Union Berlin vs Union St.Gilloise Prediction 09.03.2023

• Competition: Europa League
• Date: 09.03.2023
• Kickoff: 17:45 UTC / 18:45 CET
• Venue: Stadion An der Alten Försterei (Berlin)

Union Berlin achieved one of the greatest successes in the history of the club with a total victory against Ajax in the 1/16 finals of the Europa League. They will try not to stop there because the rival in the next phase is a team that is, on paper, less important than the famous club from Amsterdam. Union Berlin is one of the European revelations of this season because they are also in the Bundesleague in a great 3rd place with only 5 points less than the leading duo Bayern and Dortmund.

Royal Union SG did not have to play in the previous knockout round because they finished the group stage of the Europa League as the first-placed team. Another club that has been in great progress in previous seasons and now a stable member of the Belgian Jupiler League. As Union Berlin, they are also at the top of the domestic championship, in 2nd place with 8 points less than the leader Genk.

Union Berlin vs Royal Union SG: UNION BERLIN TO WIN

It is interesting that these two teams met in the group stage of the Europa League and in both cases the visiting team was better, winning 1-0. Royal Union SG finished ahead of Union Berlin and the will of the draw brought them together in the 1/8 finals. Before the start of the season, Union Berlin was ranked in a much higher position than its rivals, the strength of the Bundesliga is one of the main reasons for this pick. Union Berlin has shown this season that it can play equally with the best German clubs such as Dortmund, Bayern, and Leipzig and that is why we expect them to be up to the task in this double match. The first match should be decided in their favor.