It is a battle for top spot as Bayern Munich host in-form Union Berlin in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
It has been far from a typical dominant Bundesliga campaign for Bayern Munich this season. The Bavarians are still top of the standings but part of a three-way tie on 43 points with Borussia Dortmund and Union Berlin.
Bayern Munich suffered a 3-2 defeat to Borussia Monchengladbach in their previous Bundesliga fixture. Having won their previous four matches, they will put that result down to an early red card to Dayot Upamecano and will be keen for a swift return to winning ways.
A small positive for Bayern in the midst of their struggles is that they are unbeaten at the Allianz Arena this season. Julian Nagelsmann’s men have claimed five wins from their last seven Bundesliga home matches and picked up a 3-0 victory over Bochum in their previous fixture in front of their fans.
Union Berlin have been putting up a surprise Bundesliga title challenge and also making steady progress in the Europa League.
Urs Fischer’s men have been so impressive in recent weeks that their last defeat across all competitions was back in November. They were held to a 0-0 draw in their previous Bundesliga fixture but bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Dutch giants Ajax in the Europa League.
Although Union Berlin have won their last three Bundesliga away matches, some of their heaviest defeats this season have come on the road. They have been beaten 5-0 by Bayer Leverkusen this term while their last Bundesliga defeat was a 4-1 hammering at Freiburg.
How the bookies view it
Despite their unconvincing campaign, Bayern Munich are still considered overwhelming favourites among the bookies at 6/17 with SBK. A victory for Union Berlin is priced at 8/1 with William Hill while a draw is set at odds of 23/5 with Unibet.
Head to head
Bayern Munich have never lost to Union Berlin, claiming five wins and three draws from eight previous meetings. The reverse fixture ended in a 1-1 draw but Bayern claimed a 4-0 victory in the last meeting at the Allianz Arena.
Players to watch
After a short dry spell, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting was back among the goals last time out at Borussia Monchengladbach. The Cameroon striker has eight Bundesliga goals this season and is priced at 13/10 by Coral to find the net on Sunday.
Union Berlin have spread their goals across the team this season but Kevin Behrens could be worth keeping an eye on. The attacker has scored a few important goals for the visitors and is priced at 24/5 by William Hill to find the net on Friday.
Anything else catch the eye?
It was a five-goal thriller in Bayern Munich’s last Bundesliga fixture and over 4.5 goals could be on the cards at 18/5 with Unibet. Union Berlin saw over 3.5 goals in their Europa League clash with Ajax and a repeat is priced at 6/4 with SBK.
Bayern Munich are priced at minimal odds for a straight victory, so a win and over 3.5 goals can be considered for more value at 2/1 with Paddy Power.
This German Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich and Union Berlin will be played on Feb 26, 2023 and kick off at 16:30. Check below for our tipsters best Bayern Munich vs Union Berlin prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
