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FC Union Berlin v Holstein Kiel : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 2nd Mar, 14:30 BST, An der Alten Forsterei, Berlin

We’ve Bundesliga action to enjoy on Sunday afternoon, as Steffen Baumgart and his FC Union Berlin side host Marcel Rapp’s Holstein Kiel at the An der Alten Forsterei. Stats for our tip of over 2.5 goals are shown below, including head to head (H2H) history. Changing the market with the tabs changes all statistics and the odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers, making it easier than ever to find the right bet for you.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As loyal fans of Holstein prepare themselves for this clash, they may well be excited for what's in store. After reviewing the relevant statistics and past head-to-head (H2H) performance, it looks as though over 2.5 goals will be a bet worth taking, as both teams know they have goals in them and either could get the win. The prediction and odds are in agreement: over 2.5 goals is a smart bet.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Union Berlin are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 54% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.55.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Union Berlin
54%
8/15
2%
11/20
1%
Draw
22%
7/210/3
4%
Holstein
24%
17/4
9%
9/2
4%
Draw 1-1
10%
15/2
6%
13/2
6%
Union Berlin 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Union Berlin 1-0
8%
7/1
6%
6/1
7%
Union Berlin 2-0
8%
7/1
6%
6/1
7%
Union Berlin 3-1
6%
11/1
9%
9/1
Holstein 2-1
6%
16/112/1
13%
Draw 2-2
6%
16/1
13%
12/1
Holstein 1-0
5%
14/1
21%
12/1
13%
Union Berlin 3-0
5%
10/19/1
Draw 0-0
4%
14/1
12%
10/1
15%
Union Berlin 3-2
4%
22/1
10%
16/1
Holstein 2-0
3%
28/1
15%
20/1
9%
Union Berlin 4-1
3%
20/116/1
13%
Holstein 3-1
3%
40/128/1
Union Berlin 4-0
2%
20/116/1
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
8/11
10%
4/6
6%
Under 2.5 Goals
39%
11/10
12%
11/10
9%
Home 1st Goal
53%
4/11-
Away 1st Goal
44%
11/5-
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1
12%
-
BTTS - Yes
60%
4/5
6%
4/5
6%
BTTS - No
40%
19/20
5%
19/20
5%
BTTS - Home Win
29%
11/5
7%
21/10
8%
BTTS - Draw
18%
9/217/4
BTTS - Away Win
14%
8/115/2
Home/draw
76%
1/6
3%
1/7
1%
Away/draw
46%
11/8
5%
7/5
4%
Home/away
78%
2/111/5
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
2/9
2%
2/9
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
10/3
4%
3/1
9%
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
7/4
10%
13/8
9%
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
4/9
6%
4/9
6%
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
4/1
15%
19/5
20%
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
1/6
4%
1/6
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
9/1
25%
8/1
20%
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/16
2%
1/20
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/25
2%
1/33
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
12/1
24%
10/1
15%
Home DNB
69%
2/9
2%
1/5
2%
Away DNB
40%
3/1
8%
3/1
5%
Union Berlin win to nil
25%
13/8
5%
-
Holstein win to nil
10%
9/1
9%
-
Union Berlin / Union Berlin
35%
11/8
3%
13/10
2%
Union Berlin / Holstein
2%
40/128/1
Union Berlin / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Union Berlin
19%
10/310/3
3%
Draw / Holstein
7%
11/110/1
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2
7%
5/1
8%
Holstein / Union Berlin
4%
20/1
11%
16/1
Holstein / Holstein
9%
17/27/1
6%
Holstein / Draw
5%
16/114/1
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga table

Union Berlin have played 22 matches so far this season and lay in 13th place in the Bundesliga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 1 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 34 goals to 21 goals.

Home League Performance

Union Berlin have played 11 games at home winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored 11 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 11 goals at home.

