On the 5th of March, Wolfsburg hosts Union Berlin at Volkswagen Arena in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 12th placed Wolfsburg is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Borussia M’gladbach. Jonas Older Wind scored the first goal for Wolfsburg in the 6th minute, then Sebastiaan Bornauw added another in the 33rd minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Union Berlin is fresh off their 2-1 win against St. Pauli. Daniel-Kofi Kyereh struck first for St. Pauli in the 21st minute, but Sheraldo Becker got the equalizer for Union Berlin in the 45th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 75th minute on a goal by Andreas Voglsammer to cap off a wild match. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Union Berlin should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Union Berlin was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Taiwo Awoniyi struck first for Union Berlin in the 49th minute on a feed from Genki Haraguchi, then Sheraldo Becker added another in the 83rd minute In the end, Wolfsburg was frustrated by Union Berlin’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Union Berlin ended the match with the shutout victory.
Sheraldo Becker has been the most prolific scorer on Union Berlin in his last five matches with 2 goals. Both Aster Vranckx and Jonas Older Wind have been the hottest scorers for Wolfsburg in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each
Florian Kohfeldt’s Wolfsburg squad will be without Lukas Nmecha, Xaver Schlager, William and Paulo Otávio, while Niko Giesselmann and Busk Jensen are unavailable to play for Union Berlin.