On Saturday afternoon, two teams competing for the Champions League spots in the Bundesliga go head-to-head as Union Berlin hosts Freiburg.
The club from the German capital head into this clash on the back of a poor recent run of form in the Bundesliga. A 1-0 defeat at Augsburg last time out in the league means that Urs Fischer’s team has now won just one of their previous five matches in the German top flight.
Despite the recent indifferent league form, Union are still in fourth place in the Bundesliga, occupying one of the Champions League qualification spots for next season.
Even after their poor recent run of results in the league, Union are still 21 home games unbeaten in the Bundesliga. Solid defensive displays have been the main reason for Union’s stellar recent home record, as they have kept clean sheets in five of their last six home matches in the league.
The team from the Black Forest are currently in fifth place in the table but are only behind the home team courtesy of an inferior goal difference. Christian Streich’s team suffered a potentially crucial 1-0 home defeat by top-four rivals RB Leipzig last time out. The defeat ended a three-game winning run in the Bundesliga for the visitors.
The defeat against Die Roten continued a recent run of low-scoring games in the German top flight for Freiburg, as five of their previous seven league matches have produced under 2.5 goals.
The visitors are unbeaten in their previous five away games in the Bundesliga, having recorded three wins and two draws. The Breisgau-Brasilianer has also recorded back-to-back away wins in the league at Werder Bremen and Koln.
Forebet predicts that Union Berlin will record a potentially crucial victory in a low-scoring encounter to boost their top-four chances.