Bundesliga (Germany) WON 1–3
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Union Berlin vs FC Schalke 04 — Bundesliga
Tipster's pick Union Berlin or Schalke 04
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.28 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate76%
This price needs78%
Expert analysis

Union Berlin Host Schalke In Result Expected Clash

Union Berlin average three goals scored in home fixtures this season while conceding heavily at the back. Schalke failed to score in both recent away games and hold just one clean sheet overall. The visitors sit on a loss then draw sequence that avoided stalemates in their latest outings. Union follow a similar pattern after opening with a draw before losing their next match. Head to head records show two decisive results across the last six meetings despite multiple earlier ties. Both sides enter with attacking or defensive patterns that lean toward open play rather than cagey standoffs. These trends point to a game more likely to produce a winner than another draw.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 73.2% win rate
Result
1–3 WON

Our pick “Union Berlin or Schalke 04” at odds 1.28 won — final score 1–3.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Junior Dina Ebimbe ↓ Dejan Ljubičić 21'
  3. Robin Gosens 25'
  4. Marin Ljubičić ↓ Livan Burcu 45'
  5. András Schäfer ↓ Aljoscha Kemlein 45'
  6. Aljoscha Kemlein 45'
  7. Second half
  8. Adil Aouchiche assist Junior Chukwubuike Adamu 46'
  9. Marin Ljubičić 74'
  10. Tim Skarke ↓ Emmanuel Latte Lath 76'
  11. Felix Uduokhai 78'
  12. Hwang Hee-Chan ↓ Junior Chukwubuike Adamu 80'
  13. Edin Džeko ↓ Kenan Karaman 80'
  14. Maximilian Wöber ↓ Robin Gosens 80'
  15. Janik Haberer ↓ Michel Aebischer 85'
  16. Robert Skov ↓ Woo-Yeong Jeong 90+1'
  17. Janik Bachmann ↓ Adil Aouchiche 90+4'
  18. Tim Skarke assist Tom Rothe 90+6'
  19. Loris Karius 90+9'
  20. Maximilian Wöber assist Hwang Hee-Chan 90+13'
This season
Union Berlin FC Schalke 04
Over 2.5 goals 50% 0%
Clean sheet 0% 50%
Failed to score 50% 100%
Scored per game 1.5 0.0
Conceded per game 3.5 1.5
Scored home / away 3.0 / 0.0 0.0 / 0.0

Across 2 and 2 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
13 EIN Eintracht Frankfurt 2 0 1 1 1
14 FCS FC Schalke 04 ▲ 2 0 1 1 1
15 UNI Union Berlin ▲ 2 0 1 1 1
16 HOF 1899 Hoffenheim 2 0 0 2 0
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Union Berlin WLWDL
W vs Aris 3–2 Aug 9
L vs Ipswich 2–4 Aug 15
W @ Eintracht Braunschweig 4–2 Aug 23
D vs Eintracht Frankfurt 3–3 Aug 29
L @ Bayer Leverkusen 0–4 Sep 5
FC Schalke 04 LLWLD
L vs Atalanta 0–3 Aug 8
L vs Real Madrid 0–3 Aug 16
W @ Hallescher FC 5–2 Aug 24
L @ FC Augsburg 0–3 Aug 30
D vs Bayern München 0–0 Sep 5
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Union Berlin
Scored 2.4 avg
3 2 4 3 0
Conceded 3.0 avg
2 4 2 3 4
FC Schalke 04
Scored 1.0 avg
0 0 5 0 0
Conceded 2.2 avg
3 3 2 3 0
Head-to-head · last meetings
1 Union Berlin
4 Draws
1 FC Schalke 04
Feb 2023 Union Berlin 0–0 FC Schalke 04 Draw
Aug 2022 FC Schalke 04 1–6 Union Berlin Union Berlin
Feb 2021 Union Berlin 0–0 FC Schalke 04 Draw
Oct 2020 FC Schalke 04 1–1 Union Berlin Draw
Jun 2020 Union Berlin 1–1 FC Schalke 04 Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 2 of the last 6 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Union Berlin 4-1-2-1-2
  • 1 F. Rønnow G
  • 18 J. Juranović D
  • 14 L. Querfeld D
  • 2 F. Uduokhai D
  • 15 T. Rothe D
  • 6 A. Kemlein M
  • 20 M. Aebischer M
  • 9 Livan Burcu M
  • 8 R. Khedira M
  • 11 Jeong Woo-Yeong F
  • 29 E. Latte Lath F
Bench R. Skov, T. Skarke, A. Schäfer, M. Raab, M. Ljubičić, J. Haberer, Linus Guther, C. Trimmel, Z. Van Den Bosch

M. Lustrinelli

FC Schalke 04 3-4-2-1
  • 1 L. Karius G
  • 5 T. Becker D
  • 25 N. Katić D
  • 4 H. Kuruçay D
  • 20 J. Adamu M
  • 23 S. El-Faouzi M
  • 13 S. Tanaka M
  • 8 R. Gosens M
  • 21 D. Ljubičić M
  • 24 A. Aouchiche M
  • 19 K. Karaman F
Bench M. Wöber, M. Ayhan, J. Bachmann, Vitalie Becker, J. Dina Ebimbe, E. Džeko, Hwang Hee-Chan, K. Müller, L. Vozar

M. Muslić

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Union Berlin
  • OUT O. Burke Achilles Tendon Injury
  • OUT M. Friedrich Injury
  • OUT A. Ilic Illness
  • OUT A. Markgraf Knee Injury
  • OUT S. Nsoki Muscle Injury
  • DOUBT K. Imeri Thigh Injury
  • OUT O. Burke Achilles Tendon Injury
  • OUT M. Friedrich Injury
  • OUT A. Ilic Illness
  • OUT A. Markgraf Knee Injury
  • OUT S. Nsoki Muscle Injury
  • DOUBT K. Imeri Thigh Injury
FC Schalke 04
  • OUT T. Kalas Lacking Match Fitness
  • OUT R. Schallenberg Red Card
  • OUT T. Kalas Lacking Match Fitness
  • OUT R. Schallenberg Red Card