FC Augsburg vs Union Berlin Prediction & Betting Tips

Form guide: contrasting trajectories

Augsburg's last four Bundesliga outings have been a mixed bag but mostly positive: a heavy defeat at Werder Bremen was followed by a draw with Bayer Leverkusen, then wins away at Eintracht Frankfurt and at home to Schalke.

FC Augsburg: 20 completed matches; Union Berlin: 20 completed matches.

FC Augsburg

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

49

Conceded

38

Difference

+11

Union Berlin

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

44

Conceded

46

Difference

-2

Union Berlin's recent league form tells a very different story. They've taken just one point from their last four Bundesliga games, including a 7-0 hammering by Bayern Munich, and they've barely scored at the other end either.

Union's defensive numbers in particular stand out as a concern heading into this one.

Comparative Team Statistics: FC Augsburg vs Union Berlin

Head-to-head: closer than the form suggests

These two have met plenty of times down the years, and the recent head-to-head record is more even than you'd expect given where both clubs are right now. Union Berlin actually won 4-0 away at Augsburg last season, and the meeting before that finished level.

Further back there's a mix of home wins for both sides too, so history doesn't point strongly either way.

Recent meetings suggest Union can be competitive against Augsburg specifically, even when their overall form dips.

Where they sit right now

Augsburg currently sit fourth in the Bundesliga table after four games, with seven points from two wins, a draw and a defeat. Union Berlin are down in 17th place with just a single point, having conceded seventeen goals already this season.

That gap in the table lines up with the recent form each side has shown.

Players making the headlines

Michael Gregoritsch has been among the goals for Augsburg, netting three times in his last four appearances, while Fredrik Rieder has chipped in with three assists in the same span, both driving that home form.

FC Augsburg:

Best scorers:

M. Gregoritsch - 3

Best assist providers:

F. Rieder - 3

Penalty cards:

Noahkai Kai Daniel Banks x 2

Union Berlin:

Best scorers:

T. Skarke - 2

Penalty cards:

F. Uduokhai x 3

Z. Van Den Bosch x 2

For Union, Tim Skarke's two goals in four matches stand out as one of the few positives going forward, though defenders Fabian Uduokhai and Van Den Bosch have both picked up yellow cards regularly, hinting at a side under pressure at the back.