FC Union Berlin vs Bayern Munich Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Bundesliga

FC Union Berlin vs Bayern Munich Preview

• Tournament: Bundesliga
• Date: 15th March, 2025
• Kick-off Time: 03:00 PM GMT

• Venue: Alti Forsterei

  FC Union Berlin vs Bayern Munich is set to take place in Matchweek 26 of the 2024-2025 Bundesliga season. The hosts are on the brink of relegation, sitting at 14th place with a poor 26 points in 25 games played. Although FC Union Berlin are two spots and six points away from the relegation play-offs spot and three spots and nine points away from the relegation zone, they have to win all of their games to survive or at least finish somewhere near the mid-table teams. FC Union Berlin's last five matches have not been great as well since they have lost three and won two. A good thing for them is that they are coming into this match from a 2-1 win against Eintracht Frankfurt.

  Bayern Munich are back to usual business making a comeback after a disappointing 2023-2024 season in which they finished in third place with 72 points behind VFB Stuttgart and champions Bayer Leverkusen. As of the 2024-2025 season, Bayern Munich have 61 points from 25 matches played with only two losses throughout the season. Vincent Kompany's team have had a great run of performances in their previous five matches, winning three matches, drawing one and losing one. Although this is great, but still not at the level and standard of Bayern Munich, who usually blitz through teams barely dropping points, which implies that their best form is yet to come.

FC Union Berlin Team News

There is not much team news regarding FC Union Berlin which suggests that the squad is fully fit and manager Steffen Baumgart will have the entire squad available to his liking as they face table leaders Bayern Munich. The only absentees are defender O. Ogbemudia, who will be back in April 2025 and midfielder Aljoscha Klemlin, who is facing a foot injury and will return in June 2025.

Bayern Munich Team News

The Bavarians have quite a few injuries in their team as they are set to face FC Union Berlin. The confirmed absentees for Vincent Kompany are midfielder Alexander Pavlovic because of an illness, their main goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is also injured and will be back by 5th April, 2025. Buchmann is also injured whereas Joao Palhinha is suspended because of a red card he received in Bayern's 2-3 loss against VFL Bochum in their previous Bundesliga match.

FC Union Berlin vs Bayern Munich Predicted Lineups

FC Union Berlin Predicted Lineup (3-5-2)

Goalkeeper: Ronnow

Defenders: Leite, Querfeld, Doekhi

Midfielders: Juranovic, Tousart, Khedira, Haberer, Trimmel

Forwards: Illic, Hollerbach

Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Urbig

Defenders: Laimer, Stanisic, Dier, Ito

Midfielders: Kimmich, Goretzka

Forwards: Sane, Guerreiro, Olise, Kane

FC Union Berlin vs Bayern Munich H2H Record

FC Union Berlin and Bayern Munich have faced each other 12 times in their history, with Bayern Munich dominating them ruthlessly, winning nine times and the remaining three matches have ended in a draw.

Key Players To Watch In FC Union Berlin vs Bayern Munich

Benedict Hollerbach ( FC Union Berlin )

Hollerbach is quite a key and versatile player for the FC Union Berlin. Benedict Hollerbach has scored six goals and assisted four times in 25 Bundesliga appearances this season. He is primarily a centre forward but has played as a supporting striker or at times as a winger as well. Hollerbach did not start in FC Union Berlin's 2-1 win against Eintrach Frankfurt but did play a crucial role in his team's dominant 4-0 win against Hoffenheim a month ago in which he scored a brace.

Harry Kane ( Bayern Munich )

Kane is one of the best strikers of our generation and is a very all-round striker rather than a traditional poacher. Kane's positional awareness, technical abilities and passing range alongside his link-up play make him one of the best examples of a complete modern striker. Harry Kane is the top-scorer in Bundesliga currently with 21 goals in 23 games and his goal contributions are 30 in 23 Bundesliga appearances. It has been four games since Harry Kane has scored or assisted in a Bundesliga game and will look to get a goal or more against Union Berlin.

FC Union Berlin vs Bayern Munich Prediction

The hosts' only advantage is the fact that they are coming from a win and are hosting Bayern Munich in their home stadium. These advantages cannot overlook the fact that it is Bayern Munich, one of the best teams in Europe, who have just started to get their form back and are already relentless enough as it is. FC Union Berlin have never beaten Bayern Munich in their history and Vincent Kompany will field a strong line-up as he intends to capitalize on their strong lead at the table toppers in the Bundesliga.

Prediction: FC Union Berlin 0-3 Bayern Munich

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