Union Berlin vs Schalke 04: Bundesliga Game Preview

 
The Bundesliga is going strong! The games are played behind closed doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic and we will have an entertaining clash on Sunday, when Union Berlin hosts Schalke 04.

Union Berlin is 14th in the standings with 31 points in 29 games while Schalke 04 is 10th with 37 points in 29 games. Union Berlin is coming off a 4-1 road loss against Borussia Monchengladbach on Sunday while Schalke 04 lost 1-0 at home against Werder Bremen last Saturday.

Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Union Berlin: 2.51
• Schalke 04: 3.05
• Draw: 3.29

Spread
• Union Berlin: 0 (1.83)
• Schalke 04: 0 (2.11)

Total
• Over 2.5 (2.07)
• Under 2.5 (1.83)

Key Points to Consider

Last 6: Union Berlin, coming off a 4-1 road loss vs Borussia Monchengladbach, have 4 losses, 2 draws and 0 wins in their last 6 overall.

Schalke 04, coming off a 1-0 home loss vs Werder Bremen, have 5 losses, 1 draw and 0 wins in their last 6 overall.

Momentum: Union Berlin has been on a downward trend — losing 4 of their last 5 games in the Bundesliga.

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Bundesliga action on Nov. 29, 2019 and Schalke 04 won 2-1.

Projected Leaders

For Union Berlin, Marcus Ingvartsen has a 19.14 percent chance to score. He averages 1.45 shots overall per sim, 0.48 shots on goal per and 0.21 goals per sim.

For Schalke 04, Michael Gregoritsch has a 19.98 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 2.42 shots overall per sim, 0.67 shots on goal per and 0.22 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Schalke 04 Moneyline.

Four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Schalke 04 in this one. Average score in simulations is Schalke 04 1.18 to Union Berlin 0.99.

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