Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Union Berlin
Match Time & Date:
24/10/2023
03:00 PM
Prediction: 1-2
Napoli
Napoli will be aiming to make amends for a 3-2 loss to Real Madrid when they take on Union Berlin at Olympiastadion. The Partenopei travel to Germany without injured striker Victor Osimhen, but the Nigeria ace was not sorely missed in a 3-1 win over Verona at the weekend. In Osimhen’s absence, Giacomo Raspadori will continue to lead the line for the Neapolitans, whereas both Zambo Anguissa and Juan Jesus are sidelined with injuries.
The Bundesliga outfit, on the other hand, have been totally out of form of late, with the team extending their losing run in all competitions to eight games against Stuttgart (0-3) and given their shaky defence, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Rudi Garcia’s troops. As for the home side, both Mikkel Kaufmann and Jerome Roussillon are major doubts, while Josip Juranovic, Laurenz Dehl, and Andras Schafer miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Stanislav Lobotka):
Born in Trencin on November 25, 1994, Stanislav Lobotka is a Slovakia international who plays for Celta Vigo in La Liga. Lobotka began his youth career at his hometown club AAC Sparta Trencin and he made his senior debut for fellow local club Trencin. In 2013 he signed a loan deal with Dutch side Ajax, but he played for Jong Ajax during the 2013/2014 season.
In the summer of 2014, the Slovakian midfielder returned to Trencin, where he made 74 appearances in the league in total. In 2015 Stanislav Lobotka joined Danish side Nordsjaelland shortly before the transfer window closed. Lobotka made his debut in the Danish top flight against Brondby on August 30, 2015.
Two years later he decided to make a step forward in his career, signing a five-year contract with La Liga side Celta Vigo. Speaking of his international career, the Celta Vigo midfielder made his Slovakia debut against Austria in November2016. It has to be noted that Lobotka became the first Slovak to score at Wembley, finding the net in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against England.
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.
Bayern Munich
Augsburg 
Leicester
Chelsea
Arsenal
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace 
Milan 
Juventus 
Man City
Tottenham
