Union Berlin vs Bayern Munich

Stadion An der Alten Försterei is the venue as Union Berlin and Bayern Munich renew hostilities in a lopsided Bundesliga showdown.

Union Berlin halted an underwhelming three-game losing run with a hard-earned 2-1 away win against Eintracht Frankfurt last weekend to steer six points away from the bottom three. However, the impending home return can’t inspire much confidence as they’ve won just one of their previous nine matches on this ground (D3, L5). Winning back-to-back games for the first time since October is anything but a foregone conclusion against runaway leaders Bayern Munich, a side they’ve failed to beat at home in their relatively short H2H history (D2, L3). Inspiration could come from Union Berlin’s decent record of just one loss from five home encounters against current top-six sides (W1, D3).

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich cemented their place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a 5-0 aggregate win against Bayer Leverkusen after a 2-0 second-leg victory on the road. Vincent Kompany’s next goal is to bounce back from a shocking 3-2 home defeat to Bundesliga minnows Bochum last time out, which saw the Bavarians drop a two-goal cushion after falling to ten men. Leaving the home comforts of their Allianz Arena won’t diminish Bayern’s lofty ambitions, not least because they’ve won eight out of nine away league games against teams outside the top four (D1). Furthermore, three of their four road victories against lower-ranked teams, such as Union, yielded stunning five-goal margins.