Union Berlin vs Augsburg Prediction & Betting Tips (15 January)

Watch out for the fall for Union Berlin which is sinking, week after week, into a crisis which could have major sporting consequences for the club. Since qualifying for the Champions League two years ago, the capital club has seen its progress come to a complete halt and it even finds itself in a very delicate situation at the moment. This is evidenced by its 5 defeats conceded during the last 6 days. After barely being able to hold bottom-placed Bochum in check 1-1, the Iron Men were swept aside at Werder Bremen 4-1 before losing to a Heidenheim team in great difficulty 2-0. Logically, the Berliners have therefore fallen back in the ranking and they are only 3 points ahead of the first non-relegation place.

For its part, Augsburg is not really better off than its opponent of the day since it has exactly the same number of points on the clock before this last match of the first leg. However, this team does not seem to give off the same feeling of helplessness and it was even capable of winning against Bochum 1-0 and holding Eintracht Frankfurt to a draw 2-2 at the start of December. However, the rest was more difficult for the Bavarians who then suffered 3 consecutive defeats against Bayer Leverkusen 0-2, Holstein Kiel 5-1 and Stuttgart 0-1 last weekend.

Suspended last weekend, middle captain Khedira will be eligible again. On the other hand, it is the turn of winger Tom Rothe to be sanctioned after he was sent off against Heidenheim on Saturday. At the same time, the starting goalkeeper Ronnow and the replacements Ogbemudia, Prtajin and Juranovic will not be able to play this game and they will therefore have to forfeit. With only 3 goals scored, striker Hollerbach remains the most dangerous player in this squad ahead of Korean Jeong Wooyeong (2 goals). The Bavarians also have a few absentees when they travel to the capital.

Indeed, the important Schlotterbeck and the attackers Kadabayi and Okugawa are all stuck in the infirmary right now and there's no way they're coming out for this match. On the other hand, Augsburg's best offensive assets are there. We think of the important Tietz (5 goals) as well as the Frenchman Claude Maurice (4 goals) and former Palois Essende (3 goals). This winter, Swiss international winger Ruben Vargas took advantage of the transfer window to join Sevilla FC.

• Summary: 1. FC Union Berlin is going head to head with FC Augsburg starting on 15 Jan 2025 at 19:30 UTC at An der alten Försterei stadium, Berlin city, Germany. The match is a part of the Bundesliga .
• Union Berlin Feedinco Rating: 6.82
• Augsburg Feedinco Rating: 6.81