Union Berlin vs. St. Pauli preview: Visitors continue survival fight

Union Berlin vs. St. Pauli preview: Visitors continue survival fight Union Berlin Union Berlin are sitting in ninth spot after winning eight, drawing seven and losing 12 of their 27 league games this season.

Die Eisernen would have been grateful for the timing of the international break, giving them time to reset after losing three of their last four matches. After losing to Borussia Mönchengladbach and Werder Bremen, Union returned to winning ways with a narrow 1-0 victory against Freiburg at the Europa-Park Stadion. However, they were no match for Bayern Munich in their final outing before the international window, as they fell to a heavy 4-0 defeat to the league leaders at the Allianz Arena.

Steffen Baumgart’s side will now return home to the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, where they have won just once in their last five outings (D2, L2). While that record may be underwhelming, Union can take confidence from the fact that they have won each of their last five competitive home games against St. Pauli.

They also enjoyed a successful outing in November’s reverse fixture, picking up a 1-0 victory thanks to Rani Khedira’s first-half effort. Team News Union are unable to call upon the services of goalkeeper Matheo Raab and winger David Preu due to injury. Predicted lineup: Rønnow; Doekhi, Querfeld, Leite; Haberer, Khedira, Kemlein, Köhn; Schäfer, Burcu; Ilić St.