Stuttgart, Union Berlin Highlight Bundesliga Betting Report

Just a few months after winning the promotion/relegation playoff to stay afloat in the top flight, Stuttgart is staking their claim for a spot in German football’s upper echelon. They have become a go-to choice for Bundesliga bettors, and after an impressive December, they will be looking to pick up where they left off with a strong start to 2024.

Can Union Berlin Escape the Drop?

While Stuttgart and Leverkusen have undoubtedly been the revelations of the Bundesliga season, the biggest disappointment was Union Berlin. After finishing fourth in the table and sealing Champions League qualification for the first time in club history, Union kicked off the 2023-24 campaign with 4-1 wins against Mainz and Darmstadt before opening September with a 3-0 defeat to RB Leipzig.

When it rains in Stadion An der Alten Försterei, it pours: Union proceeded to lose their next 11 matches before drawing 1-1 to Napoli and falling to a 4-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, a humiliation that resulted in the dismissal of Urs Fischer after five years in charge.

Union’s first Bundesliga match under new manager Nenad Bjelica would see them demolish Gladbach 3-1 to secure their first win in 109 days. They bowed out of Europe with a 3-2 defeat to Real Madrid, finishing bottom of their group, before suffering a 3-0 drubbing at the hands of Bochum. Union closed out the year with back-to-back home wins and find themselves 15th in the table.

The Bundesliga betting lines have taken notice of Union’s recent resurgence, listing them at +700 to suffer relegation. With the expectations considerably lower and their European journey behind them, they’ll be looking to put a roller-coaster 2023 behind them and turn a new leaf in the new year.

Union will travel to Freiburg, Mainz and Bayern Munich before closing out January with a home match against Darmstadt, and they will be counting on 22-year-old forward Benedict Hollerbach, who has scored in two of Union’s last three league matches.

Since earning promotion to the Bundesliga in 2019 for the first time in club history, Union has gradually climbed from 11th to 7th to 5th to 4th, and they’ll be looking to climb out of the relegation battle and secure a respectable midtable finish. Soccer pick predictions are in their favor as they look to bounce back from their dismal start and escape the drop.

Question Of The Day

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