Wolfsburg vs Union Berlin

Current standings see six positions between Wolfsburg and Union Berlin in this season Bundesliga schedule before match day on Saturday Volkswagen Arena.

The capital club could therefore close in on the Champions League places should they win and other results go their way, although a team that has not lost in three home games may well have other ideas.

However, after a number of consecutive Bundesliga draws, Wolfsburg was eager to turn a new page and get a necessary three-point haul before the round preceding the international break, which was rightfully earned after a commendable 3-1 win at Heidenheim.

That game was marked with an 18-year-old Bence Dardai scoring his first goal for the Wolves/S and becoming the club’s youngest player to score a goal, knocking out Maximilian Arnold’s record and, the side that finished 12th will seek to make that victory count.

Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side have been unbeaten in the last four games across all competitions – the game against Dortmund in DFB-Pokal was a good example – and want to extend it to five.

However, that result is only on the proviso that Die Wolfe demonstrate something different to their fans because they have managed to get only two points from five available within the comforts of their home soil.

Whether Hasenhuttl’s men will put an end to their Premier LeagueOS lunchtime fixture frustrations of searching for a first home victory this season remains to be seen, however, previous Bundesliga encounters between the two sides in Wolfsburg — four victories and one draw — will certainly prepare the hosts for a positive attitude on Saturday.

However, the break has come at the right time for the capital club who are sixth in the table and seem to be struggling slightly before the break under Bo Svensson.

Since beating promoted Holstein Kiel on October 20, they have failed to win in three Bundesliga matches and one cup match: attracting 1-1 stalemate with Eintracht Frankfurt and FreiburgMatches, being thrashed by Bayern Munich 0-3 and suffering a shock Pokal exit to Arminia Bielefeld 0-2.

The Iron Ones could finish gameweek 11 ahead of Julian Schuster's team and Xabi Alonso's club despite only managing two points from nine games due to Leverkusen and Freiburg's inability to establish separation.

To give themselves a good opportunity of ending Wolfsburg's four-game winning streak and moving up into the Champions League spots, they must, however, get back to winning ways in the here and now and disregard past trips to the Volkswagen Arena.

However, because to the Bundesliga's compact structure, a loss and poor results elsewhere might push the sixth-place team into the bottom half.