Week 8 brings us a match on Oct 16th where Union Berlin and Wolfsburg will play a match in Berlin in a meeting of these two evenly matched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Union Berlin recorded a 2-1 win against Mainz 05. Marcus Ingvartsen struck first for Mainz 05 in the 39th minute on a feed from Karim Onisiwo, then in the 69th minute, Max Kruse sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Taiwo Awoniyi But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 73rd minute on a goal by Taiwo Awoniyi. Union Berlin is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Wolfsburg recorded a 1-3 loss against Borussia M’gladbach. Breel Embolo scored the first goal for Borussia M’gladbach in the 5th minute, then Jonas Hofmann added another in the 7th minute. Wolfsburg is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Wolfsburg won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Wolfsburg is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Wout Weghorst and Ridle Baku each only have 1 goal in their last five. Union Berlin’s most prolific scorer has been Taiwo Awoniyi. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.