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Verl vs Union Berlin Prediction & Betting tips
In 2001 Union Berlin reached the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup for the last time. At that time, the Ironmen were far from satisfied with entering the round of eight, but even moved into the final, which was ultimately lost 0-2 to Schalke 04 in the Olympic Stadium. On Wednesday evening, the team of coach Urs Fischer now has the great opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the generation at that time, which was even allowed to play in the UEFA Cup in 2001/2002.
Although the Bundesliga star is still at least 270 minutes away from participating in the final, the prospect of reaching the quarter-finals has not been as good as it was this season for years. If we believe the odds of bookmakers between Verl and Union Berlin, then the Köpenicker should be able to do their favorite role with the fourth division.
It shouldn’t be a secret that the venture with the western regional league has its pitfalls. The ambitious hosts are bursting with self-confidence and have already proven in the first two rounds that they can force more valued opponents to their knees. FC Augsburg and Holstein Kiel are currently filling the “victim list” of East Westphalia.
Despite a sold-out stadium with just over 5,000 spectators (over 1,000 from Berlin) and presumably poor space conditions, we are convinced that the first division will prevail after regular time.
Even a start-finish win (HT2 / FT2) seems realistic considering the differences in quality. According to our prediction against Union Berlin, there will be no further cup surprises from the host on Wednesday evening from 17:30 p.m.
Verl:
The SC Verl is surely the biggest outsider in this year’s round of 16 of the DFB Cup. Not only the fact that the black and white made the leap into the round of 16 for the first time underlines this thesis, but also the anything but glorious past.
While the other fourth division club from Saarbrücken, who remained in the competition, had various seasons in the top two division, the East Westphalia were represented up to the third class. The sports club should also go up one floor in the current season. The team of Coach Capretti is currently fighting for promotion to the 3rd division.
In the western season of the regional league, the black and white are currently in second place, but have played three games less than the leader from Rödinghausen. Should the maximum score of nine points be achieved in the course of the catch-up matches, the three-time Westphalia Cup winner would temporarily take the lead in the classification. In the first competitive game after the winter break, the second team celebrated a 1-0 win over Lippstadt at the weekend.
The promotion to the 3rd league is clearly a top priority for Coach Capretti and those responsible. Nevertheless, in the Sportclub Arena, which will burst at the seams with over 5,000 spectators, you can look forward to the “bonbon”, as the cup highlight against the Bundesliga team is called internally.
The club, which was able to make the first DFB Cup participation since 2010/2011 perfect thanks to a play-off against TUS holders, wants to build on the first two matches in the current competition. FC Augsburg (2-0) were eliminated in the first round and Holstein Kiel (8: 7 not specified) in the second round. Will the next coup follow?
A bet on the underdog between Verl and Union Berlin would be worth considering considering the outstanding home record (seven wins, two draws in the league), but the opponents are usually also called Bergisch-Gladbach, Wuppertal or Homberg.
A surprise can never be ruled out, especially given the bad space conditions to be expected, but we rate the guests from the capital strong enough to withstand the pressure from the home side, who, by the way, prefer a very courageous style of play with a highly pressing first row of pressings. withstand.
Union Berlin:
Although Union Berlin lost 0: 5 at Borussia Dortmund at the weekend and suffered the biggest defeat of the entire season, the starting position of the promoted team can still be seen in the fight for relegation.
In twelfth place, the Ironmen have a six point advantage over the relegation place and also the much better goal difference. SV Werder Bremen is currently in 16th place and will be the next opponent of the capital’s club in everyday life in the league next weekend. If the Köpenicker on the Weser win, you would have come a lot closer to the goal of not descending.
In view of the significant Bundesliga match against a direct competitor in the relegation battle, coach Urs Fischer should consider carefully whether he will use all top performers in the cup and thus run the risk that the fourth division team will lose a lot of substance on some players. Ultimately, it shouldn’t make any difference who the Swiss coach will ultimately come up with: the first division club remains a clear favorite and should not be naked.
The way to this round of 16 has so far led the Iron to Halberstadt and Freiburg. If the north-east regional league was swept out of the stadium 6-1 in the first main round, a somewhat surprising 2-0 away win in Breisgau was then enough to buy the ticket for the round of 16. If a bet on the Fischer troop pays off again between Verl and Union Berlin, Interwetten will pay out the top odds at 1.57.
The fact that the twelfth of the Bundesliga last won an away game at the beginning of November and also scored the fewest hits of all clubs abroad (nine) is something we want to neglect at this point and instead refer to the qualitative advantage of the guests.
In addition, Köpenickern could play into the cards that Verl will not be as defensive as a typical regional league player in the cup. There should therefore be spaces that take advantage of players such as Anthony Ujah or Sebastian Polter and will lay the foundation for the first quarter-finals since 2001. Abdullahi, Gogia, Schmiedebach and Mees are canceled. Changes compared to the mentioned swatter in Dortmund are very likely.
Verl vs Union Berlin head to head matches
11.05.08 RL Verl Union Berlin 2 : 3
03.11.07 RL Union Berlin Verl 0 : 0
01.06.01 RL Verl Union Berlin 2 : 1
24.11.00 RL Union Berlin Verl 3 : 0