Stuttgart vs Union Berlin Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Union Berlin have enjoyed an impressive first-half to this season as the capital city outfit now take on an entertaining and strong Stuttgart side this weekend.
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Stuttgart preview: Strong Stuttgart
Under the management of Sebastian Hoeness, Stuttgart begin the second-half of the 2025/26 Bundesliga campaign sitting tucked inside the top four and the UEFA Champions League spots with three wins and a draw in their last four matches.
The home team come into this one on the back of a typically entertaining 3-2 defeat of Eintracht Frankfurt at the MHPArena the other day, courtesy of goals from Ermedin Demirovic, Deniz Undav and Nikolas Nartey.
Union Berlin preview: Top-half Union
Union Berlin are returning to being a team that can punch above their weight and bloody the nose of most in the Bundesliga as they sit tucked inside the top-half of the table, coming into this one on the back of a four-match unbeaten run of form in the league.
The visitors’ most recent outing saw them fight back to snatch a point against Augsburg at the WWK Arena on Thursday evening, having gone behind and then down to ten men late on before a second-half stoppage-time equaliser scored by Marin Ljubicic.
Stuttgart team news: Still no El Khannouss
Morocco international attacking midfielder Bilal El Khannouss, on loan from Leicester City, is away at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations with the Atlas Lions in the final.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Neubel; Vagnoman, Hendriks, Chabot, Mittelstadt; Leweling, Karazor, Stiller, Fuhrich; Demirovic, Undav
Unavailable: El Khannouss (International duty)
Questionable: Al Dakhil (Injured), Zagadou (Injured), Jaquez (Injured), Tomas (Injured)
Union Berlin team news: Kohn suspended
Derrick Kohn was the man who was sent off the other day and so he is now missing through suspension, while the likes of Tom Rothe, Tim Skarke and Robert Skov are unavailable due to injury.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Ronnow; Doekhi, Querfeld, Leite; Trimmel, Khedira, Schafer, Juranovic; Jeong, Ansah; Burke
Unavailable: Rothe (Injured), Kohn (Suspended), Skarke (Injured), Skov (Injured)
Questionable:
Stuttgart vs Union Berlin prediction
In their 17 Bundesliga games so far this season, there have been 57 goals in games involving Stuttgart. They are a proactive team and they are also one of the most effective teams in the final third. As for Union, their relentlessness and resilience was shown in fine example the other day, but their entertainment, too, with six of their last seven matches across all competitions featuring both teams scoring. Stuttgart are favourites but both teams scoring may well be another good bet to back here.
Stuttgart vs Union Berlin tip: Stuttgart to win & both teams to score
