#TSGFCU: Both teams under pressure | OneFootball

TSG Hoffenheim will welcome 1. FC Union Berlin to the PreZero Arena on Saturday (15:30 CET / Live Ticker at tsg-hoffenheim.de). While Hoffenheim are hoping for their second home win under Christian Ilzer, Union are battling to turn around their ongoing struggles on the road. Both teams are in a difficult phase of the season and urgently need points. Here you will find all the important facts and figures on #TSGFCU at a glance.

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…Union have recently had the upper hand against Hoffenheim?

Union Berlin have lost only two of their last nine Bundesliga meetings with Hoffenheim (five wins, two draws) and have won their last two matches against TSG. The Iron Ones could now pick up three consecutive victories and win both matches against Hoffenheim in one season for the first time.

…Hoffenheim have only picked up fewer points in two Bundesliga seasons?

Hoffenheim are having the third-worst Bundesliga campaign in the club's history, with 18 points from 20 matches. Only in 2015/16 (14) and 2012/13 (16) have TSG had fewer points at this stage of the season. Nonetheless, the Sinsheim club already have four points in the second half-season – the last time they took more in the first three matches of the second half-season was in 2019/20 (six).

…Union are toothless up front and have been in crisis for weeks?

Union Berlin have the worst attack in the Bundesliga with only 16 goals scored and have already drawn a blank nine times – only St. Pauli have done so more often (10). In addition, FCU have won only one of their last 13 Bundesliga games (four draws and eight defeats) and have picked up just seven points since Matchday 8 – only Heidenheim have fewer (five).

…Hoffenheim are heading for a negative record?

TSG have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 30 Bundesliga home games – if they concede to Union, they would equal VfB Stuttgart's negative Bundesliga record (31 games from 2021 to 2023).

…Union are particularly vulnerable on the road?

Union Berlin have lost their last six Bundesliga away matches – a joint negative club record. Union have let in at least two goals in each of the last four games on the road. That has never happened to the Iron Ones in five away games in a row.

…Union tend to strike before the break, which is when Hoffenheim are most vulnerable?

TSG have already conceded 22 goals in the first half – only Holstein Kiel have let in more (30). Union, meanwhile, have scored 75% of their goals before the break (12 out of 16) – the highest proportion of all Bundesliga clubs. Union are especially dangerous between the 16th and 30th minutes (five goals), while Hoffenheim have already let in 13 goals in this phase – also a league high.