Union Berlin vs Schalke Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - February 17, 2023

Union Berlin vs Schalke
German Bundesliga
Date: 19 February 2023, Sunday
Kick-off at 14:30 UK / 15:30 CET
Venue: Stadion An der Alten Forsterei (Berlin).

Union Berlin will be looking to extend their dream run on Sunday afternoon when they host Schalke in the 21st round of Bundesliga.

Swiss manager Urs Fischer is doing a phenomenal job with this Union Berlin roster. His men are just one point shy of leaders Bayern Munich after a streak of five consecutive wins this year.

The latest came against the direct rivals for the Champions League spots, RB Leipzig, last weekend away at Red Bull Arena.

Janik Haberer and Robin Knoche (center-back who takes penalties) made the difference for the Berlin outfit in a match in which RB Leipzig were limited to very few goal-scoring chances.

Union Berlin will finally get a chance to keep a clean sheet off the back of such a strong defensive performance as they take on the struggling Schalke side this weekend.

The visitors still sit at the very foot of the Bundesliga standings despite managing a streak of three consecutive games without a defeat.

They have played goalless draws in all of these three outings, failing to deliver pretty much anything in the final third along the way.

Schalke have a horrendous road record of three draws and six defeats in nine league outings away from home. The fact they have scored only four goals in these nine outings says enough about their offensive prowess.

Union Berlin vs Schalke Head-to-head

• Union Berlin stormed past Schalke when the two teams met each other in the first half of the season. The Berlin outfit celebrated a 1-6 demolishing victory in August last year in Gelsenkirchen.
• Schalke have only managed to beat Union Berlin once in the previous six head to head matches.
• Five of these six outings saw goals scored at both ends.

Union Berlin vs Schalke Prediction

Union Berlin did have a tough game against Ajax on Thursday night in Amsterdam but they are still huge favorites to maintain the Bundesliga winning thread at home against one of the weakest teams in the division.

We will back the hosts to win to nil at the 2.37 odds, while you can alternatively take the 2-0 correct score prediction at the odds of 6.50.

Union Berlin vs Schalke Betting Tips

• Union Berlin to win to nil @ 2.37 (11/8)

• Correct Score: Union Berlin 2-0 @ 6.50 (11/2) odd.

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