FC Union Berlin is one club that is coming to the match here still looking for their first win in the league. Union has ended up playing well enough to sit in 14th place in the Bundesliga table so far. The Union club has a draw and a loss so far. The last game was the draw for Union Berlin which ended up being a 1-1 result with Monchengladbach.
The possession for Union Berlin was questionable at times in the draw with Union controlling the ball a total of 38% of the time. Union Berlin ended up getting a total of 14 shots and only 2 of them landed on goal. FC Union was not that well disciplined in the game with 16 fouls and 2 yellow cards in the game. Surprisingly Union Berlin did not go offsides at all, but did manage to win a total of 5 corner kicks. Defensively Union Berlin had a total of 5 saves while facing 14 shots, but did have only 6 shots on goal.
Mainz has yet to win on the year so far and the scary thing is the last game against Stuttgart the Mainz players looked like they completely gave up in the game. That was a disappointment aspect for Mainz and now the Mainz club comes in with a paid of losses on them this year. The game against Stuttgart ended up being a 4-1 loss for Mainz.
Ball control for Mainz was not that bad in the game with a total of 49% of the ball control on the day. Mainz did end up getting a total of 12 shots in the game, but only 2 of them landed on goal. For the players giving up in the game Mainz did good with discipline with only 9 fouls in the game, but the downside is one of those fouls ended up as a red card. The Mainz club was caught offsides oncec in the game and only managed to win 3 corners. The defense for Mainz ended up with 3 saves out of a total of 15 shots faced with 7 of those shots landing on goal.
FC Union Berlin vs Mainz Odds: FC Union Berlin +133, Mainz +191, Draw +235
Over/Under: Over 2.5 -118, Under 2.5 -108
FC Union Berlin vs Mainz Pick: FC Union Berlin +133, Under 2.5
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Mainz has quite a few personnel issues it would seem coming to the game here. However, a problem for Mainz on top of that is the red card from the last game and carrying over into this game. Look for the Mainz defense to be tested again as Union Berlin has an offense that can bring forth quite a bit of pressure in the game. Look for Union Berlin to be able to play good in the match here defensively as well and have a better control of the ball as Mainz is not able to show up good offensively in the game yet again. With how bad the offenses have been playing, though, this game is going to end up as a win for FC Union Berlin, but end up going on the under.
