Union Berlin vs Elversberg - prediction, team news, lineups

Newly-promoted SV Elversberg volition anticipation to proceed their beardown commencement to the Bundesliga play connected Saturday, erstwhile they question to instrumentality connected Union Berlin at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei.

The visitors are seventh with 7 points heading into gameday five, whereas their opponents are 2nd past successful 17th with conscionable 1 point, which came successful matchweek 1 against Eintracht Frankfurt.

Match preview

Union Berlin volition beryllium hopeless to bounce backmost pursuing their 7-0 decision against Bayern Munich before the planetary break.

Many teams person mislaid by specified margins erstwhile facing Bayern, but they person present conceded 17 goals successful their 4 Bundesliga fixtures truthful far.

It took until matchweek 10 of 2025-26 for Union to concede 17 times successful the league, and it volition besides beryllium a large interest to fans that they person lone scored connected 4 occasions this play successful the apical flight.

Another nonaccomplishment for Mauro Lustrinelli's broadside would correspond the club's eighth successful 12 Bundesliga clashes, portion a triumph would beryllium the team's 3rd successful that stretch.

Union's signifier astatine location has been poor, with the hosts failing to triumph six of their 7 astir caller outings at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, suffering 3 defeats.

Elversberg's commencement to the run could hardly person been amended considering they are already 4 points up of the bottommost three, and their goalless stalemate with Schalke 04 connected September 20 could beryllium seen arsenic a affirmative constituent distant from location against a relegation rival.

Manager Vincent Wagner volition privation his broadside to supply much extortion to the backline fixed their cleanable expanse against Schalke was their archetypal successful immoderate of their 5 outings successful 2026-27.

Schwarz und Weiss whitethorn person been prevented from scoring successful that match, but they person recovered the backmost of the nett 10 times this term.

The visitors volition get at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei having won four, drawn 1 and mislaid conscionable 1 of their past six games.

Elversberg are yet to acquisition decision connected the roadworthy this campaign, with the nine winning connected 2 occasions, including erstwhile they bushed Borussia Monchengladbach 4-3 connected September 5.

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Team News

Union lone person 2 wounded concerns, with defender Andrik Markgraf (knee) ruled out, portion centre-back Stanley N'Soki is simply a uncertainty due to the fact that of a calf issue.

Expect to see Leopold Querfeld and Felix Uduokhai to beryllium stationed successful the bosom of defence, portion Rani Khedira and Janik Haberer are candidates to commencement successful midfield.

As for Elversberg, defender Luis Seifert (ankle) and Tom Zimmerschied (match fitness) are some unavailable, with the second having past played successful August.

Lukas Pinckert and Maximilian Rohr are apt to beryllium trusted successful the mediate of a backmost four, portion Felix Keidel and Lukasz Poreba whitethorn shield the duo from the visitors' treble pivot.

David Mokwa is acceptable to play arsenic the team's fig nine, and helium could beryllium flanked by wingers Lukas Petkov and Cole Campbell.

Union Berlin imaginable starting lineup:

Ronnow; Juranovic, Querfeld, Uduokhai, Rothe; Jeong, Khedira, Haberer, Aebischer; Lath, Burcu

Elversberg imaginable starting lineup:

Kristof; Gyamerah, Pinckert, Rohr, Gunther; Keidel, Poreba; Petkov, Darvich, Campbell; Mokwa

We say: Union Berlin 1-2 Elversberg

It is intolerable to disregard the hosts' frailty astatine the back, though the visitors person besides struggled to support opponents out.

Elversberg should beryllium seen arsenic favourites, and their quality to endanger successful the last 3rd could assistance them get implicit the line.

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