Union Berlin host Schalke as both sides seek form early season
Union Berlin welcome FC Schalke 04 in a matchday three fixture as both clubs look to build early-season momentum. Union go into the game with a slightly better recent record than their visitors, having won two of their last five matches to Schalke's one.
Recent form
Union Berlin's last five outings have brought a mixed sequence of loss, draw, win, loss and win, giving them two victories and a draw alongside two defeats. Schalke's run reads draw, loss, win, loss, loss, leaving them with a single win from the same span.
That gap in results puts Union marginally ahead of their opponents heading into this meeting, though neither side has strung together a consistent run of form in the opening weeks of the campaign.
History between the sides
The two clubs have met five times in recent seasons, with Union Berlin winning once, Schalke yet to record a victory, and the remaining four matches ending level. The most emphatic result came in August 2022, when Union thrashed Schalke 6-1 away from home. Their two most recent meetings, in June 2020 and February 2023, both finished goalless or level, underlining how tight this fixture has often been.