Holstein are in 18th position in the Bundesliga on 13 points having played 22 matches so far this season. Holstein are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 0 of those games.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 30 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 18 goals in total and found the back of the net in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

22 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Holstein have conceded 57 goals, scored 34, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Union Berlin
Holstein
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bayern2217414655 
Mar 15
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-6A
l
 
4-3A
2
Leverkusen2213812247 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 12
Feb 22
d
 
2-2A
3
E.Frankfurt2212642042 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 9
l
 
2-4A
l
 
3-1A
4
RB Leipzig221075737 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
Apr 19
5
Freiburg221138-736 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 30
May 10
l
 
3-2A
6
Mainz2210571135 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-3A
Apr 5
7
Stuttgart221057735 
Apr 19
l
 
3-2F
Mar 8
l
 
2-1A
8
B. M'gladbach221048334 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
Apr 26
l
 
4-1A
9
Wolfsburg22967933 
Apr 5
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2F
10
W.Bremen22868-730 
May 3
l
 
4-1A
Mar 29
l
 
2-1A
11
Dortmund22859-129 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 22
w
 
4-2F
May 17
12
Augsburg22778-1128 
l
 
0-2A
May 17
w
 
5-1A
May 3
13
Union Berlin H226610-824 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
Mar 2
14
St. Pauli226313-721 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
Apr 12
l
 
3-1A
15
Hoffenheim225611-1621 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-4F
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-2A
16
Heidenheim224216-2014 
May 10
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 16
17
VfL Bochum223514-2514 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 26
d
 
2-2F
d
 
2-2F
18
Holstein Away223415-2313 
Mar 2
w
 
0-2F
-
-
Win / draw / win form
Union Berlin 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Union Berlin1 - 2B. M'gladbach
Union Berlin0 - 0RB Leipzig
Union Berlin2 - 1Mainz
Union Berlin0 - 2Augsburg
Union Berlin1 - 1VfL Bochum
Union Berlin1 - 2Leverkusen
Union Berlin0 - 0Freiburg
Union Berlin1 - 1E.Frankfurt
Union Berlin2 - 1Dortmund
Union Berlin2 - 1Hoffenheim
Union Berlin1 - 0St. Pauli
Union Berlin2 - 1Freiburg
Union Berlin3 - 4VfL Bochum
Union Berlin1 - 5Bayern
Union Berlin0 - 1Leverkusen
Union Berlin2 - 1W.Bremen
Union Berlin0 - 2Dortmund
Union Berlin2 - 2Heidenheim
Union Berlin1 - 0Wolfsburg
Union Berlin1 - 0Darmstadt
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HUnion Berlin1 - 2B. M'gladbach
AUnion Berlin4 - 0Hoffenheim
HUnion Berlin0 - 0RB Leipzig
AUnion Berlin0 - 3St. Pauli
HUnion Berlin2 - 1Mainz
HUnion Berlin0 - 2Augsburg
AUnion Berlin0 - 2Heidenheim
AUnion Berlin1 - 4W.Bremen
HUnion Berlin1 - 1VfL Bochum
AUnion Berlin2 - 3Stuttgart
HUnion Berlin1 - 2Leverkusen
AUnion Berlin0 - 1Wolfsburg
HUnion Berlin0 - 0Freiburg
AUnion Berlin0 - 3Bayern
HUnion Berlin1 - 1E.Frankfurt
AUnion Berlin2 - 0Holstein
HUnion Berlin2 - 1Dortmund
AUnion Berlin0 - 1B. M'gladbach
HUnion Berlin2 - 1Hoffenheim
AUnion Berlin0 - 0RB Leipzig
Holstein 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
E.Frankfurt3 - 1Holstein
Bayern4 - 3Holstein
Wolfsburg2 - 2Holstein
Freiburg3 - 2Holstein
B. M'gladbach4 - 1Holstein
St. Pauli3 - 1Holstein
W.Bremen2 - 1Holstein
Stuttgart2 - 1Holstein
Leverkusen2 - 2Holstein
VfL Bochum2 - 2Holstein
Hoffenheim3 - 2Holstein
Hannover1 - 2Holstein
Wiesbaden0 - 1Holstein
Hamburg0 - 1Holstein
Nurnberg0 - 4Holstein
Elversberg0 - 2Holstein
H.Berlin2 - 2Holstein
Paderborn0 - 4Holstein
Magdeburg1 - 1Holstein
Greuther2 - 1Holstein
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
52
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AHolstein1 - 3E.Frankfurt
HHolstein2 - 2VfL Bochum
AHolstein3 - 4Bayern
AHolstein2 - 2Wolfsburg
HHolstein1 - 3Hoffenheim
HHolstein4 - 2Dortmund
AHolstein2 - 3Freiburg
HHolstein5 - 1Augsburg
AHolstein1 - 4B. M'gladbach
HHolstein0 - 2RB Leipzig
AHolstein1 - 3St. Pauli
HHolstein0 - 3Mainz
AHolstein1 - 2W.Bremen
HHolstein1 - 0Heidenheim
AHolstein1 - 2Stuttgart
HHolstein0 - 2Union Berlin
AHolstein2 - 2Leverkusen
HHolstein2 - 4E.Frankfurt
AHolstein2 - 2VfL Bochum
HHolstein1 - 6Bayern
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Union Berlin have beaten Holstein in 3 consecutive league meetings
5
Union Berlin have not lost to Holstein in 5 consecutive league meetings
3
Union Berlin have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Holstein
League games at Union Berlin since 2017
Union Berlin
Holstein
Goals: Scored
6
3
Games: Scored
2 / 2
1 / 2
Clean sheets
1 / 2
0 / 2
FCU
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Union Berlin
Union Berlin2 - 0
Union Berlin4 - 3
League games at Holstein since 2018
Holstein
Union Berlin
Goals: Scored
2
6
Games: Scored
1 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
2 / 3
FCU
2
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Holstein
0 - 2Union Berlin
0 - 2Union Berlin
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics

