Bundesliga: Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 1 match between Union Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Union Berlin start the season as favourites to land the Bundesliga crown. They launch their title bid this coming Saturday at home in an opening day fixture with Eintracht Frankfurt at Alte Foersterei.

Team form: Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 1-3 win against Mainz 05. They went on to beat Augsburg by 4-0, before also getting the better of Eintracht Braunschweig in a 2-4 victory. Union Berlin only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded nine goals.

Eintracht Frankfurt Form

In their previous three games, Eintracht Frankfurt lost 1-2 and 3-2 against Hamburger SV and Borussia Dortmund, respectively, before drawing 2-2 with VfB Stuttgart. Eintracht Frankfurt only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by ten goals to eight.

Betting stats for Union Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Union Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Andrej Ilic look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Bundesliga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Jonathan Burkardt adds to his three Bundesliga goals come this coming Saturday.

Popular markets: Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Full-time result

Union Berlin claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing three. Eintracht Frankfurt won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run. Eintracht Frankfurt conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches. Union Berlin have not lost to Eintracht Frankfurt in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Union Berlin only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Eintracht Frankfurt scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Eintracht Frankfurt played. Eintracht Frankfurt were able to win five of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Union Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Union Berlin’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 3.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Eintracht Frankfurt. They performed an average of 4.1 goals in these. Union Berlin’s last 4 matches had more than three goals. Eintracht Frankfurt’s last 3 matches had more than three goals.