On Tuesday night, Union Berlin host St. Pauli in what looks set to be a cracking quarter-final clash in the German DFB Pokal Cup.
Union Berlin bounced back to winning ways last time out by recording a 3-1 win over Mainz. Urs Fischer’s team had lost their previous three Bundesliga outings against Augsburg, Dortmund and Arminia Bielefeld.
The win keeps Union well in the race for the European spots in the German top-flight. This clash is a break from the race for the European spots this season.
Union Berlin have a decent recent record in the DFB Pokal, as they have lost just one of their previous five matches in the competition. They have won two games in 90 minutes and two in extra time in the decent run.
The home side has played just four home games in the DFB Pokal, losing all four matches having only made their home debut in the competition in 2007.
St. Pauli will be looking to play Bundesliga teams on a more regular basis next season, as the visitors are currently third-place in the German second tier, only outside the automatic promotion spots by virtue of inferior goal difference to second-place Darmstadt.
A recent inconsistent run of league form has rather hindered their promotion push. However, they did record a 3-1 win at Ingolstadt last time out in Bundesliga.2.
St. Pauli famously eliminated Dortmund from this competition 2-1 in the last round. They have also beaten Magdeburg 3-2 and defeated Dynamo Dresden 3-2 in extra time in this season’s competition.
The visitors have a mixed recent away record in the German Cup, although they have been consistently prolific in recent seasons on their travels, scoring at least two goals in their last five away games in the competition.
Forebet predicts that Union Berlin will book their place in the DFB Pokal semi-final by recording a win in a high-scoring encounter.