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VfB Stuttgart v FC Union Berlin : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 18th Jan, 14:30 BST, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart

Steffen Baumgart is aiming for a vital away win in the Bundesliga on Sunday afternoon, as he takes his FC Union Berlin side to the Mercedes-Benz Arena to visit VfB Stuttgart and Sebastian Hoeneß. The predictions for all the markets are based on the past 20 games each side has played (at home, away or overall) with weighting assigned to top teams. All the statistics and infographics are designed specifically for the betting market in question. Head to head (H2H) statistics for this fixture are also given where our data allows. Odds are provided straight from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Stuttgart
48%
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Draw
25%
--
Union Berlin
27%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
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Stuttgart 1-0
10%
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Stuttgart 2-1
9%
--
Stuttgart 2-0
8%
--
Union Berlin 1-0
7%
--
Union Berlin 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Stuttgart 3-1
5%
--
Stuttgart 3-0
4%
--
Union Berlin 2-0
4%
--
Stuttgart 3-2
3%
--
Union Berlin 3-1
3%
--
Union Berlin 3-2
2%
--
Stuttgart 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
54%
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BTTS - No
46%
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BTTS - Home Win
22%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
13%
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Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
52%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
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Under 4.5 Goals
86%
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Over 5.5 Goals
6%
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Under 5.5 Goals
94%
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Over 0.5 Goals
93%
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Under 0.5 Goals
7%
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Home DNB
65%
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Away DNB
45%
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Stuttgart win to nil
26%
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Union Berlin win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga table

Stuttgart have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the Bundesliga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 0 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Stuttgart have outscored their opponents by 25 goals to 20 goals.

Home League Performance

Stuttgart have played 7 games at home winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 9 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 8 goals at home.

Union Berlin are in 8th position in the Bundesliga on 21 points having played 15 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 12 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 1 and won 3. Union Berlin have conceded 16 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Stuttgart
Union Berlin
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bayern1513204441 
l
 
0-5A
Apr 18
d
 
2-2F
Mar 21
2
Dortmund159511432 
Apr 4
d
 
3-3A
Jan 24
l
 
3-0A
3
Leverkusen159241329 
May 9
Jan 10
Feb 21
l
 
2-0A
4
RB Leipzig159241129 
Mar 14
l
 
3-1A
w
 
3-1F
Apr 25
5
Hoffenheim15834927 
d
 
0-00-0
May 2
l
 
2-4A
Jan 31
6
Stuttgart15825326 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
Jan 18
7
E.Frankfurt15744025 
Jan 13
May 16
Feb 6
w
 
3-4F
8
Union Berlin15636-321 
Jan 18
l
 
2-1A
-
-
9
Freiburg15555-120 
Feb 1
l
 
3-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 14
10
W.Bremen15456-1017 
Apr 25
w
 
0-4F
Mar 7
l
 
1-0A
11
Köln15447-216 
Feb 14
w
 
1-2A
May 2
w
 
0-1F
12
B. M'gladbach15447-616 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 25
w
 
3-1F
Feb 28
13
Hamburg15447-916 
Apr 11
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 14
14
Wolfsburg15438-515 
Mar 1
w
 
0-3F
Apr 18
l
 
3-1A
15
Augsburg15429-1114 
w
 
3-2A
Mar 21
May 16
Jan 15
16
St. Pauli15339-1312 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 7
Apr 4
w
 
0-1F
17
Heidenheim153210-2111 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
l
 
1-2F
Apr 11
18
Mainz15159-138 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 7
Jan 10
May 9
Win / draw / win form
Stuttgart 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
1
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Union Berlin 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Stuttgart since 2017
Stuttgart
Union Berlin
Goals: Scored
13
9
Games: Scored
6 / 7
6 / 7
Clean sheets
1 / 7
1 / 7
VFB
3
D
3
FCU
1
League games at Union Berlin since 2016
Union Berlin
Stuttgart
Goals: Scored
13
11
Games: Scored
6 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
2 / 8
VFB
1
D
4
FCU
3
Goal Statistics

VfB Stuttgart's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday afternoon, not least because FC Union Berlin have conceded in each of their last 8 Bundesliga matches. A PG of 1.6 for S. Hoeneß's side suggests that run should continue.

Stuttgart 6th Union Berlin 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Stuttgart will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 69% probability that Union Berlin will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Stuttgart have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
-12
Union Berlin have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2025/2025 season
Stuttgart
PG (predicted goals)
Union Berlin
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
15%
better
VFB
FCU
view stats
Games scored13
10
Failed to score2
5
Scored first6
8
Goals scored25
20
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.3
Avg. shots per game11
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
14
Avg. XG for1.6
1.3
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
2%
better
VFB
FCU
view stats
Games conceded9
11
Clean sheets6
4
Conceded first8
5
Goals conceded22
23
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
17%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+2%

Stuttgart v Union Berlin Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

Stuttgart Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15853
A NübelD UndavJ LewelingJ Leweling
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Nübel GLK151
-
A Stiller MID1514
1
-
M Mittelstädt DEF1423
2
-
T Tomás FWD143
2
-
J Leweling FWD1415
3
-
C Führich FWD1422
-
J Vagnoman DEF1311
2
-
N Nartey MID13
1
-
A Karazor MID13
1
-
R Hendriks  DEF12
1
-
J Chabot DEF12
-
B Khannouss MID1233
2
-
D Undav FWD118
3
-
J. Andrés Baixauli MID101
1
-
F. Jeltsch DEF91
2
-
L Assignon  DEF9
2
1
B Bouanani FWD9
1
-
A Al-Dakhil DEF7
1
-
E Demirovic  FWD631
1
-
L Jaquez DEF51
1
-
L. Jovanović FWD3
-
D Zagadou DEF2
-
P Stenzel  DEF2
2
-
Union Berlin Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15576
F RönnowI AnsahA IlićC Trimmel 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Rönnow GLK15
1
-
L Querfeld DEF15
3
-
D Doekhi DEF154
2
-
D Köhn DEF15
2
-
I Ansah FWD1552
-
C Trimmel  DEF142
6
-
J Haberer  MID141
5
-
R Khedira MID143
5
-
O Burke FWD144
2
-
A Ilić FWD147
3
-
A Kemlein MID13
2
-
W Jeong MID131
-
T Rothe DEF121
1
1
T Skarke FWD121
-
D Leite DEF11
1
-
A Schäfer  MID111
1
-
A Kral MID9
1
-
J Juranovic DEF3
1
-
R Skov MID3
-
S Nsoki DEF21
-
L. Burcu FWD2
-