In a weekend match on Saturday Aug 6th, in week 1, Union Berlin will play host to Hertha BSC in a clash of these two evenly matched Bundesliga teams in the ever popular Berlin derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Union Berlin is fresh off their 2-1 win against Chemnitzer FC. Tobias Muller scored the first goal for Chemnitzer FC in the 62nd minute, then Jordan Siebatcheu tied it up for Union Berlin in the 64th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 114th minute on a goal by Kevin Behrens to cap off a wild match. Union Berlin is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Hertha BSC recorded a 4-4 draw against Eintracht Braunschweig. Davie Selke struck first for Hertha BSC in the 10th minute on a feed from Marvin Plattenhardt, then Myziane Maolida added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Dodi Lukebakio. Hertha BSC is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 19th of January, Hertha BSC hosted Union Berlin in their last match together. Union Berlin was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Andreas Voglsammer scored the first goal for Union Berlin in the 11th minute, then Niklas Stark added another on an own goal in the 50th minute.
Davie Selke has been the most prolific scorer on Hertha BSC in the last five matches with 2 goals. Union Berlin’s most prolific scorer has been Jordan Siebatcheu. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.