Union Berlin v VfB Stuttgart Prediction and Betting Tips - Odds, H2H and Preview

Saturday’s action in the Bundesliga sees a midtable clash between Union Berlin and VFB Stuttgart.

Union Berlin, the hosts, sit in 13th place in the division, three places behind the visitors. Despite league position, the Berlin-based team come into the fixture, unbeaten in their last five games. On the other hand, 10th-placed Stuttgart have been inconsistent in recent weeks, winning two of their previous nine matches.

As the game approaches, here is everything you need to know about sides ahead of kick-off.

Key Stats

• Union Berlin haven’t lost in their last five matches

• Union Berlin have scored six goals in their last five matches

• VfB Stuttgart have scored 11 goals in their last five matches

• VfB Stuttgart have won in their last three meetings with Union Berlin

Team Preview, Form, and Standout Players

Union Berlin come into this fixture as the team in form, six points behind Stuttgart, and with a 1-0 victory last time out at home against Wolfsburg. Additionally, the last time out for the 13th-placed side was a positive 0-0 draw with last season’s champions Bayer Leverkusen. Stuttgart had to be robust and resilient, conceding 74% of the game's possession and 17 shots, but the Berlin side managed to reduce Leverkusen to 0.82 xG and a 0-0 scoreline.

Their opponents, VFB Stuttgart have been inconsistent in recent weeks, beginning April with two victories before losing 2-1 last time out against Werder Bremen. Scoring the game's first goal, it was a disappointing and damaging defeat in the middle of the Bundesliga for Stuttgart, with a late Oliver Burke strike winning it in additional time - despite both teams creating less than two xG.

Ermedin Demirovic will be one to watch in this fixture, the 27-year-old striker having scored 13 goals in 29 Bundesliga appearances. The Bosnia comes into this meeting in red-hot form - scoring a hat-trick in his previous outing against Bochum. Stuttgart’s top-scorer was out in their last fixture against Werder Bremer but he is expected to be back to face Union Berlin.

Union Berlin Preview

Union Berlin Predicted Lineup (3-4-2-1): Ronnow, Doekhi, Querfeld, Leite, Trimmel, Schafer, Khedira, Haberer, Juranovic, Ilic, Hollerbach

Union come into this fixture with several injuries – Robert Skov could be in the frame to return from a calf injury. However, Oluwaseun Ogbemudia and Woo-Yeong Jeong are all out with injuries.

Aljoscha Kemlein also remains out for the season, while Josip Juranovic came off in the previous fixture against Leverkusen with a reported calf injury.

VfB Stuttgart Preview

VfB Stuttgart Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Nubel, Stergiou, Jeltsch, Hendriks, Mittelstaedt, Karazor, Stiller, Lewellong, Millot, Fuhrich, Demirovic

Similarly to their opponents, Stuttgart also have several injuries coming into the meeting, El Bilal Toure, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Josha Vagnoman, Justin Diehl, and Luca Raimund will be sidelined due to injury.

Additionally, Jeff Chabot is out after picking an injury against Werder Bremen. Nick Woltemade will also miss the fixture - following a red card in the previous match.

Head-To-Head

The two sides have met on several occasions in recent years, draws being the most likely result as Union and Stuttgart have drawn six times compared to three wins for Union and five wins for Stuttgart in 11 meetings.

Recent Meetings: • 1st April 2023 – Union Berlin 3-0 VfB Stuttgart

• 21st October 2023 – Union Berlin 0-3 VfB Stuttgart

• 31st October 2023 – VfB Stuttgart 1-0 Union Berlin

• 8th March 2024 – VfB Stuttgart 2-0 Union Berlin

• 6th December 2024 – VfB Stuttgart 3-2 Union Berlin

Betting Tips For Union Berlin vs VfB Stuttgart

With the inconsistencies of both teams, this is a tough fixture to call, but in previous meetings, goals have been hard to come by in the first half when these two sides have met. With all of this in mind, our team of professional experts have decided that the best tip for this game is for a draw at half time. Odds of 6/5 from CopyBet means that a £10 bet could see a potential return of £22.30.

Where To Watch

This match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK. • Date: Saturday, 19 April • Kick-off Time: 17:30 GMT • Channel: Sky Sports Football

Prediction

Union Berlin 1-1 VFB Stuttgart