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Germany 2.Bundesliga Union Berlin Vs Bochum
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Union Berlin Insider Soccer Info:
Union Berlin have moved on troublesome members of their squad in the transfer period. Adam Nemec, Baris Ozbek and Martin Dausch have all departed, whereas the only arrival has been exciting Hannover midfielder Valmir Sulejmani on loan.
Coach Norbert Duwel can have to do while not defender Toni Leistner due to suspension, whereas Maximilian Thiel and Oliver Oschkenat are out with shoulder and knee injuries respectively.
Suspended: Leistner (one match)
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Thiel (shoulder), Oschkenat (knee)
Bochum Insider Soccer Info:
New Bochum coach Gertjan Verbeek, who is however to be in control of a league game at the club, opted against making radical changes to his squad and as such there have solely been two new arrivals: Felix Bastians and Thomas Eisfeld.
In lightweight of a lengthy injury list, it might be a decision he comes to regret. Defenders Jan Simunek and Jan Gyamerah stay out, midfielder Tobias Weis will be unavailable for 3 months with ligament injury and Michael Gregoritsch has torn muscle fibres. The length of defender Fabian Holthaus’ lay-off continues to be unclear, whereas Yusuke Tasaka and Piotr Cwielong are doubts.
Suspended: None
Doubtful: Tasaka (swelling), Cwielong (thigh)
Injured/ unavailable: Weis, Holthaus (ligament damage), Gregoritsch (torn muscle fibre), Simunek (hip), Gyamerah (fitness)
Head to Head:
Both sides have picked up five wins from the 11 encounters contested since 2001, while the only draw came on Matchday 3 of this campaign.
Match Preview:
Norbert Duwel’s Union engineered on a positive finish to 2014 with a friendly win over Champions League participants Ludogorets Razgrad and a 7:1 success over Union 06. Narrow losses to FC Luzern and Esbjerg checked the capital town side’s momentum, but.
Despite a mean home record (W4 D2 L3) in the primary nineteen games of the campaign, wins over FSV Frankfurt and Karlsruher to end 2014 showed that Duwel’s philosophy is starting to take hold.
Under new coach Gertjan Verbeek, Bochum boast an nearly identical winter friendly record to Matchday twenty opponents Union. Wins over Alianza Lima and Rot-Weiss Erfurt caught the eye, and though a 5:1 loss to Bayern Munich was no embarrassment, defeat to Cercle Brugge was avoidable. Verbeek’s new charges ended the winter with a 1:1 draw against mid-table rivals Furth.
With an away record (W3 D3 L3) embellished by a smart begin to the season, Bochum struggled on their travels towards the end of former coach Peter Neururer’s tenure. I expect the new man Verbeek to secure a point, perhaps more.
Expect Away DNB (Draw No Bet)
