1. FC Union Berlin with a tough task against VfL Bochum

1. FC Union Berlin and VfL Bochum face each other this Sunday at the Stadion Alte Försterei for matchweek 32 of the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, Nenad Bjelica's team are 14th in the table with 30 points, while Heiko Butscher's team are 15th with 30 points. The match will be broadcast live at 09:30 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

After drawing 0-0 in the last match against Borussia M´gladbach (1. Bundesliga 2023/24), 1. FC Union Berlin receive VfL Bochum, who won 3-2 against TSG Hoffenheim (1. Bundesliga 2023/24). Ahead of the contest, Nenad Bjelica's team is on a sequence of 5 games without a win in the 1. Bundesliga 23/24. Digging back into the archives highlights that 1. FC Union Berlin and Heiko Butscher's team have faced each other twenty-six times, with Nenad Bjelica's team holding the advantage: 13 victories, against 9 victories of VfL Bochum. Specifically in the Stadion Alte Försterei, 1. FC Union Berlin have the advantage in the duels against Heiko Butscher's team: 10 wins in 13 games. VfL Bochum have 2 wins.

Considering only the 1. Bundesliga, there have been five games played between the two teams, with 2 wins for VfL Bochum, 1 draw and 2 wins for 1. FC Union Berlin.

Considering the 1. Bundesliga 23/24, from 1. FC Union Berlin's most influential players, Frederik Ronnow is the most used player in a total of 30 games (2700 min). Robin Gosens is the current best scorer with 6 goals. As for VfL Bochum, Bernardo Júnior is the most used player in a total of 30 games (2700 min). Kevin Stoger is their current best scorer with 7 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with VfL Bochum winning 3-0. It is expected to be a thrilling clash, that can go either way.