In a Sunday Bundesliga match, FC Schalke 04 (0 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses) and FC Union Berlin (1-1-1) meet up at noon ET at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Below, we analyze the Schalke 04-Union Berlin sports betting odds and lines, while providing Bundesliga betting tips and picks around this matchup.
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FC Schalke 04 vs. FC Union Berlin: Key injuries
FC Schalke 04
- G Ralf Fahrmann (groin) doubtful
- D Ozan Kabak (suspension – red card) out
- M Omar Mascarell (muscle injury) questionable
- M Suat Serdar (thigh) out
FC Union Berlin
- M Christian Gentner (calf) doubtful
- M Akaki Gogia (knee) doubtful
- D Nico Schlotterbeck (thigh) out
- F Anthony Ujah (knee) doubtful
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FC Schalke 04 vs. FC Union Berlin: Bundesliga odds, betting lines and picks
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Prediction
FC Union Berlin 2, FC Schalke 04 0
Money line (ML)
FC UNION BERLIN (+150) is a solid value straight up in regular time against Schalke 04 (+195), a club off to the worst start in Bundesliga history. Plenty of sides have opened with three losses in three matches, but Union has a dismal minus-14 goal differential, scoring just once while conceding 15 goals. That’s awful, and there is very little reason to believe that it will turn things around against a decent Berlin side, regardless if it’s at home or not.
New to sports betting? A winning $10 bet on FC Union Berlin returns $15, while a winning bet on FC Schalke 04 fetches a profit of $19.50.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 2.5 (-139) is a little risky given the fact Schalke has been terrible defensively. But Berlin is averaging just 2.0 goals per match, and it’s probably the least offensively gifted club Schalke has faced. Even the defensively-challenged Schalke side should be able to keep it within arm’s length.
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