Form and Squad of Union Berlin
The capital club’s unexpected decision to appoint Eta as head coach stemmed from a prolonged crisis under Baumgart. Of course, Union have stayed well clear of the relegation zone throughout the campaign, but they have had a catastrophic lack of wins. Since the start of 2026 the Berlin side have collected only 11 points – only two teams from the relegation zone have fewer. There is a clear lack of chances – the defeat away to Heidenheim (1:3), bottom of the table, was Union’s seventh match in a row with an individual total under 1.5 goals. Without the injured Skov, important options will be unavailable for the Berlin side.
Key figures for Union Berlin:
In 2026 the Iron Ones have underperformed their xG by more than six goals – 19.11 expected and 13 actual (second from bottom over this period).
Since the beginning of November, in 11 home matches the Berlin side have managed only two wins.
In their last four home games Union have played under 2.5 goals three times.
Potential Union Berlin Lineup (4-2-3-1): Frederik Ronnow – Derrick Kohn, Janik Haberer, Diogo Leite, Leopold Querfeld, Danilo Duki – Andras Schafer, Rani Khedira, Alex Kral – Andrej Ilic, Oliver Burke.
Unavailable: Robert Skov, Matteo Raab, Jeong Woo-yeong (all – injury).
Form and Squad of Wolfsburg
With Hecking on the touchline, the Wolves have not ended their poor run. Yes, they managed to snatch a point away to Hoffenheim (1:1), but then suffered three defeats in a row against Werder (0:1), Bayer (3:6) and Eintracht (1:2). The experienced specialist has faced not only a dreadful playing model but also problems with the squad – as many as eight regular first-team players are unavailable. Even so, Wolfsburg keep fighting: against Eintracht they generated more xG (2.26 versus 1.39) – they already deserved points there. The Greens clearly have motivation – no one wants to drop into the Second Bundesliga.
Key figures for Wolfsburg:
Away from home the Wolves have collected most of their points (12 compared to 9). Among the bottom half of the table only Gladbach (13) and Union (14) have more.
In 2026 Wolfsburg have accumulated 7.85 xG away – the fourth-worst figure in the league.
Since the beginning of March, Wolfsburg’s top scorer Amoura has not produced a single goal contribution for the club in seven matches.
Potential Wolfsburg Lineup (3-5-2): Kamil Grabara – Jeanuell Belocian, Moritz Jenz, Denis Vavro – Aaron Center, Vinicius, Christian Eriksen, Joakim Maehle – Mohamed Amoura, Jesper Lindstrom – Patrick Wimmer.
Unavailable: Rogerio, Mattias Svanberg, Marius Muller, Kilian Fischer, Jonas Wind, Jenson Selt, Clayton Santana, Bence Dardai (all – injury).
