Union Berlin hosts Hoffenheim in round 16 of German Bundesliga. The match will be played on Tuesday, December 17th at Stadion An der Alten Försterei (Berlin)
Union Berlin is a debutant of the Bundesliga, and the team looks very good as for a newcomer. It earned 20 points in 15 rounds and gained six victories. The goal difference is 19-20, and the metropolitan team takes 10th place in the standings. It gained a historic victory over Hertha and beat such strong teams as the vice-leader, Borussia Monchengladbach, and Borussia Dortmund, which is third in the standings. Besides, Union Berlin scored Bayern Munich.
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After an unsuccessful start (Hoffenheim earned only five points in the first six rounds), the team showed an excellent segment of five matches, having won all of them. That allowed the fans to breathe a sigh of relief, as the crisis seemed to pass, and the team will fight for a place in the European cups. But it was not to be... In the four last rounds, Hoffenheim scored only one point and did it in the match against Fortuna, which is the third from the edge of the standings. As for the top rivals in those matches, Hoffenheim played only against Leipzig. That is, in addition to Fortuna, it met with Mainz and Augsburg.
You can expect anything from Hoffenheim now. It may suffer another defeat with a difference of 2-3 goals or a victory in the same form. Therefore, we refuse to search for a winner without even starting to do this. But we may well count on the exchange of goals. I’ve already said about the goal difference of the hosts, and the visitors’ fixture is 21-27. Union Berlin played with the proposed outcome in eight out of 15 championship matches, and Hoffenheim exchanged goals with its rivals in 10 games. Teams have not met before. However, acquaintance is likely to take place in mutual attacks. Hoffenheim scored and conceded goals in its last five away matches. And it will surely play wide-open football in the capital. That is, it will try to take points from the debutant, which will probably lead to many attempts and at least one goal. But in view of their leaky defense, the visitors will surely not manage to keep a clean sheet. Union Berlin scored in all home matches of the tournament, except for the debut one when it met with Leipzig, which is heading the standings now.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score - yes
