Union Berlin vs Hertha Berlin Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Union Berlin

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Union Berlin are hoping to win again after their last result, the 1-2 DFB-Pokal victory over Chemnitzer FC.

In that game, Union Berlin had 57% possession and 27 shots at goal with 8 on target. For Union Berlin, goals were scored by Jordan Siebatcheu Pefok (64') and Kevin Behrens (114'). For their opponents, Chemnitzer FC got 7 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Tobias Müller (62') scored for Chemnitzer FC. The match was won by Union Berlin in extra time.

It has been seldom in recent games that Union Berlin have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Union Berlin have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 8 goals along the way.

Hertha Berlin

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In their previous fixture, Hertha Berlin drew 4-4 in the DFB-Pokal tie with Eintracht Braunschweig.

In that match, Hertha Berlin had 61% possession and 27 shots at goal with 12 on target. For Hertha Berlin, the goalscorers were Davie Selke (10'), Myziane Maolida (42'), Lucas Tousart (103') and Dodi Lukébakio (106'). For their opponents, Eintracht Braunschweig had 22 shots on goal with 8 on target. Brian Behrendt (63'), Lion Lauberbach (66'), Immanuel Pherai (91') and Bryan Henning (118') scored for Eintracht Braunschweig. The game was won 5-6 by Eintracht Braunschweig on penalties.

The numbers tell their own story, and Hertha Berlin have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals overall. At the back, Hertha Berlin can certainly do much better. We will just have to see if that trend can be continued on in this game.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their most recent head to head clashes going back to 22/05/2020 tells us that Union Berlin have won 3 of these games & Hertha Berlin 2, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 22 in all at an average of 3.67 goals per meeting.

The previous league fixture between the two was Bundesliga 1 match day 29 on 09/04/2022 when it ended Hertha Berlin 1-4 Union Berlin.

That day, Hertha Berlin had 53% possession and 11 shots at goal with 3 on target.

Union Berlin got 16 shots at goal with 12 on target. Genki Haraguchi (31'), Timo Baumgartl (49' Own goal), Grischa Prömel (53'), Sheraldo Becker (74') and Sven Michel (85') scored.

The referee was Sven Jablonski.

📰 Team News: Union Berlin

Regarding absentees, there’s just the lone fitness concern for the Union Berlin boss Urs Fischer to be concerned with thanks to an otherwise robust set of players. Timo Baumgartl (Testicular Cancer) misses out.

It’s our opinion that Union may well go for a 3-2-3-2 formation for this game, utilising Frederik Roennow, Paul Jaeckel, Robin Knoche, Dominique Heintz, Christopher Trimmel, Niko Giesselmann, Genki Haraguchi, Rani Khedira, Janik Haberer, Sheraldo Becker and Jordan Pefok.

ℹ️ Team News: Hertha Berlin

Hertha Berlin manager Sandro Schwarz has not got a full squad to pick from. Kelian Nsona (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Marco Richter (Testicular Cancer), Jessic Ngankam (Knee Injury) and Dong-jun Lee (Knee Injury) won’t be making appearances. Lucas Tousart is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

We’re of the thinking that Hertha will likely elect for a 4-3-2-1 system, going with Oliver Christensen, Jonjoe Kenny, Dedryck Boyata, Marc-Oliver Kempf, Marvin Plattenhardt, Vladimir Darida, Ivan Sunjic, Suat Serdar, Dodi Lukebakio, Myziane Maolida and Davie Selke.

🧠 Prediction

It looks to us that Union Berlin will, in all likelihood, be able to create a good number of chances & successful shots on target.

Conversely, Hertha Berlin may well struggle to score a goal of their own - but, we do see them scoring here.

Our selection here is for a pretty comfortable 3-1 victory for Union Berlin at full-time.

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Peter Guest, 02:47 02/08/2022