Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Bayern Munchen will be looking to cement top position in the Bundesliga standings when they take on Union Berlin at their Allianz Arena on Saturday afternoon. The German giants have been in a fine form of late, and even though key attacker Robert Lewandowski remains in the recovery room, home win should be considered. Jerome Boateng returns from suspension, while pacey full-back Alphonso Davies is serving the second of his two-match ban.
Union Berlin, on the other hand, head into the match following a 1-1 draw with their local rivals Hertha Berlin. Urs Fisher’s men, though, are not regarded as good travellers, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Bayern Munchen’s party at Allianz Arena. All Awoniyi, Becker, Giesselmann, and Ujah are likely to miss Saturday’s clash through injuries. In the first half of the season the two teams played out a 1-1 draw in the German capital.
Highlighted Player (Manuel Neuer):
Manuel Neuer is a German shoot-stopper who plays for Bayern Munich. Neuer used to play for Schalke in the past and in 2011 he joined their fierce rivals FCB for a fee of €22 million. Some Bayern fans were unhappy about the signing of the Schalke goalkeeper, but they changed their quickly changed their opinions.
The 193-cm-tall keeper, who was born on 27 March, 1986 in Gelsenkirchen, has established himself as one of the best shoot-stoppers in the world and, no doubt, he helped Bayern Munich win the 2015/2016 Bundesliga trophy. In 2012/2013 Manuel Neuer and FCB clinched the Champions League trophy as they defeated fellow Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund in the title game.
Speaking of his international career, the Bayern Munich goalkeeper won the 2014 FIFA World Cup trophy with Germany and it has to be noted that he managed to keep a clean sheet in the title game (1-0). Neur’s idol as a child was Jens Lehman, who played for Germany as a goalkeeper as well.
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.