1st FC Union Berlin - Five facts about the match: Union Berlin at FC Bayern Munich
From Portugal to Munich: After a disappointing 1-1 draw in the Champions League at SC Braga, 1. FC Union Berlin have traveled directly to the Bavarian capital for their next Bundesliga match. Under new coach Nenad Bjelica, the Köpenickers will face serial champions Bayern Munich on Saturday (3.30pm/Sky). Ending the run of 16 games without a win is likely to be complicated.
Tough place to play: The penultimate-placed Union are clear outsiders at unbeaten second-placed Munich. The Ironmen have never won a competitive match against Bayern. Union have only picked up one point away from Bayern so far (2020/21).
Series: Both teams have the longest current streaks in the league, in both a positive and negative sense. Bayern have not lost in 13 games this season, while Union have not won in ten matches.
Fast: Union attacker Kevin Volland set a record against Munich. He scored the fastest goal in Bundesliga history in nine seconds for TSG Hoffenheim at home to FCB (1-2) in 2015/16.
Leaky: Union are still waiting for their first league game of the season without conceding a goal. The Köpenickers have already conceded 27 goals in twelve games. Last season, Bayern and the Berliners had the fewest goals conceded between them. 38 after 34 matchdays.
Reminder: Union coach Bjelica faced Bayern several times as a midfielder at 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He never managed a win. He is likely to remember one decisive miss. In 2002, the Croatian missed his penalty in the penalty shoot-out of the DFB Cup quarter-final at the Fritz Walter Stadium. Bayern went on to win 5:3.
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- Despite the disappointing draw against SC Braga in the Champions League, 1. FC Union Berlin journeyed to Munich for their subsequent Bundesliga clash against FC Bayern Munich.
- In their quest to end a 16-game winless streak, Union Berlin facing off against the second-placed Munich in the Bundesliga, live on Sky at 3:30 pm.
- Union Berlin, currently in penultimate position, have never claimed victory in a competitive match against Bayern Munich and have only managed one point away from them in the 2020/21 season.
- Bayern Munich shares an ongoing positive streak with Union Berlin; both teams have yet to lose a game in their respective last 13 matches this season.
- In the Bavarian capital, Union Berlin will be looking to turn the tables on Bayern Munich, who have a dominating record in the Bundesliga.
- Nenad Bjelica, Union Berlin's new coach, recalls his experiences playing against Bayern as a midfielder for 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where he had never managed to secure a win.
- Bavaria, or Munich, is not only the venue for Union Berlin's Bundesliga match but also the home to the CDU/CSU, one of Germany's major political parties.
- Prior to their Bundesliga match, the Skylive coverage of 1. FC Union Berlin takes fans to Portugal to analyze Union's Champions League encounter with SC Braga.
Source: www.stern.de
