Betting tips › Bundesliga › 1. FC Union Berlin v Schalke 04
BundesligaFri 11 Sept 18:30 UTCStadion An der Alten FörstereiFinished
1. FC Union BerlinLDWWD
Schalke 04DLUnion Berlin return to their famous home ground as favourites against Schalke. The hosts bring much better recent league form into this fixture.
Schalke managed a draw in their latest outing and both sides will fancy their chances here.
Union Berlin showed mixed form recently and prices suggest at least two goals in this match.
This is an opinion, not advice. A model wrote it from the form and the prices on this page. It has no team news and it is not a promise of any result. The call settles itself when the game ends, win or lose. Never stake money you cannot afford to lose. How our calls work
Built from: Form from settled results on this site. Prices from the odds feed.
The market makes 1. FC Union Berlin the side to beat here at 41%, but only just, so this reads as a close call rather than a mismatch. Our model lands on 1. FC Union Berlin, and it backs that with a 2 units stake. Union Berlin return to their famous home ground as favourites against Schalke. The hosts bring much better recent league form into this fixture.
1. FC Union Berlin come in poor, winning 28% of 36 on record. 5 of their 18 home games went their way, and the numbers point to a fairly even scoring record. Right now they are on 1 loss in a row.
Schalke 04 come in poor, winning 0% of 2 on record. 0 of their 1 away games went their way, and the numbers point to a fairly even scoring record. Right now they are on 1 draw in a row.
The prices turn into 41% for FCU, 27% for the draw and 32% for S04 once the bookmaker margin is stripped out. There is little between the two in the market, so the edge, if there is one, sits in the detail rather than the headline price. Our call sits at 2.05, and we only stake it because the reasons for it outweigh the reasons against.
We back 1. FC Union Berlin for 2 units. It settles itself when the game ends, win or lose, and it goes on the record either way. This is an opinion read off the form and the prices on this page, not advice, and never a promise of a result.
Prices come from the public feed and move all the time. Always check the price on the bookmaker site before you stake.
1. FC Union Berlin36 games on recordSchalke 042 games on recordCounted from the settled results on this site, newest first. Nothing here is copied from anywhere else, so if a number looks wrong the mistake is ours.
The site model likes Union Berlin at 2.25 as they have better form and home advantage. Schalke often play well on a Friday night though and could cause an upset. Does anyone see value in the visitors ...