Bayern Munich vs Union Berlin Prediction & Betting Tips (21 March)

It is probably only a matter of weeks before Bayern Munich wins a new German championship title, its second in a row. Vincent Kompany's squad has a 9-point margin over its first pursuer, Borussia Dortmund, despite conceding a draw against Bayer Leverkusen last week, outnumbered. Before that, the Bavarians had won their last 5 matches, the last of which against Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2, Borussia Dortmund precisely 2-3 and finally against Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-1. This week, the Munich players faced Atalanta Bergamo in the 1/8th final second leg of the Champions League after winning the first leg 1-6. And like last week, they left no chance to the Italians 4-1 to assert themselves more than ever as the big favorites of this competition.

For their part, Union Berlin is obviously not at the same level as their opponent of the day. This team is in fact in the soft underbelly of the ranking, in 9th position, with a nice lead of 7 points over the red zone despite a sometimes questionable quality of play. Beaten 3 times in 5 days, Steffen Baumgart's men were dominated by Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 and Werder Bremen 1-4. On the other hand, last Sunday, the Iron Men won against the run of play on the Friborg field 0-1. 

Vincent Kompany still has to do without left-back Davies who is in the infirmary with Musiala. The Belgian technician also has to deal with a shortage of goalkeepers since Neuer and Ulreich are all injured at the moment. That said, number 2 Urbig is very present. Japanese defender Ito also returned to the field this week. Finally, Nicolas Jackson and Luis Diaz (15 goals, 11 assists) will both be suspended after being sent off last weekend against Bayer and German international Tah will serve a suspension for an accumulation of yellow cards. The French international Olise (10 goals, 17 assists in the Bundesliga) and the ruthless Harry Kane (30 goals in the Bundesliga, 9 goals in C1) will be present on their side.

The very good Gnabry (6 goals, 6 assists) could also start today. On the Union side, Danish midfielder Skov, replacement defender Rothe and senior defender Diogo Leite must remain out of the group, all injured. To this we add that the potentially starting midfielder Schafer is still suspended this week unlike defender Querfeld who is making his return after serving a match last week. Serbian striker Ilic (1 goal, 7 assists), striker Ansah (5 goals), Scot Burke (4 goals), prolific central defender Doekhi (4 goals) and midfielder Khedira (5 goals) should all be able to hold their place at the Allianz Arena today. The probable line-ups for Bayern Munich - Union Berlin:

• Summary: FC Bayern München played against 1. FC Union Berlin in 1 matches this season. Currently, FC Bayern München rank 1st, while 1. FC Union Berlin hold 9th position. Looking to compare the best-rated player on both teams? Sofascore's rating system assigns each player a specific rating based on numerous data factors.
• Referee: Patrick Ittrich
• Bayern Munich Feedinco Rating: 7.12
• Union Berlin Feedinco Rating: 6.71