Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between Union Berlin and Elversberg who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Union Berlin enjoy home advantage, when visitors Elversberg swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
A look at the Bundesliga standings shows that six points and ten places currently separate the two teams.
Team form: Union Berlin vs Elversberg
Union Berlin Form
Union Berlin have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 4-0 by Bayer Leverkusen, before Schalke 04 ran out 1-3 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Bayern Munich, who came out 7-0 winners. Union Berlin only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Alte Foersterei in the Bundesliga. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored 12 and conceded 11 goals.
Elversberg Form
Elversberg achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-4. A 1-2 defeat against Bayern Munich followed, before drawing with Schalke 04 in a match resulting 0-0. Elversberg only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew one and lost zero as well as being outscored by three goals to four.
Betting stats for Union Berlin and Elversberg
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Union Berlin and Elversberg. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 10 Union Berlin matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 10 Union Berlin matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 8 Union Berlin matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 8 Union Berlin matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 7 Union Berlin home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Elversberg matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Elversberg away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Elversberg matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Union Berlin vs Elversberg
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 Maurice Krattenmacher adds to his three Bundesliga goals come on Saturday.
Popular markets: Union Berlin vs Elversberg
Full-time result
Union Berlin claimed two wins, drew four and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Elversberg won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Union Berlin scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Elversberg only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Elversberg should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Union Berlin only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Elversberg claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Union Berlin saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Elversberg, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.3 times goals per game. Union Berlin’s last 10 matches had more than three goals.
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