Union to continue fine form with another victory
TEAM NEWS
Union Berlin will once again be without the long-term injured Suleiman Abdullahi, Marc Torrejon, Fabian Schonheim and Joshua Mees.
Frank Schmidt’s Heidenheim will have to do without defenders Timo Beermann and Arne Feick.
Union Berlin
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Suleiman Abdullahi (ankle), Marc Torrejon (calf), Joshua Mees (thigh), Fabian Schonheim (not fit)
Heidenheim
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Timo Beermann (calf), Arne Feick (ankle)
MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: HOME WIN
New coach Urs Fischer has made an excellent start at Union Berlin. The side are sitting pretty in second place, only three points behind leaders Cologne, after winning four and drawing four out of their eight league matches so far. Last time out, Union were the better of two hard-working teams and claimed the three points away at Ingolstadt via a 2-1 scoreline. Having made such a superb start, the team are now one of the favourites to win the title.
Heidenheim have had a mixed bag of results thus far, winning three, drawing two and losing three of their eight league matches. Having played against ten men for the majority of the league game, they secured a lucky 3-2 home win over Bochum at Voith Arena in their last league outing. It means that two of their three victories have come on home soil, but they have had problems on their travels recently with two defeats in a row.
There have been too many ups and downs for Heidenheim recently and I’m therefore backing in-form Union Berlin to pick up three precious points here.
SECOND PREDICTION: FIRST TEAM TO SCORE – HEIDENHEIM
Heidenheim have been the first team to get off the mark in three of their four road trips this term. I expect them to open the scoring again this weekend.
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams have met four times at Alte Forsterei over the last four years, with Union Berlin winning two, drawing one and losing one.
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