Bundesliga: Union Berlin vs FC Koln – Betting preview

Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the Bundesliga round 16 game between Union Berlin and FC Koln and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.

The Bundesliga clash at Alte Foersterei this coming Wednesday sees Union Berlin hosting opponents FC Koln.

Union Berlin are 15th in the Bundesliga rankings with ten points after 14 matches played, whereas FC Koln rank 16th in the Bundesliga with ten points.

Form: Union Berlin vs FC Koln

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 3-1 victory against B. M’gladbach. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-3 against Real Madrid, before handing over all three points in a 3-0 defeat against Bochum. 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 one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 13 goals.

FC Koln Form

FC Koln have been inconsistent in their last three matches, which brought home four points. They claimed a 0-1 win against Darmstadt, before drawing 0-0 with Mainz 05. This little streak came to an end when Freiburg proved too strong in a 2-0 defeat for FC Koln. FC Koln managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 14 times and letting in three.

Betting stats and facts for Union Berlin and FC Koln

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 FC Koln played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Union Berlin vs FC Koln

Kevin Volland is the most prolific Bundesliga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. FC Koln look to Davie Selke, hoping he can add to his current total of two Bundesliga goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

Union Berlin have not lost to FC Koln in eight consecutive meetings. At Alte Foersterei, Union Berlin won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing seven as well. FC Koln won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost five in this run.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Union Berlin scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. FC Koln scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. FC Koln should be able to score at least once on Wednesday as Union Berlin failed to keep a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. FC Koln managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.

Total goals

Union Berlin conceded a goal in their last 14 Bundesliga matches. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Union Berlin, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of FC Koln’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.

Suggested bet: Union Berlin vs FC Koln

Here we present a free betting tip for this Bundesliga match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Union Berlin and FC Koln.

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