On Sunday afternoon, Union Berlin hosts Eintracht Frankfurt at the Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, in a big game for both team’s European chances in the Bundesliga.
Union Berlin is only out of the Bundesliga’s European spots courtesy of an inferior goal difference to sixth-place Hoffenheim.
The dream of Champions League football next season now looks over, as they have fallen seven points adrift of the league’s top-four.
Urs Fischer’s team heads into this clash on the back of two straight Bundesliga victories against Koln and city-rivals Hertha Berlin last time out.
Union have a strong recent home record in the Bundesliga, winning five of their last eight matches in the German top-flight on home soil, suffering just one defeat in the process.
The team from the German capital have struggled against Frankfurt, winning just one of the last 12 meetings between the pair, and suffering defeat in six of the last eight meetings.
Eintracht Frankfurt heads into this clash on the back of a superb 3-2 victory at Catalan giants Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
The win saw the Eagles beat Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate to progress in the competition.
Back in the Bundesliga, Oliver Glasner’s team failed to win in their last three matches in the German top flight.
However, on the flip side, a 2-1 home defeat by Freiburg ended a four-game unbeaten run in the German top-flight.
Frankfurt’s recent away form in the German top-flight has been highly inconsistent. However, the Eagles have suffered just one of their last six Bundesliga matches on their travels.
The visitors have failed to score in two of their last three away games in the German top-flight.
Forebet predicts that this game will produce a low-scoring draw, which will hinder both teams’ hopes of European football next season.
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