FC Union Berlin's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday afternoon, not least because Holstein Kiel have conceded in each of their last 12 Bundesliga matches. A PG of 1.9 for Steffen Baumgart's side suggests that run should continue.

Union Berlin 13th Holstein 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that Union Berlin will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Holstein will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-24
Union Berlin have scored 24% fewer goals at home than predicted
+27
Holstein have scored 27% more goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Union Berlin
PG (predicted goals)
Holstein
1.9
1.2
Attack rating
FCU
SVE
24%
better
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Games scored13
18
Failed to score9
4
Scored first7
5
Goals scored21
34
Avg. goals scored1
1.5
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal10
5
Conversion rate for10
19
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
37%
better
FCU
SVE
view stats
Games conceded16
21
Clean sheets6
1
Conceded first12
17
Goals conceded29
57
Avg. goals conceded1.3
2.6
Avg. shots/game conceded8
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against16%
21%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.9
KickOff rating
+37%

Union Berlin v Holstein Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

Union Berlin Bundesliga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22625
D DoekhiB HollerbachB HollerbachR Khedira
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Doekhi DEF221
4
-
B Hollerbach FWD2262
2
-
D Leite DEF211
3
-
T Skarke FWD211
1
-
R Khedira MID20
5
-
W Jeong MID1822
2
-
F Rönnow GLK17
2
-
C Trimmel  DEF17
5
-
J Haberer  MID17
-
T Rothe DEF1622
3
1
L Querfeld DEF15
5
-
K Vogt DEF151
5
-
R Skov MID1522
1
-
A Kemlein MID151
3
-
A Schäfer  MID1511
2
-
L Bénes MID1411
4
-
J Juranovic DEF8
1
-
L Tousart MID71
1
-
A Schwolow GLK5
-
I Prtajin FWD5
-
J Roussillon DEF4
-
A Ilić FWD42
-
M Ljubicic FWD211
-
K Volland  FWD2
-
Holstein Bundesliga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21726
T WeinerS MachinoF PorathN Remberg
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Porath MID2222
3
-
T Weiner GLK21
4
-
A Gigovic MID213
4
-
N Remberg MID211
6
-
S Machino FWD2071
1
-
M Knudsen MID191
6
-
T Becker DEF182
1
-
L Holtby MID171
1
1
F Arp FWD172
4
1
B Pichler FWD1612
1
-
M Ivezic DEF15
2
-
M Geschwill DEF1512
2
-
P Harres FWD1571
1
-
L Rosenboom DEF1411
-
S Skrzybski MID1342
-
M Komenda  DEF12
1
-
D Javorcek  DEF102
2
-
P Erras MID101
2
-
A Bernhardsson FWD921
2
-
M Schulz MID8
2
-
D Zec DEF72
3
-
A. Kelati MID711
1
1
C Johansson DEF5
-
J Tolkin DEF31
-
T Dähne  GLK1
-
I. Nekić DEF1
-