Union Berlin vs Werder Bremen prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-03-15 14:30.
[p]With nine games in their Bundesliga season remaining, Union Berlin look to be losing form at the wrong time as they bid to stave off relegation fears. The Iron Ones still have a seven-point cushion down to the bottom three, but back-to-back 2-0 defeats to Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart have provided hope to the chasing pack below them.[/p]
[p]Those results might also reinforce to manager Nenad Bjelica, who took the reins in late November and had lost just three times in 11 league outings (W5, D3) before the start of March, that the job is far from done in terms of keeping the club up. He will be desperate for a return to winning ways at Stadion An der Alten Försterei, which has been a reasonably happy hunting ground for Union this campaign considering they’ve collected 17 (68%) of their 25 points on home soil.[/p]
[p]That’s not good news for opponents Werder Bremen who already have the psychological hurdle of losing five of the last six H2Hs (W1) to overcome. They also make the trip to the German capital having lost successive fixtures, to Hoffenheim and Dortmund, which has all but extinguished their faint hopes of qualifying for Europe for the first time since 2006 as they’ve slipped into mid-table, ten points off the top six.[/p]
[p]Even so, finishing in the top half of the Bundesliga, something the River Islanders have achieved just twice since coming ninth in 2011/12, would still be considered a success for Ole Werner’s side. They might be confident of a return to form on the road too, as before losing 2-1 at Hoffenheim in their last away fixture, they had gone five top-flight matches on their travels without defeat (W3, D2), including three straight wins for the first time since June 2020.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Left-sided player Robin Gosens has only lost two of the last 31 games in which he has scored in club football (W20, D9), although both of those defeats have come since joining Union last summer. Leading the line for the visitors is likely to be Marvin Ducksch, who has seen ten of his last 11 strikes serve as the first or last of the game. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Just one of Union’s last 11 outings across all competitions have featured 3+ goals.[/p]