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Jordan Pefok scored from an impossible angle on his Bundesliga debut

The USMNT striker is making himself comfortable early at his new club

Jordan Pefok seems to be loving life with Union Berlin so far.

Just days after scoring an acrobatic overhead kick on his competitive debut for the club, Pefok netted a header from a nearly impossible angle in his Bundesliga debut on Saturday.

The USMNT striker, who joined from Swiss outfit Young Boys in the offseason, opened the scoring for Union against city rival Hertha Berlin midway through the first half.

Pefok looked like he may be too far inside the near post when he met a cross from the left, but expertly glanced a header across the face of goal to score his side’s first goal of the season.

Union went on to win 3-1, marking a perfect start to the season for the club and for its newest addition.

Watch Pefok’s debut goal

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Jordan Pefok scored in his first official Union Berlin game, and it was a banger

There will be tougher opponents to come, but it’s always nice to score on your official debut

Jordan Pefok is among a myriad of U.S. national team forwards fighting for a spot on the World Cup roster.

An offseason move from Swiss side Young Boys to Union Berlin in the Bundesliga gave Pefok a major platform to make his case. Sure, he scored goals for fun in Switzerland, but it would be hard to ignore a forward routinely scoring in one of the world’s top leagues.

Bundesliga play hasn’t started yet but in his official debut for the club, Pefok got off to the best possible start with Union.

Facing fourth-tier Chemnitzer FC in the German cup on Monday, Pefok netted an acrobatic second-half goal to equalize.

There will be tougher opponents to come, but it’s always nice to score on your official debut.

Watch Pefok’s debut Union Berlin goal

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Bundesliga: Union Berlin vs. Bayern Munich odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Sunday’s Bundesliga match between Union Berlin and Bayern Munich, with sports betting odds, picks and best bets.

FC Bayern Munich (17-4-4) and FC Union Berlin (9-13-3) square off Sunday at 12 p.m. ET in Bundesliga action at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei in Berlin. We analyze the Bayern Munich-Union Berlin sports betting odds and lines, while providing Bundesliga betting tips and picks around this matchup.

Bayern Munich vs. Union Berlin: Key injuries

Bayern Munich

  • M Philippe Coutinho (ankle) out
  • D Niklas Sule (knee) out
  • M Corentin Tolisso (ankle) out

Union Berlin

  • F Sheraldo Becker (thigh) out
  • D Marvin Friedrich (suspended) out
  • M Akaki Gogia (knee) out
  • M Yunus Malli (coronavirus) out
  • F Sebastian Andersson (knee) out

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Bayern Munich vs. Union Berlin: Bundesliga odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 10:45 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Bayern Munich 3, Union Berlin 0

Moneyline (ML)

Bayern Munich (-500) is way too expensive to bet on the match result (straight up) line, so look to get creative. BAYERN TO WIN TO NIL (-106) is a much better bet assuming they’re able to keep the clean sheet.

In addition, Bayern Munich F Robert Lewandowski is back after a shinbone injury. He has posted 39 goals in 33 appearances for Bayern Munich across all levels during the 2019-20 campaign. He has special props, and taking LEWANDOWSKI TO SCORE WITH A HEADER (+250) is a nice play, while LEWANDOWSKI TO SCORE ANYTIME (-250) is a much more expensive proposition, but still worth a play.

New to sports betting? A $10 bet on Bayern to win to nil (-106) returns a profit of $9.50, while Lewandowski to score with a header (+250) fetches a profit of $25 on a $10 bet.

Over/Under (O/U)

OVER 2.5 (-228) is rather expensive, but a good play considering how explosive Bayern Munich can be offensively, and they’ll likely do most of the heavy lifting in this one. Berlin is rather leaky defensively, too, so that helps the Over chances. If you’re really feeling Munich will fire out of the box in this return to action, Over 3.5 (+105) is plus-money, but it likely requires Berlin scoring at some point.

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