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Bundesliga · Matchday 5 Match report

Union Berlin 1-0 Elversberg: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

1-0Full time
Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin

Our picks against the result

9 of 12 right

  • Result Union Berlin win47% 1-0
  • Double chance Union Berlin or Elversberg (12)74% 1-0
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.558% 1 goal
  • More corners Union Berlin64% Union Berlin (7-3)
  • Yellow cards Around average 3 yellow cards · league 3.6
  • Yellow cards 3 yellow cards 2.5 Over70% 3.5 Under51% 4.5 Under70%
  • Corners Around average 10 corners · league 10.9
  • Corners 10 corners 9.5 Over63% 10.5 Over52% 11.5 Under58%

Match stats

Union Berlin Elversberg
  • 1 Goals 0
  • 2 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0
  • 7 Corners 3

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Union Berlin vs Elversberg is the Bundesliga Matchday 5 fixture on Saturday 10 October 2026. Our pick is Union Berlin to win, with a double chance on either team to win (no draw).

Why this pick?

Our model leans towards a Union Berlin win, with our strength rating placing them above Elversberg, and home advantage adding to that. The main counterpoint is Union's recent attacking play: over the last five matches, their shots and big chances created fall below the league average. Even so, the gap in that rating is clear: Union Berlin are below the Bundesliga average, but Elversberg are clearly further down, and playing at home compensates. Elversberg's own recent numbers do not suggest they will fully exploit those struggles, with shots and touches in the opposition box below average. The call is a moderate one.

Form guide

Union Berlin

  • L 0-7 at Bayern München (A) Bundesliga · 18 Sep
  • L 1-3 vs Schalke 04 (H) Bundesliga · 11 Sep
  • L 0-4 at Bayer Leverkusen (A) Bundesliga · 5 Sep
  • D 3-3 vs Eintracht Frankfurt (H) Bundesliga · 29 Aug
  • W 4-2 at Eintracht Braunschweig (A) DFB Pokal · 23 Aug

Elversberg

  • D 0-0 at Schalke 04 (A) Bundesliga · 20 Sep
  • L 1-2 vs Bayern München (H) Bundesliga · 13 Sep
  • W 4-3 at Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) Bundesliga · 5 Sep
  • W 3-2 vs Bayer Leverkusen (H) Bundesliga · 29 Aug
  • W 3-1 at MSV Duisburg (A) DFB Pokal · 22 Aug

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

Union BerlinElversberg
Attack 12 29 1.0 goals per match this season2.0 goals per match this season
Defence 29 35 4.3 conceded per match this season1.8 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Bundesliga clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

Union Berlin and Elversberg have not met in our records since 2010.

Bundesliga so far

Bundesliga records before the match
#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
7 Elversberg 4 211 8:7 +1 7
17 Union Berlin 4 013 4:17 -13 1

Positions in our table of 18 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Bundesliga, Matchday 5
Kick-off
Venue
Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin

Questions and answers

What was the score of Union Berlin vs Elversberg?

Union Berlin 1-0 Elversberg in the Bundesliga (Matchday 5) on Saturday 10 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Union Berlin vs Elversberg right?

Yes: our result pick was Union Berlin win, and the score after 90 minutes was 1-0. 9 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Union Berlin vs Elversberg?

3 yellow cards (Union Berlin 2, Elversberg 1), no red cards and 10 corners (Union Berlin 7, Elversberg 3).

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Times are UTC.