In a weekend match in week 29, on Sat Apr 9th, Union Berlin and Hertha BSC will play a match in Berlin in a Bundesliga match in the ever popular Berlin derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Hertha BSC is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Bayer Leverkusen. Lucas Alario scored the first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the 35th minute, then Karim Bellarabi added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Moussa Diaby. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while union Berlin sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Köln. Taiwo Awoniyi struck first for Union Berlin in the 49th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Köln couldn’t manage to score, and Union Berlin took the shutout win. Union Berlin is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Union Berlin and Hertha BSC last played eachother at the Olympiastadion Berlin on Wednesday Jan 19th. Union Berlin was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Andreas Voglsammer struck first for Union Berlin in the 11th minute on a feed from Max Kruse, then Niklas Stark added another on an own goal in the 50th minute.
Union Berlin’s top weapon lately has been Taiwo Awoniyi, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Davie Selke and Lucas Tousart are the top scorers for Hertha BSC in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.