1899 Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin

1. FC Union Berlin have only lost two of their last nine Bundesliga games against TSG Hoffenheim (W5, D2) and have won each of the last two meetings. Union could now win three straight matches and do a league double over TSG for the first time ever.

With 18 points from 20 games, this is TSG Hoffenheim’s third-worst Bundesliga campaign – they have only been worse off at this stage in 2015/16 (14 points) and 2012/13 (16). However, TSG have picked up four points from their last three games – they have only ever collected more from their first three games in the second half of a campaign in 2019/20 (6).

With 21 points from 20 games, this is 1. FC Union Berlin’s second-worst Bundesliga campaign, having only had 18 points at the same stage of last season. They also possess the league’s worst attack (16 goals) and have now failed to score in nine games this season – only St. Pauli have drawn a blank more often (10 times).

1. FC Union Berlin have only won one of their last 13 Bundesliga games (D4, L8): 2-1 at home to 1. FSV Mainz 05. Since the start of matchday 8, only 1. FC Heidenheim (5) have claimed fewer points than Union (7) and no side has scored as few goals as FCU (8).

Hoffenheim are on a 30-game wait for a clean sheet at home in the Bundesliga since a 2-0 victory over FC Schalke 04 in April 2023. They could now equal VfB Stuttgart’s negative league record from 2021 to 2023 (31 home games in a row without a clean sheet).