Frankfurt vs Union Berlin predictions for Sunday’s opening Bundesliga clash at Deutsche Bank Park, where the hosts will look to extend their unbeaten run. Read on for our free betting tips and predictions.
After what was a disappointing start to the campaign, Frankfurt are back on the right path. Sunday’s hosts arrive here off the back of five games unbeaten in all competitions, while they secured a very pleasing away-day win against high-flyers Freiburg last time out in the league.
From purely a results point of view, Die Adler have struggled to get going at home this season, winning zero out of five, which is of course not good enough, but we shouldn’t make the mistake of thinking that Oliver Glasner’s men are pushovers. They’ve lost just one out of five at Deutsche Bank Park, conceding more than once on only one occasion.
Union Berlin’s impressive campaign continued last time out, as they got the better of city rivals Hertha, winning by two goals to nil in front of a home crowd. On route to picking up another helpful three points, Urs Fischer’s men delivered a commanding performance, proving that they can dominate games as well as thrive on the back foot.
Even away from the comforts of Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Union have been nice and steady, losing just one out of five, winning their only travelling match against a side currently in the top half.
A quick glance at the record of Frankfurt at home and efforts of Union Berlin on the road would point towards goals for both, but when we scratch beneath the surface, a less than high-scoring game appeals. Specifically, ‘Both Teams to Score – NO’ catches the eye at the current odds.
If we break it down, the attacking performances of Frankfurt at home haven’t been great, while Union Berlin have probably been a tad fortunate to score nine goals on the road, or at least that’s what an average of 1.3 expected goals suggests. The hosts rank as the second-worst team in the division for goals scored at home, as well as the third-best in terms of goals against. Throw in that Union have shipped the lowest number of expected goals away from home in the Bundesliga so far and a game where at least one of the pair fails to net starts to look more likely than the early prices suggest.