Union Berlin vs Bayern Munich prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-04-19 16:30.
[p]Saturday’s primetime televised clash comes at the home of Union Berlin, the side who had improved year-on-year in each of their first four Bundesliga campaigns before a difficult season this time around which sees them fighting to stave off relegation. Many may have assumed the Iron Ones were out of the woods after their renaissance under manager Nenad Bjelica, although back-to-back defeats leave them perilously close to the bottom three.[/p]
[p]A home return could be a boost for Union, especially as they haven’t lost consecutive competitive home outings since November 2023 (W5, D2, L3), signalling they usually get back on track here quickly. But a visit from Bayern Munich isn’t ideal, as they are the only Bundesliga team they’ve played at least three times in the top flight without ever defeating (D3, L6) – a poor H2H sequence bookended by a slender 1-0 defeat in the reverse.[/p]
[p]Yet, this could be as good a time as any to take on the wounded Bayern, who finally relinquished control of the Meisterschale after an 11-year stranglehold on German football last weekend when Bayer Leverkusen confirmed their first-ever title. Thomas Tuchel’s men bounced back from that heartache with a slender 1-0 victory over Arsenal in midweek to reach the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, so they should be in an improved mood as they travel to the capital. [/p]
[p]All that is left to do domestically for Bayern is to secure a strong second-place finish, but they must work on tightening up after already conceding 15 away league goals in 2024 (W2, D1, L3) – only Hoffenheim have conceded more in that time. Even with such a leaky rearguard, Bayern have won six of their seven away league games against bottom-eight opponents at the start of the round despite keeping just two clean sheets. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Having previously risen through the ranks of Bayern’s youth setup, Union’s young forward Benedict Hollerbach has hit the winning goal with all three of his strikes for the club. Bayern’s midfield man Raphaël Guerreiro has also scored the winner with all three of his Bundesliga strikes this season, one of which was the sole goal in the reverse H2H.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Union Berlin have failed to score in a Bundesliga-high 16 games this season. [/p]