M. Krattenmacher’s 3 goals test Union Berlin’s home defence
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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Union Berlin’s home defensive record and Elversberg’s away results frame the key question, with Krattenmacher and Skarke providing the main listed goal threats.
Before kickoff
Krattenmacher’s goals meet Union’s home defensive record
M. Krattenmacher carries SV Elversberg’s clearest scoring threat into Saturday’s Bundesliga meeting, with 3 goals in 4 league appearances. Union Berlin’s leading listed scorer is T. Skarke, who has 2 goals in 4 appearances. The contrast matters at An der Alten Försterei: Union have conceded 6 goals in 2 home games this season and have kept 0 home clean sheets, while Elversberg have scored 4 goals in 2 away games.
Form and the provisional table
The pre-match provisional standings place Union Berlin #17 on 1 point from 4 games, with 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. SV Elversberg are #8 on 7 points from 4 games, with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, leaving them 6 points ahead. Union’s recent four-match sequence is Draw, Loss, Loss, Loss; Elversberg’s is Win, Win, Loss, Draw. That sample suggests contrasting recent records, but does not establish a longer trend.
Availability adds uncertainty
Union will be without A. Ilic, J. Juranovic, A. Markgraf and S. Nsoki. O. Burke is questionable with an Achilles Tendon Injury. Elversberg will miss F. Onyeka and L. Seifert. Elversberg have used a 4-2-3-1 in all 4 league matches, while Union have used 3 listed formations across their 4 games; the data does not establish how either team will approach this match.
Can Union limit Krattenmacher while turning their home scoring record—4 goals in 2 games—into a response to Elversberg’s unbeaten away record of 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | DWWWW | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2 | Bayern München | WWDW | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | DWWW | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | Werder Bremen | DWDWL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
| 5 | FC Augsburg | LDWW | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | WDWL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | |
| 7 | FSV Mainz 05 | WLWD | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | |
| 8 | SV Elversberg | DLWW | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
| 9 | RB Leipzig | LWLW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | DWLD | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | FC Schalke 04 | DWDL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 12 | SC Paderborn 07 | WLLD | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 13 | 1. FC Köln | LDLW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | |
| 14 | 1899 Hoffenheim | LWLL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | |
| 15 | VfB Stuttgart | LLWL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | |
| 16 | Hamburger SV | WLLL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 3 | |
| 17 | Union Berlin | LLLD | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 1 | |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | LLLL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 |