Union Berlin vs Augsburg Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Overachievers in the last few years, Union Berlin are struggling in the Bundesliga this season and began their year with a defeat despite a change in management. They now face fellow strugglers Augsburg who are getting drawn down towards the bottom three.
Kick-off date/time: Wednesday 15th January, 2025: UK – 7:30pm / US ET – 2:30pm / US PT – 11:30am
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – Some matches will be televised on ESPN channels so it is worth checking their schedules
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – ESPN+
Union Berlin Team News: Couple of suspensions
Rani Khedira has returned from suspension for the home team this weekend but they are without Tom Rothe for this one after getting sent off the other day.
As well as the absence of Rothe, Danish goalkeeper Frederik Ronnow remains sidelined through injury for Union alongside Ivan Pratjin for this one.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Schwolow; Trimmel, Doekhi, Leite, Vogt; Skov, Haberer, Kemlein, Jeong; Hollerbach, Pefok
Unavailable: Ronnow (Injured), Rothe (Suspended), Pratjin (Injured)
Questionable:
Augsburg Team News: Plenty of absentees
Former West Ham United man Reece Oxford remains unavailable due to long COVID but he is just one of a number of absentees for Augsburg this week with several injury concerns.
Oxford’s fellow defender Keven Schlotterbeck remains sidelined alongside the likes of Mads Pedersen and attacking duo Masaya Okugawa and Yusuf Kabadayi.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Dahmen; Matsima, Gouweeleuw, Bauer; Gumny, Jakic, Onyeka, Giannoulis; Rexhbecaj, Claude-Maurice; Essende
Unavailable: Schlotterbeck (Injured), Oxford (Illness), Pedersen (Injured), Okugawa (Injured), Kabadayi (Injured)
Questionable: Dahmen (Injured), Jensen (Injured)
Union Berlin vs Augsburg Prediction
Union Berlin changed manager over the winter break with former Cologne boss Steffen Baumgart replacing Bo Svensson. Baumgart’s reign began with a 2-0 defeat away to struggling Heidenheim at the weekend and that extended their winless run of form to ten matches across all competitions. They now face an Augsburg side that have suffered three successive defeats in the Bundesliga with a 1-0 loss at home to Stuttgart the other day. Augsburg are poor and, even with their poor result to kick off Baumgart’s reign, Union will be confident for this one, especially with their home advantage in the capital city.
Union Berlin vs Augsburg Tip: Double chance – Union Berlin to win or draw
