Matchup context
Home: FC Bayern München — 4th (P3 W2 D1 L0, GF 7 GA 2, 7 pts, form WDW). Last five: A SV 07 Elversberg 2-1 (W), A FC Schalke 04 0-0 (D), H VfB Stuttgart 5-1 (W), H 1. FC Köln 5-1 (W), A VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 (W). Rating: attack 1.62, defence 0.80 from 20 matches.
Away: 1. FC Union Berlin — 16th (P3 W0 D1 L2, GF 4 GA 10, 1 pts, form LLD). Last five: H FC Schalke 04 1-3 (L), A Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0-4 (L), H Eintracht Frankfurt 3-3 (D), H FC Augsburg 4-0 (W), A 1. FSV Mainz 05 3-1 (W). Rating: attack 0.90, defence 1.24 from 20 matches.
Head-to-head (last 2): 2026-03-21 FC Bayern München 4-0 1. FC Union Berlin; 2025-11-08 1. FC Union Berlin 2-2 FC Bayern München.
Statistical baseline (poisson-v1): expected goals 3.65 vs 1.05; home 83.7% · draw 9.7% · away 6.6%; most likely score 3-1; over 2.5 goals 84.6%; both teams to score 63.4%.
Bookmaker odds (median of 24 bookmakers, captured 2026-09-17 23:17 UTC): home 1.06 · draw 14.435 · away 26.44; over/under 2.5: 1.11/6.5.