Union Berlin vs Bayern Munich Prediction & Betting Tips

Union Berlin will face off against visiting club Bayern at Stadion An der Alten Försterei in this Bundesliga 1 tie on Sunday. Our Union Berlin v Bayern tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - plus the latest match odds.

📊 Form Guide

Union Berlin WLWDLL

Union Berlin won’t want a repeat of their last result here after a 3-1 Bundesliga 1 defeat in their last game at the hands of SC Freiburg. In that match, 1. FC Union Berlin managed 48% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for 1. FC Union Berlin was Sebastian Andersson (61'). At the other end, SC Freiburg had 9 shots on goal with 4 on target. Roland Sallai (34'), Christian Günter (55') and Robin Koch (82') scored for SC Freiburg.

1. FC Union Berlin haven’t had any problems with scoring, finding the back of the net in one hundred percent of their last 6 games. They have hit an aggregate of 10 during that time while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 12.

Coming into this clash, Union Berlin haven’t won at home in the past 2 league matches.

Bayern Munich WWWWWW

Bayern will come into the encounter following on from a 2-0 Bundesliga 1 win to defeat FC Augsburg 1907 in their most recent fixture. In that game, Bayern München managed 74% possession and 18 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. For Bayern München, goals were scored by Thomas Müller (53') and Leon Goretzka (91'). At the other end, FC Augsburg 1907 got 6 attempts on goal with 2 on target.

A sequence of steadfast showings from the Bayern München defence has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 3 from their previous 6 clashes combined. In that time, their own attack force has managed to score 19. We will just have to find out if that trend will be sustained in this game.

Coming into this clash, Bayern München are unbeaten in their last 5 league matches away from home.

🤜🤛 Head to head

The previous league encounter featuring these sides was Bundesliga 1 match day 9 on 26/10/2019 which finished with the scoreline of Bayern München 2-1 1. FC Union Berlin. That day, Bayern München had 66% possession and 21 attempts on goal with 10 of them on target. The goals were scored by Benjamin Pavard (13') and Robert Lewandowski (53'). At the other end, 1. FC Union Berlin got 6 shots on goal with 4 on target. Sebastian Polter (86') was the scorer. The referee was Marco Fritz.

📰 Team News: Bayern Munich

Thanks to a mainly full-strength group, there’s just the lone fitness issue for the Bayern boss Hans-Dieter Flick to be concerned about. Niklas Süle (Cruciate ligament injury) misses out for this game.

💡 Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Bayern are likely to convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities. In contrast, Union Berlin may well find it hard to score but we can see them hitting back at some stage here. We’re predicting a 1-3 win for Bayern by the conclusion of the game.

Renata Leite, 18:26 13/05/2020