Union Berlin vs Wolfsburg - prediction, team news, lineups

Stadion An der Alten Forsterei volition beryllium the backdrop for a historical infinitesimal arsenic Union Berlin host relegation-threatened Wolfsburg successful the Bundesliga on Saturday, led by the first-ever pistillate manager successful Europe's apical 5 men's leagues.

Die Eisernen are looking to retrieve from an embarrassing decision past clip out, portion Die Wolfe are hopeless for points to substance their endurance hopes.

Match preview

After seeing Union triumph conscionable 2 of their 14 league matches successful 2026, the club's committee made the determination to portion ways with Steffen Baumgart, and person appointed Marie-Louise Eta arsenic interim brag until the extremity of the season.

The 34-year-old had antecedently go the archetypal pistillate adjunct manager successful the Bundesliga, erstwhile she became the Die Eisernen fig 2 backmost successful November 2023, and adjacent led from the touchline during a 1-0 triumph against SV Darmstadt successful January 2024, when then-chief Nenad Bjelica was serving a suspension.

However, Saturday's clash volition interruption caller crushed for the men's game, with Women's Champions League-winner Eta - who had been moving arsenic Union's Under-19's caput manager - becoming the archetypal pistillate to ever negociate a men's crippled successful the apical 5 leagues.

Turning to the lucifer itself, Eta mentioned that Die Eisernen's spot successful the Bundesliga for 2026-27 is 'not yet secure', considering that the nine beryllium conscionable 7 points supra St Pauli, who inhabit the division's relegation playoff spot.

With 5 games remaining successful the apical formation calendar, Union fans volition beryllium wary of the information that their broadside person won lone 1 of their past six outings - a 1-0 triumph implicit Freiburg connected March 15, not to notation that the hosts person triumphed conscionable erstwhile connected their ain turf successful 2026.

It is besides important to enactment that the hosts person dropped 11 points crossed their 5 astir caller games, and fixed their signifier some connected the roadworthy and at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, Eta volition person her enactment chopped retired to debar a tense adjacent to the campaign.

Meanwhile, Wolfsburg's tumultuous play looks acceptable for a troubled decorativeness barring a insignificant occurrence from Dieter Hecking - the club's 3rd manager this term.

Hecking was appointed backmost connected March 8 aft Daniel Bauer struggled astatine Volkswagen Arena, though the 61-year-old has not been capable to crook things astir truthful far, losing 3 of his archetypal 4 games successful charge.

The brag kicked disconnected his reign with an impressive 1-1 gully against high-flying Hoffenheim, but his consecutive defeats since, including a dramatic 6-3 decision against Bayer Leverkusen connected April 4, person near the Die Wolfe 17th successful the table.

To marque matters worse, Wolfsburg person lone accrued 21 points to date, a shockingly mediocre instrumentality that has the nine 7 points abbreviated of automatic safety, and 4 shy of featuring successful the relegation playoff.

With lone 5 games to play, clip is moving retired for Hecking, and considering that the visitors person mislaid 5 and drawn 2 of their distant clashes successful 2026, they could conflict connected Saturday against a broadside buoyed by the 'new manager bounce'.

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Team News

Union person a comparatively acceptable squad to take from this weekend, though attacking midfielder Jeong Woo-yeong could miss retired owed to a knock, portion near winger David Preu is sidelined done injury, and near wing-back enactment Robert Skov is simply a uncertainty with a calf injury.

If nary of the 3 are available, Andrej Ilic and Oliver Burke could commencement up top, supported from retired wide by wing-backs Janik Haberer and Derrick Kohn.

Elsewhere, goalkeeper Matheo Raab remains retired aft suffering a manus injury, though Frederik Ronnow should beryllium acceptable commencement down a backmost 3 of Danilho Doekhi, Leopold Querfeld and Diogo Leite.

As for Wolfsburg, they person an extended database of absentees to contend with connected Saturday, particularly successful defence, wherever they are missing centre-backs Cleiton Santos (ankle) and Jenson Seelt (knee), arsenic good as left-back Rogerio (knee), and right-backs Kilian Fischer (groin).

To capable the gaps, Konstantinos Koulierakis could rejoin Moritz Jenz and Jeanuel Belocian successful Hecking's antiaircraft trio, portion the returning Sael Kumbedi whitethorn commencement astatine close wing-back, opposite Joakim Maehle connected the left.

In midfield, Bence Dardai is retired for the play aft suffering a cruciate ligament injury, while Mattias Svanberg is simply a uncertainty with a calf issue.

With that successful mind, Christian Eriksen and Vinicius Souza look acceptable to run successful the centre of the park, platforming a beforehand 3 of Mohamed El Amine Amoura, Dzenan Pejcinovic and Patrick Wimmer, portion striker Jonas Wind deals with a thigh wounded and close winger Kevin Paredes physique fitness.

Union Berlin imaginable starting lineup:

Ronnow; Doekhi, Querfeld, Leite; Haberer, Schafer, Khedira, Kemlein, Kohn; Ilic, Burke

Wolfsburg imaginable starting lineup:

Grabara; Belocian, Jenz, Koulierakis; Maehle, Eriksen, Souza, Kumbedi; Wimmer, Pejcinovic, Amoura

We say: Union Berlin 2-1 Wolfsburg

Union person struggled for wins successful 2026, but with a caller manager astatine the helm, they could unafraid a uncommon triumph connected Saturday.

Wolfsburg volition beryllium hopeless to debar a 4th consecutive defeat, but portion they whitethorn enactment up a fight, thing different than different nonaccomplishment would beryllium surprising.

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