Union Berlin vs. Malmo Match Analysis and Prediction

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Union Berlin and Malmo will be back in action this week when they square off at Stadion An der Alten Försterei in their second leg fixture of the UEFA Europa League – Group D. Match day schedules for October 13 at 22:00 EAT.

After failure to defeat Union Saint-Gilloise and Braga in their opening two matches, Union Berlin’s chances of reaching the Europa League knockout stages are minimal as they sit third in the table with three points, six points off the table toppers. The hosts are flying high at the top of the Bundesliga with 20 points after nine matches, and they will head into their home match against the Swedish champions full of confidence aiming for another win.

On the other side, after qualifying for the Champions League group stage last season, Malmo may have had hopes of making an impact in the Europa League this season, however, they have not been successful having lost all their three matches so far. Coming into this game, Malmo won two, drew two and lost two of their last six matches.

Malmo takes this trip after they held each other to 0-0 Allsvenskan stalemate with Varnamo in their most recent fixture. In that match, Malmo had 62% possession and 18 shots with six of them on target while Varnamo got eight shots with three of them on target.

Union Berlin gets into this fixture coming off 0-1 Bundesliga victory to beat Stuttgart in their most recent game. In that match, Union Berlin had 48% possession, seven shots with four of them on target and a goal scored by Paul Jaeckel (76’). Stuttgart got nine shots with three of them on target.

Union Berlin vs. Malmo head to head

This fixture will be the second head to head encounter between these two since the first leg of this fixture; Union Berlin won in the preceding fixture while Malmo is yet to win.