{"id":1424057,"date":"2026-01-16T09:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1424057"},"modified":"2026-01-16T09:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:56:10","slug":"match-preview-stuttgart-vs-union-berlin-18-01-26-bundesliga","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/match-preview-stuttgart-vs-union-berlin-18-01-26-bundesliga\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuttgart vs Union Berlin: predictions, stats, tips &#038; odds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stuttgart welcome Union Berlin in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/bundesliga\/\">Bundesliga<\/a> clash with high stakes at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, kicking off at 14:30 on Sunday. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stuttgart&#8217;s surge into the top four has caught the eye, but Union Berlin have proved a tough nut to crack in recent head-to-heads\u2014winning more of the last eleven meetings. With both sides level for goals conceded and plenty to play for, this match promises a compelling tactical battle and could shape the race for European spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-best-bets-amp-predictions\">Best Bets &amp; Predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on Stuttgart&#8217;s superior attacking output and Union Berlin&#8217;s tendency to keep things tight, our top betting recommendations focus on a home win and goal markets. We&#8217;re particularly confident in Stuttgart to win, given their combination of high shot accuracy, dominant possession and a standout campaign from Deniz Undav.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Our Prediction<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Odds &amp; Bookmaker<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Confidence<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Why We&#8217;re Backing It<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Stuttgart to Win<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/en\/go\/bet365?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\">8\/13 @ Bet365<\/a><br>(61.9%)<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">We&#8217;re backing Stuttgart to win because they&#8217;ve scored 32 goals in 17 games\u2014ten more than Union Berlin\u2014and average nearly 57% possession. Their home form and attacking efficiency, led by Deniz Undav, gives them a clear edge.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Over 2.5 Goals<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/en\/go\/bet365?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\">4\/5 @ Bet365<\/a><br>(55.6%)<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">There could be value here as Stuttgart matches average 3.35 goals per game, and 5 of their last 6 head-to-heads with Union Berlin have seen 3+ goals. Both teams&#8217; attacking intent points towards another open contest.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><small>Odds correct at the time of writing. 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Place a \u00a310 fixed odds single or \u00a310 each-way bet at minimum odds of 1\/2 and get 3 x \u00a310 free fixed odds bets, 3 x \u00a35 Total Goals football spread bets and 3 x \u00a35 Winning Favourites spread bets and a \u00a31 racing Race Index spread bet. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Season Form &amp; Standings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stuttgart&#8217;s rise to 4th has been fuelled by a potent attack\u201432 goals in 17 matches and a league-high pass accuracy of 84.4%. Union Berlin, currently 9th, have struggled for consistency but remain difficult to break down, conceding the same number of goals as Stuttgart despite less possession and attacking output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Team<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Pos<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">P<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">W<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">D<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">L<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">GF<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">GA<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">GD<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Pts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Stuttgart<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">32<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">25<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">+7<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Union Berlin<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">23<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">26<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-3<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Potential Match-Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Deniz Undav (Stuttgart):<\/strong> 10 goals already, with an impressive 67 touches inside the opposition box and 15 big chance assists\u2014accounting for almost a third of Stuttgart&#8217;s goals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ermedin Demirovi\u0107 (Stuttgart):<\/strong> Often deployed up top, Demirovi\u0107&#8217;s movement and link-up play create space for Undav and others. He is also <a href=\"\/en\/go\/bet365?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\">18\/5<\/a> (17.2%) to score first with <a href=\"\/en\/go\/bet365?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\">Bet365<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Union Berlin&#8217;s Attack:<\/strong> While lacking a standout scorer, Union have 4 headed goals and nine from strikers, showing their set piece threat and ability to spread goals around.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SquawkaBet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-1024x114.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1415389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-1024x114.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-300x33.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-768x86.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-1536x171.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-400x45.jpg 400w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-600x67.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-538x60.jpg 538w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-150x17.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-40x4.jpg 40w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1.jpg 1792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-head-to-head-last-6-meetings\">Head-to-Head: Last 6 Meetings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last six encounters between these sides have been tight, with four draws and one win apiece in the last four. Recent matches have produced goals, with both teams scoring in five of these six games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"\" data-align=\"center\">Date<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Score<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Competition<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">23\/08\/25<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Union Berlin 2-1 Stuttgart<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Bundesliga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">19\/04\/25<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Union Berlin 4-4 Stuttgart<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Bundesliga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">06\/12\/24<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Stuttgart 3-2 Union Berlin<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Bundesliga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">08\/03\/24<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Stuttgart 2-0 Union Berlin<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Bundesliga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21\/10\/23<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Union Berlin 0-3 Stuttgart<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Bundesliga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">01\/04\/23<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Union Berlin 3-0 Stuttgart<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Bundesliga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Stuttgart boasting a fluid attack and Union Berlin always a threat on the counter and at set pieces, this fixture offers plenty for punters. The data points to Stuttgart having the edge, especially at home, but Union&#8217;s resilience and the competitive nature of recent head-to-heads suggest goals at both ends. Will Stuttgart&#8217;s attacking efficiency be enough to break Union down again? Our pick is for the hosts to get the job done\u2014back them at <a href=\"\/en\/go\/bet365?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\">8\/13 (61.9%) with Bet365<\/a>\u2014and expect action at both ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><small>Odds correct at the time of writing. 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