Who will establish themselves in the top group?

With a lackluster 1-0 home win on Thursday evening against the Latvian underdog from Riga, Eintracht Frankfurt further extended their good starting position in the newly introduced league phase of the UEFA Europa League. With seven points now, the Hessians are in sixth place and, as things stand, would qualify directly for the round of 16. Before the next European match against Slavia Prague at the beginning of November, however, the aim is to continue the good start to the season at the national level. However, a bet on the eagle bearers between Union Berlin and Frankfurt seems to be a risky business.

This is primarily due to the fact that the home side have also had a great season so far and, after two wins in a row, have even climbed past the SGE to fifth place. The Irons have won all three home games so far. In addition, coach Svensson can currently rely on an extremely stable defense. However, whether the home strength coupled with the impressive defensive performance is enough to make a prediction about the next home win for the Köpenicker before the game of Union Berlin against Frankfurt must also be critically questioned.

Despite the longer preparation time and the rather short regeneration time on the part of Toppmöller’s team, the guests are actually to be assessed as being stronger in terms of quality. Especially if Omar Marmoush simply picks up where he left off last time.

Because the betting providers with a German license also do not want to commit to a favorite, the odds for the third-way market before the encounter on matchday 8 of the Bundesliga between Union Berlin and Frankfurt are very close.

Union Berlin – Statistics & current form

Only in the 2022/23 season, which, as is well known, was finished in fourth place, did Union Berlin have more points (17) than they currently have after seven match days. The Berliners have therefore made the second-best Bundesliga start in their history and are brimming with confidence after their recent good results. Before the international break, Borussia Dortmund were defeated at home (2-1). In the previous week, the red and whites finally celebrated a 2-0 win at newly promoted team Kiel.

Will Union start a Bundesliga season with four home wins in a row for the first time?

Especially the defense knew how to convince in this early phase of the season across the board. Only RB Leipzig has conceded fewer goals (two) than the team of coach Bo Svensson (four), which has also allowed the second fewest shots on target of all first division clubs. The Irons have not had to accept more than one goal against in this Bundesliga season. Should that change on Sunday evening, odds of 2.41 in the Merkur Bets app on Over 1.5 SGE goals could be played before the Union Berlin v Frankfurt encounter.

However, it should also be noted that the capital city club has performed really well in its own stadium so far. They currently have nine points from three home games. For the first time in the club’s Bundesliga history, they are even on the verge of four home wins in a row at the start of the season. The chances of this would increase significantly if Svensson’s team were to once again play well in the first half. In all three of the home wins mentioned, the red and whites were already leading at half-time. Against Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund even 2-0 each time.

This time, however, we are a little more skeptical, arguing, among other things, that Union have only won three of the last eleven competitive games against Eintracht and are now facing an opponent for the first time that likes to fire up its own transition play from a rather compact defense. A low-scoring first half is therefore just as possible as the double chance X2.

Frankfurt – Statistics & current form

Not only Union Berlin, but also Eintracht Frankfurt has got off to a remarkably good start. The Hessians have scored 13 out of a possible 21 points, more than in the past twelve years. If you also consider that the team of coach Dino Toppmöller already had to play against Bayern, Leverkusen and Dortmund, their sixth place in the interim ranking is even more impressive.

Frankfurt is extremely good at adapting to their opponents

Unlike their upcoming opponents, Eintracht define themselves more in terms of offense, although a distinction must be made here. Although 15 goals already suggest an extraordinarily brave offensive approach, on closer inspection it has in many cases been the outstanding transition play that has led to success.

The SGE is not your typical possession team that finds good solutions against opponents who sit deep. Instead, the men from Frankfurt are not above leaving the ball to their opponents at times and concentrating on a focused defensive performance. In view of this, we are checking the betting odds for a low-scoring first half between Union Berlin and Frankfurt. We think that a 0-0 half-time result is quite possible.

A potential bet on Omar Marmoush scoring during the game, presumably after half-time, is also an exciting prospect. The Egyptian is on a roll, with nine goals for the season and has scored in six consecutive BL games. Another Marmoush goal delivers an impressive 3.25 in the top spot at Bet365, which we warmly recommend – with the recommendation of the Bet365 welcome bonus.

Union Berlin – Frankfurt Head to head / H2H results

As already mentioned, Union Berlin have only won three of eleven competitive games against Eintracht Frankfurt since being promoted to the Bundesliga in 2019. In the last three meetings, the Irons have not even scored a goal. In the previous season, the home game at the Alte Försterei was lost 0-3. On the Main, the teams drew 0-0. In none of the past five Bundesliga duels have both teams been able to score, and there have been no more than three goals in the course of a game since 2021. We therefore do not expect a goal fest on Sunday.

Union Berlin – Frankfurt Tip

A neighborhood duel in the table is what Union Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt will be playing out on Sunday afternoon. The fifth-placed team, who have won all three home games so far and are second in the league in defense with only four goals conceded, will face the sixth-placed team, who have one of the strongest attacks with 15 goals scored and have recently shown against Bayern or Leverkusen that they can compete at an extremely high level.

After a rather weak performance in the Europa League, we expect the Hessians to be a bit more cautious in view of the home strength of the Irons. We therefore believe in a rather goalless first half and ultimately still believe the guests from the Main can get at least a point. Therefore, we combine the tip on the X2 with the Under 1.5 (1st half) between Union Berlin and Frankfurt and then get a very decent 2.15 in the Oddset App. Our fictitious stake is five units.