[[[WATCH TV=]++]] Streaming: Union Berlin vs. Werder Live 27 May 2023
Clinical SheraldoUnion’s Sheraldo Becker has scored 11 goals this season, having never before got more than seven in the Bundesliga. He’s the most clinical player in the division, scoring 4. 7 goals more than his xG of 6. 3 would suggest. History beckonsUnion have been in the top four for 31 out of 33 matchdays this season. They simply have to keep ahead of Freiburg – with goal difference all that’s currently separating them – to make history and qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time ever. Now a top sideSince Union were promoted in 2019, they’ve earned 207 points from 135 games. That’s the same total as Freiburg, while only Bayern, Dortmund, Leipzig and Leverkusen have picked up more in that time. Aiming for an unbeaten campaignUnion are the only team yet to lose at home in the Bundesliga this season.
They are the only team in the Bundesliga not to have lost at home in 2022/23 yet, however. Werder Bremen: personnelNiclas Füllkrug returned from a calf injury to start last weekend and is therefore due to join his trusted strike partner Marvin Ducksch (both pictured) up front as he eyes the top goalscorer honour. Midfielder Jens Stage is suspended, while Mitchell Weiser and Christian Groß miss the final game of the season with injuries picked up last week. © Christof Koepsel/Getty ImagesWerder Bremen: formBremen have just one win in their past 11 as their impressive first season since promotion has fizzled out a little without endangering their safety. Their 1-1 draw against Cologne was their first game in 11 they had conceded less than two goals.
Watch: Werder Bremen 1-1 Cologne – highlights Romano Schmid cancelled out Steffen Tigges’s goal as Bremen guaranteed their top-flight safety on their first season back in the Bundesliga. 2:03Watch: Hoffenheim 4-2 Union Berlin – highlightsUnion slipped to defeat at Hoffenheim, meaning their Champions League qualification hopes will go down to the wire. Will Füllkrug hold on? Niclas Füllkrug still leads the Bundesliga scoring chart with 16 goals – two clear of four players back on 14. He could become the fifth Bremen player to win the Torjägerkanone, after Rudi Völler (23 in 1982/83), Mario Basler (20 in 1994/95), Ailton (28 in 2003/04) and Miroslav Klose (25 in 2005/06).
Andras Schäfer was the only man confirmed out by midweek. Key defender Robin Knoche (pictured) is all set to return after missing last week's defeat in Hoffenheim with an illness. © IMAGO/O. Behrendt/IMAGO/ContrastUnion Berlin: formIt's a mixed bag for the Berlin club at the moment. A big 4-2 win against their big rivals for fourth place, Freiburg, was followed with a 4-2 loss at Hoffenheim.
1. FC Union Berlin - SV Werder Bremen | Season 2022/2023 | BundesligaLiveNewsLine-upsStatsCoach’s view: UnionUrs Fischer: "If you haven't lost [at home] for 22 games, then playing at home certainly helps you, the crowd helps you. Our fans help us, especially in periods when it's difficult, when you're suffering, it's what drives you forward. This season will be a success for us. Nobody can say otherwise. I think it’s been an extraordinary season from us. But we’ve now got the chance to take that big step. And it’s in our own hands. "© IMAGO/O.
Werder on the roadBremen are the only team this season to have picked up more points on the road than at home. Their 19 points in their travels is the ninth best record in the division, but 17 on their own patch is the fewest of all teams. Bremen also clinicalWerder have scored on average with every seventh shot this season – the best rate of all teams in the Bundesliga.
Union Berlin: probable XI Ronnow - Doekhi, Knoche, Leite - Trimmel (c), Laidouni, Khedira, Haberer, Roussillon - Becker, BehrensUnion Berlin: out Schäfer (foot)Werder Bremen: probable XIPavlenka - Veljkovic, Stark, Friedl (c) - Schmid, Bittencourt, Gruev, Schmidt, Jung - Füllkrug, DuckschWerder Bremen: out Agu (patella tendon), Groß (knee), Pieper (ankle), Salifou (foot), Stage (suspended), Weiser (muscular)Watch: Werder Bremen 1-2 Union Berlin – previous meetingUnion kept up their title charge in January by coming from behind to win in Bremen thanks to goals from Janik Haberer and Kevin Behrens.
Behrendt/IMAGO/ContrastCoach’s view: BremenOle Werner: "We're facing a side that has experience in Europe and is rightly playing to qualify for Champions League. Union will do everything they can to maintain their position, but we also have a clear goal of winning. I'm glad that we secured our place in the league last weekend and that it doesn't come down to the last matchday. We're looking forward to the game and want to finish the season well. "© IMAGO / Matthias KochWatch: Decision Day at Both EndsThe title, Europe, relegation – there’s still so much left to be decided at both ends of the table on the final day of the Bundesliga season. Union Berlin: personnelUrs Fischer has virtually nothing to worry about personnel-wise with the Champions League dream beckoning.
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