Union Berlin vs VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart have won all four competitive games against Union Berlin under Sebastian Hoeneß (3x Bundesliga, 1x DFB-Pokal). The Swabians had only managed one victory from their 10 previous competitive fixtures against the Berliners (3-1 at home in BL2 in 2017, otherwise D6, L3).

Union Berlin are unbeaten in their last five Bundesliga games (W3, D2), currently the longest undefeated streak of all top-flight teams and their best run within a single campaign since January/February 2023 (6 games back then). Union have already collected one more point (34) than they finished 2023/24 with (33).

VfB Stuttgart have only won one of their last eight Bundesliga games (4-0 in Bochum, otherwise D2, L5), collecting just five of a possible 24 points during this period, a joint league low together with Holstein Kiel. Only Kiel and VfL Bochum (16 each) have conceded more goals than VfB (15) during these eight games.

While VfB Stuttgart have lost each of their last five Bundesliga home games (a new negative club record), the Swabians have only suffered one defeat in their last five away games (1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt, otherwise W2, D2). All of VfB’s last eight points have come on the road.

Union Berlin have dropped the fewest points from winning positions in the Bundesliga this season (3 – after throwing away a 2-0 lead at VfB Stuttgart to lose 3-2 in the reverse fixture), while Stuttgart have squandered the most (21). The Swabians have only dropped more points from winning positions in two previous top-flight campaigns: in 1998/99 (25) and 2013/14 (30).