Union Berlin vs FC Koln Prediction, Tips & Odds – Mar. 04, 2023
Union Berlin vs FC Koln Prediction 04.03.2023. The twenty-third round of the Bundesliga brings us an interesting duel between Union Berlin and FC Koln. The match is scheduled for Saturday at 15:30 at the stadium An der Alten Forsterei.
Both teams were defeated in previous matches. The home team lost to Bayern Munich 3:0, while the visitors were defeated by Wolfsburg with a score of 0:2.
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Union Berlin vs FC Koln Odds
Union Berlin vs FC Koln 1×2: 1.96/3.42/4.21
Total goals over/under (2.5): 2.33/1.64
Double chance 1x/12/x2: 1.25/1.33/1.83
Both teams to score YES/NO: 2.09/1.75
Odds via 20Bet Sportsbook.
Union Berlin Team News
Although Union Berlin players were defeated in the previous round by Bayern Munich with 0.3 away, they are still at the very top of the table. In that game, in the first half, they conceded all three goals in just 15 minutes, which was the final result.
Despite this, they are still in third place in the table with 43 points, three less than Bayern and Borussia Dortmund. In the last five matches in the league, they recorded three wins, one draw and one loss each. In the Europa League, they qualified for the round of 16 by eliminating Ajax with a total score of 3:1. In the next stage of the competition, they will meet with Royale Union.
Andras Schafer has missed several previous games with a foot injury and it looks like he will be out for a while. All other players will be available to coach Urs Fischer.
Sheraldo Becker and Kevin Behrens have appeared in every match of the previous 22 rounds, so they are expected to be starters in the Union attack in this match as well.
FC Koln Team News
In the last match of the Bundesliga, FC Koln lost to Wolfsburg at home with 0:2. They conceded the first goal in the fourth minute, and the visitors doubled their lead in the 68th minute from the penalty spot. Until the end of the game, the result remained unchanged, and the visiting team deservedly celebrated.
They are currently in 12th place in the table with 26 points, seven more than Bochum, which is in the relegation zone. In the last five matches in the league, they registered one win and two draws and losses each. In the Conference League, they were eliminated in the group stage by Nice and Partizan.
FC Koln has the most injured players in the entire league. The season is over for Florian Dietz and Marko Uth, and besides them, Jan Thielmann, Kristian Pedersen, Luca Kilian and Sebastian Andersson are also out of the protocol. Denis Huseinbasic, Florian Kainz and Benno Schmitz also missed the previous match due to illness, and we will see if they will be ready for the match with Union Berlin.
It is expected that Steffen Baumgart will field the same lineup as for the previous match with Wolfsburg, but we will have to see.
Union Berlin vs FC Koln H2H
In the previous two meetings between these teams, Union Berlin won both times with a 1:0 victory.
Expected Lineups
Union Berlin (3-5-2): Ronnow; Doekhi, Knoche, Leite; Trimmel, Laidouni, Khedira, Thorsby, Roussillon; Becker, Behrens
FC Koln (4-4-2): Schwabe; Schindler, Hubers, Chabot, Hector; Ljubicic, Olesen, Skhiri, Maina; Selke, Tigges
Union Berlin vs FC Koln Prediction
The home team is the favorite in this match. However, we are of the opinion that they will not overcome FC Koln so easily, as in the previous duels between them. In addition, both teams scored more than two goals per match in their last two matches, so our tip for this match is a win for Union Berlin or a draw with more than 1.5 goals in the whole match.
Kick-off Time: Saturday 04.03.2023, 15:30 CET
Prediction: Union Berlin/draw & over 1.5
Odds: 1.77
Sportsbook: 20bet
