VfB Stuttgart faces an impressive Union Berlin team in an important match at the Alte Forsterei on Saturday. The Bundesliga returns with another set of games this weekend. Union Berlin, who are third in the Bundesliga standings at the moment, have consistently performed above their weight throughout this season. In their previous match, the hosts defeated Eintracht Frankfurt comfortably by a 2-0 score, and they will attempt to repeat that feat this weekend.

On the other hand, VfB Stuttgart is currently rooted to the bottom of the league table and has struggled to establish themselves this season. The away team suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat last month against VfL Wolfsburg, and they will need to rebound in this match.

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— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) April 1, 2023

Match Details

• Union Berlin v Stuttgart
• Bundesliga Germany
• Date – 01/04/2023
• Starting time – 13:30 UTC
• Venue: An der alten Forsterei, Germany

Prediction

Union Berlin will be determined to maintain their position in the top four after a successful campaign thus far. The Berliners could potentially challenge for the title in the coming weeks, as they are only five points behind league leaders Borussia Dortmund.

VfB Stuttgart has had a terrible season thus far, and this month they face a clear fight for relegation. Union Berlin is currently the superior team, and this matchup could end in a draw.

Prediction: Union Berlin defeated VfB Stuttgart 3-1.

Head-to-Head

• Union Berlin has a slight advantage over VfB Stuttgart because they have won two of the last nine matches between the two teams, while VfB Stuttgart has only won once in this time frame.
• Only one of VfB Stuttgart’s last nine competitive matches against Union Berling has resulted in a victory, a 3-1 home victory in April 2017.
• Since the beginning of the year, Union Berlin has won 21 points in the Bundesliga; only Borussia Dortmund has a better record in this regard in 2023.
• With 48 points from 25 Bundesliga games, Union Berlin has had their best season ever. The last 29 teams to achieve this feat have finished in the top four of the league table.

Team news

Association Berlin will stay without Andras Schafer, who passed up showing up for Hungary during the new worldwide break because of a continuous foot injury.

However, Fischer appears to have a healthy team on the other hand, and it is possible that he will choose to use the same starting lineup that beat Frankfurt in their previous match.

However, Diogo Leite and Aissa Laidouni may replace Timo Baumgartl and Paul Seguin in the lineup, despite the fact that the two excellently provided fresh legs and impetus just three days after the club was eliminated from competition in the European competition.

Serhou Guirassy, who has not played since being substituted against Werder Bremen in the beginning of February due to an adductor problem, is expected to miss Stuttgart’s trip.

Tiago Tomas may be reinstated into Labbadia’s offensive unit after his team lost 1-0 to Wolfsburg, with Gil Dias possibly making way.

Lineup

Union Berlin

• Ronnow
• Doekhi, Knoche, Leite
• Juranovic, Laidouni, Khedira, Haberer, Giesselmann
• Becker, Siebatcheu

Stuttgart

• Bredlow
• Anton, Mavropanos, Ito, Sosa
• Endo, Karazor, Haraguchi
• Fuhrich, Tomas, Silas

Betting Tips

Result: Union Berlin will score more than 2.5 goals; Union Berlin will win; Sheraldo Becker will score;

Where to watch

Watch the match on SONY LIV.