Germany - BundesligaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Union Berlin and Cologne, taking place on Wednesday, 20 December 2023, at The Stadion An der Alten Försterei in Berlin.
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Union Berlin, Recent FormOn the back of a tough 3-0 away defeat by Bochum, Union Berlin manager Nenad Bjelica will have some work to do to get his team in a confident mindset. Their share of possession in that meeting was 50%, while racking up 9 shots along the way, 2 of which were on target, in contrast to Bochum, who had 22 shots on goal with 7 on target.
Bjelica will be closely scrutinising his squad's defensive frailties, his back line having shipped 14 goals in their last 6 matches, despite having picked up some points through the 4 goals they've managed to net. They have been unable to score at home in 4 of their last 6 games, and they have also failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 games overall.
They've had a terrible run of form at The Stadion An der Alten Försterei recently and having lost 4 of their last 6 home games managing just 1 win. It has been a particularly poor run of form in the league, having racked up 10 defeats in 14 games.
Cologne, Recent FormWith Freiburg sitting a clear 14 places above them in the table, Cologne won't feel totally dejected with their 2-0 away defeat by them last time out. In that game they had 48% possession and managed 7 attempts on goal, with 1 on target, compared to Freiburg who had 22 attempts and 7 on target.
Having conceded 5 goals and scored just 3 in their last 6 games, they have been very fortunate to pick up 6 points. So far this season they have conceded a goal at least once in 13 of their 15 games.
They've had a bad run of form away from home recently, having lost 4 of their last 6 on the road and managing just 1 win. So far this season, the bulk of their league games on the road have ended in disappointment, having won just 1 of their first 8 away games.
Davie Selke has scored 3 goals in the last 6 away games and will be looking to add more in this fixture against Union Berlin.
Cologne will be feeling reasonably buoyed up after gaining a point in their previous 0-0 draw against Union Berlin.
In the previous 3 league encounters between these two teams, Die Geißböcke have failed to score a single goal against Union.
Cologne will be wondering what they have to do to get all 3 points in this fixure, having failed to win any of their last 10 league meetings with Union.
With only Danilho Doekhi (Leg) and Robin Gosens (Knock) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Nenad Bjelica will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Steffen Baumgart has a number of injury concerns in his Cologne squad to contend with: Sargis Adamyan (Muscle), Florian Kainz (Knock), Noah Katterbach (Cruciate ligament) and Leart Paqarada (Muscle)
Union Berlin Playing at home | Cologne Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 0.5 |
| 2 | Goals conceded | 2 |
| 37' | Time first goal scored | 47' |
| 39' | Time first goal conceded | 50' |
| 1.4 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.3 |
| 4.9 | Subs used | 4.6 |
| 4-1 | Biggest victory | 1-0 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 6-0 |
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