Freiburg vs Union Berlin prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-01-12 14:30.
After struggling at the start of the 2023/24 Bundesliga season, Freiburg won three of their last four league outings (L1) before the winter break to move themselves into European qualification contention heading into the second half of the campaign. That push begins with another outing at the Europa-Park Stadion, a venue where Christian Streich’s side have lost just one of their seven league outings this term (W4, D2), scoring twice or more in five of those matches.
Freiburg will need to be at their best again here to get anything from this clash with Union Berlin, as the hosts have won just two of their prior eight Bundesliga H2Hs (D2, L4), their fourth-lowest points average against any current top-flight side in competition history. One of those victories did come on home soil last campaign though, and with four of their five H2H victories coming at this venue, Freiburg should be confident.
Union Berlin will be hoping they can continue their resurgence after winning two of their last three Bundesliga matches before the winter break. That lifted them out of the relegation zone, but Die Eisernen have fresh problems, with Robin Gosens out injured and midfielder Aïssa Laïdouni on Africa Cup of Nations Duty, leaving manager Nenad Bjelica with a selection headache.
Even despite their recent upturn in form, Union still recorded their worst first-half to a Bundesliga campaign in club history, a record that was not helped by their lack of goal scoring throughout. In fact, the away side have failed to score in 53% of their league matches this season – the highest percentage of any side – whilst their return of just three points on their travels remains the second-lowest in the competition.
Players to watch: Lucas Höler comes into this clash as Freiburg’s top Bundesliga scorer this season with five strikes, four of which have come before half-time. Union’s Kevin Volland may only have three goals to his name this term, but he enjoys facing this opposition with seven strikes across 12 prior H2Hs.
Hot stat: Union have picked up just 20 yellow cards this season – the joint-fewest in the league.