Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt Prediction 19.03.2023

• Competition: Germany - Bundesliga
• Date: Sunday, 19th, March 2023
• Kickoff: 14:30 UK / 15.30 CET
• Venue: Stadion An der Alten Forsterei (Berlin)

Union from Berlin said goodbye to the UEFA Europa League, at least for this season. In the second leg of the round of 16, the second in terms of quality, European competition, the "Union" derby belonged to the one from Brussels, who sent off their namesake from Berlin in front of the home fans with three goals in the net (on aggregate 3-6). Union Berlin, who have long kept pace with Bayern and Dortmund, have definitely lost the race in recent weeks, but they are still in a good position to keep their place among the top four and get hold of the biggest European scene.

As expected, Eintracht Frankfurt ended their participation in this year's UEFA Champions League in mid week, as Spalletti's Napoli cleaned them from the field in both duels with an aggregate victory of 0-5. As for the Bundesliga season, the team led by Oliver Glasner has an ideal opportunity to finish in the top four in the table for the first time in 1992/93 and secure a direct placement in the group stage of the strongest European competition. Ahead of the 25th Matchday championship, Die Adler are in 6th place with 40 points, which is five less than the last place that guarantees the elite competition.

Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt Betting Tips: BTTS

Sunday's duel between Union and Eintracht will be the second, but not the last, in the current season. Namely, on April 4, these rivals will measure their strengths in the quarter-finals of the DFB Pokal. In the first clash, the club from Frankfurt justified the role of host and routinely celebrated with 2-0, so the capital club will seek cruel revenge.

By the way, the clashes of these teams at the "An der Alten Forsterei" practically became recognizable for high-scoring, because in the seven meetings so far, the nets shook 27 times, which gives an average of 3.7 goals per game. We don't expect anything less than that average this time either, because both teams are struggling in defense.

The club from the capital of Germany is in a drop in form, since they did not celebrate in the last five competitive challenges (D3, L2). Admittedly, the crisis that hit Union Berlin in recent weeks is completely understandable given that they are not used to play on all three fronts at the same time with the same intensity.

One of the main reasons and culprits for the recent poor performance in form is the lack of defensive consistency. Namely, the defeat against Royale Union SG (0-3) was the third match in the last five in which Urs Fischer's team conceded at least three goals, recording only one clean sheet in the previous six games.

The same picture is on the other side. Coach Oliver Glasner's team is not only in a serious crisis in which they haven't tasted the sweetness of victory for a month (D2, L3), but the defensive line is also in the phase of disintegration. The fact that they haven't managed to keep a single clean sheet on their travels this season sounds incredible.

However, the attacking line from Die Adler seems impressive and is one of the best in the Bundesliga (46), so we had the opportunity to see BTTS in 10 of Frankfurt's 12 away games. Bearing in mind that both sides come with good chances for success, we expect attractive football with goals in both nets.