Union Berlin vs Köln Prediction & Betting Tips - Bundesliga

Prediction published on 18/12/2023, 12:30  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 18/12/2023 at 23:42 in Bundesliga Predictions

It has been a tough season for Union Berlin but they’ll hope to better it when they host Cologne in the Bundesliga. The two sides are tied on 10 points, Union Berlin in 15th and Cologne placed 16th. Participating in the Champions League for the first time ever has had its toll on Union Berlin. Elimination from the competition will be a welcome break for the team, giving players a chance to focus on the league. Being just a point above the automatic relegation positions, Union Berlin will be going for three points here. They need to rise from two straight losses, the most recent 3-0 against Bochum. Union come into this game with a really poor run, having managed just a win in 19 matches. They are however unbeaten in 10 matches against Cologne and will be banking on such a run. Union Berlin have also avoided defeat at home in the last two matches and will be confident of extending the same here. While Union Berlin aren’t winning as much as they’d wish, there is a marked improvement in their attack. They only failed to score once in the last five matches.

As the league heads to the winter break, Cologne will hope not to finish in the bottom three. They start this match week in there after a poor run in the season. The visitors do not have a healthy run against Union Berlin, and that forms a core of their concerns coming into this game. In their last meeting, these teams drew 0-0 away in Berlin and Cologne will hope to rise from that run. Apart from that, their major shortcoming has been in attack, failing to score in their last two matches. Their most recent outing ended in a 2-0 loss away to Freiburg. As they wrap up 2023, they’ll want to do it in a big way, with a win here but one one goal in four matches leaves a lot of questions. Their away form isn’t great either. Cologne arrives here with three away losses, and having failed to score in three of five away league games.