in 30 possible, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 10 matches played in their stadium. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 25 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 12 times and never got the comeback.
The Berlin Union has to activate its warning signal, because with the sequence of negative results it ended up approaching the drop zone. His defense has suffered many goals in recent games and this needs to be corrected. Now come to win a victory and break the bad phase you are going through. His rival is not having a good time either and that could be positive. This is said, because if he manages to prevail and be efficient, the probability of victory becomes high.
Schalke 04:
The visiting team is currently in 6th position, with 37 points won, after 9 wins, 10 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match to Köln by (3‑0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Hoffenheim, by (1‑1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it usually conquers as many points at home as outside, with 15 goals scored and 18 suffered as a visitor, against 18 goals scored and 18 suffered at home. In their last 10 away matches for the championship, Schalke 04 has recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 6 away matches. In their away matches for the league the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (5 in 13 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 25 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and only got 2 comebacks.
It is difficult to explain what is happening with the Schalke 04 in 2020, as it accumulates weak returns and negative results. It is true that you do not run the risk of division decline, but you can try to improve your campaign. It is possible to score points in this match, but you will have to show more desire on the field of play. Only by playing well and not making mistakes will you be able to seek a positive result. Ideally, you need to win, something that hasn’t happened in the Bundesliga since January.
