As of: December 14, 2024 2:19 p.m
Union is in a slump in form, its last win was seven weeks ago. Now the bottom of the table from the Ruhr area is a guest. And they have lost every away game of the current season so far.
In the last home game of the year, the downward trend for 1. FC Union Berlin should come to an end on Saturday. The twelfth-placed side from Köpenick has been without a win in seven competitive games, their opponent in the An der Alten Försterei stadium is Bundesliga bottom club VfL Bochum.
The Bochum team have great strikers, a lot of speed and are a united team, said Union coach Bo Svensson in the run-up to the encounter.
Union players who are weak in form have a rewarding task ahead of them
Union Berlin has been without a win for seven games – and is still the favorite on Saturday. Because opponents Bochum are at the bottom of the table. The Köpenickers have to accept the unpleasant role of favorites in order to initiate the turnaround.more
Bochum still without a win
Nevertheless, Union is considered the favorite: both clubs are separated by 14 points in the table. The guests from the Ruhr area have two points after 13 match days and have not won in 15 games across the season.
Particularly bitter for Bochum: the team, which has been coached by Dieter Hecking since November, has not been able to get a single point in the seven away games so far. Bochum's last victory came in May – of all places in Köpenick (4:3).
The game in the live ticker
Broadcast: rbb24 Inforadio, December 14, 2024, 4:15 p.m
