Slavia Prague vs. Union Berlin: Preview and betting tips

On Thursday, Slavia will enter the group stage of the Conference Europa League together with Jablonec, at home to Union Berlin. How will they fare against a team that hasn’t lost once in the German Bundesliga this season?

Slavia tuned up for the European Conference League with a 2-1 win over Slovácko and are only two points behind first-placed Plzeň with one game to play. Moreover, mainstays like Nicolae Stanciu and Oscar Dorley remained on the bench after the national break and played only a few minutes at the end.

Even Union can be satisfied, they drew with Augsburg at the weekend and are still unbeaten in the league (1-3-0). And it has already played Leverkusen or Mönchengladbach. The team from the capital is eighth in the table.

In recent weeks, Slavia has been driven by the talented Daniel Samek, the 17-year-old midfielder managed to score twice and assist twice in four games. Ubong Ekpai and Tomas Holesa are also doing well.

The visitors are led by the productive Nigerian Taiwo Awoniyi, who has scored three times in four league games. Experienced German Max Kruse and Wolfsburg stopper Robin Knoche are also supporting players.

Slavia’s defence is far from what it used to be, keeping a clean sheet in only one of the last five games. Twice they even got two or more goals.

This plays into Union’s hands as they are struggling offensively again. He’s scored just four goals in his last four games.

Given the results of Slavia in recent weeks, I recommend betting on both teams to score.