Union Berlin – 1899 Hoffenheim

Union Berlin host 1899 Hoffenheim in what promises to be a crucial clash for both sides as the season gathers pace. The hosts sit 16th in the table with just one point from three games, having failed to win and conceding ten goals while scoring only four. Hoffenheim sit three places above them in 13th, holding three points after a solitary victory and a negative goal difference of minus one, having netted six and let in seven. With Union desperate to snap a winless run and Hoffenheim looking to consolidate a modest climb up the table, the encounter could prove decisive for their respective survival battles.