Germany - BundesligaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Union Berlin and Köln, taking place on Saturday, 04 March 2023, at The Stadion An der Alten Försterei in Berlin.
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Union Berlin, Recent FormUnion Berlin boss Urs Fischer will need to instil positive feelings within his team after they endured a 3-0 away mauling from Bayern Munich. They came away from that fixture with 30% of the possession and clocked up 3 attempts on goal with 0 on target. By comparison, Bayern Munich managed 20 attempts on goal, with 9 on target.
Fischer will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, with them having scored 8 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 6 goals conceded in the same period. Having shipped goals in 7 out of their 10 matches this season, he will not be pleased with his team's struggles to keep a clean sheet at home. It's been rare for their fans not to have had something to shout about this season, with their team scoring in 9 out of 10 home games.
Their strong run of form at home now gives them an unbeaten streak of 16 games in a row.
Cologne, Recent FormThe Köln players will be feeling somewhat disenchanted with their inability to pick up any points from their home fixture against Wolfsburg recently, that ended in a 2-0 defeat. In that game they recorded 57 % of the possession, with 13 attempts on goal, 5 on target. Their opponents found the target on 4 of their 7 shots on goal.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 4 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 6 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. Unable to score in 5 of their last 6 away games, they will need to improve in front of goal if they are to pick up more points. They have found it hard to grab league points away from home of late, primarily due to their back line shipping at least 1 goal in 10 of their last 11 away games.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 8 games.
Ellyes Skhiri will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for Köln.
It was no surpirise that the last time these two teams met Union Berlin came out on top, winning the match 0-1.
Union have managed to keep a clean sheet against Die Geißböcke in each of their previous 2 meetings. The Die Geißböcke defence has struggled against Union in past meetings, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 10 games.
Köln has a very poor track record against Union when playing away from home in the league, losing the last 4 times they have met at The Stadion An der Alten Försterei.
With only Timo Baumgartl (COVID-19) and András Schäfer (Foot) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Urs Fischer will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Steffen Baumgart has a number of injury concerns in his Köln squad to contend with: Sebastian Andersson (Knee), Florian Dietz (Cruciate ligament), Florian Kainz (Cold), Luca Kilian (Muscle), Dimitris Limnios (Cruciate ligament), Kristian Pedersen (Muscle), Benno Schmitz (Illness), Jan Thielmann (Muscle) and Mark Uth (Groin)
Union Berlin Playing at home | Cologne Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 0.8 | Goals conceded | 2.2 |
| 36' | Time first goal scored | 45' |
| 49' | Time first goal conceded | 32' |
| 1.5 | Yellow cards | 2.4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 4.9 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 4-2 |
| - | Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
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