Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Deutsche Bank Park will host Saturday’s Bundesliga game between Eintracht Frankfurt and Union Berlin, the two teams who sit in the opposite halves of the table. Die Adler are eager to book their spot in the Conference League and a win over Union Berlin will see them move one step closer to meeting the goal. Aurelio Buta misses out through suspension, while all Ellyes Skhiri, Hugo Larsson, Jean Bahoya, Sebastian Rode, Mehdi Loune, and Sasa Kalajdzic are sidelined with injuries.
The capital club, on the other hand, were struggling in the first half of the season, but they have been producing much better displays in 2024, with the team sitting in the safe zone ahead of the trip to Frankfurt. Anyhow, home win should be considered as Union Berlin have already suffered nine defeats on the road this term. As for the away team, Andras Schafer is banned for the match, while all Benedict Hollerbach, Rani Khedira, Jakob Busk, and Janik Haberer miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Ellyes Skhiri):
After spending his youth career at Montpellier, Ellyes Skhiri continued playing for la Paillade at senior level. In 2019 he moved to Bundesliga side Koln, signing a four-year contract with the Billy Goats. Shkiri was born in Lunel, France on May 10, 1995, but he has a dual citizenship as his parents are of Tunisia descent.
The Koln midfielder made debut with the Tunisian national team in a 1-0 win over Iran on March 23, 2018 and he represented Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup finals in Russia later that year. Ellyes Skhiri’s main position is defensive midfielder, but he is capable of producing fine performances at both right and centre back.
His preferred foot is right and he has a contract with Koln until June 30, 2026. The Tunisia international made his Bundesliga debut on August 17, 2019 in a 2-1 loss to Wolfsburg and he scored his first ever goal in the German top flight in a 2-1 win over Freiburg on August 31, 2019.
Highlighted Team (Union Berlin):
Union Berlin are a German football club originally founded back in 1906. Die Eisernen play home games at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei which can hold up to 22,012 spectators. Union Berlin’s home kit is red, with the team wearing white shirts and white shorts on the travels.
Union Berlin finished the 1923 domestic campaign as runners-up, with the team suffering a 3-0 loss to Hamburger SV in the title game. Speaking of the club’s biggest success in the German Cup, die Eisernen made it to the final of the competition in the 2000/2001 season. Schalke, though, proved to be a big catch for Union Berlin in the decider, with Jorg Bohme scoring a brace for die Knappen (2-0).
Union Berlin will face their local rivals Hertha in the 2019/2020 Bundesliga season as they secured promotion to the German top flight, but Hansa Rostock are considered the club’s main rivals.