Bundesliga: Union Berlin vs Schalke 04 – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 3 match between Union Berlin and Schalke 04 and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Schalke 04 head over to the Alte Foersterei this coming Friday to face title favourites Union Berlin in a round 3 match in the Bundesliga.

Union Berlin are number 15 in the table on one point after two matches. Schalke 04 rank as number 14 with one point after two matches played.

Team form: Union Berlin vs Schalke 04

Union Berlin Form

In their last three matches, Union Berlin beat Eintracht Braunschweig 2-4, drew 3-3 with Eintracht Frankfurt, before losing 4-0 against Bayer Leverkusen. Union Berlin just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the Alte Foersterei. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored 12 and conceded 12 goals.

Schalke 04 Form

Schalke 04 have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Hallescher FC, they got a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Augsburg, who ran out 3-0 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 0-0 game with Bayern Munich. Schalke 04 claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 21 goals to five.

Betting stats for Union Berlin and Schalke 04

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Union Berlin and Schalke 04. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Union Berlin vs Schalke 04

With another Bundesliga season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Union Berlin and Schalke 04. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Betting markets: Union Berlin vs Schalke 04

Full-time result

Union Berlin claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Schalke 04 won five, drew two and lost three of their last 10 games away. Schalke 04 have not lost to Union Berlin in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Union Berlin scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Schalke 04 only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Schalke 04 should be able to score at least once this coming Friday as Union Berlin failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Schalke 04 managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Union Berlin, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Schalke 04. They performed an average of two goals in these. Union Berlin’s last 6 matches had over 3.5 goals.