On May 7th, Union Berlin will travel to Freiburg to battle Freiburg in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 4th placed Freiburg is fresh off their 4-3 win against Hoffenheim. Roland Sallai struck first for Freiburg in the 23rd minute on a feed from Lucas Höler, then Andrej Kramarić tied it up for Hoffenheim in the 32nd minute , but Freiburg kept scoring and walked away with the win. Freiburg should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Union Berlin, recorded a 1-1 draw against Greuther Fürth. Branimir Hrgota struck first for Greuther Fürth in the 33rd minute, but Sven Michel got the equalizer for Union Berlin in the 72nd minute earning Union Berlin a comeback draw. Union Berlin should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
On Dec 15th, Union Berlin hosted Freiburg at the Stadion An Der Alten Försterei in their last match together. Union Berlin and Freiburg battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Union Berlin nor Freiburg could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Union Berlin’s most prolific scorer has been Sven Michel. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Both Vincenzo Grifo and Roland Sallai have been the hottest scorers for Freiburg in the last five each having scored 3 goals each
Nils Petersen and Weisshaupt are unavailable to play for Freiburg, while Urs Fischer’s Union Berlin squad will be without Anthony Ujah, Andreas Luthe and András Schäfer.