Union Berlin topped the points table for a long time in the previous season. They played very well last season. Because of this, fans expected a better performance from Union Berlin this season. But their performance has been very disappointing this season. They are performing badly in every match. And Bundesliga qualification is unlikely to be achieved by this team. They have won only two out of 12 matches. I can't remember the last time this team won. It will be difficult for Union Berlin to win against Gladbach. The gladbach team can be considered as the favorite in this match.
Union Berlin's performance this season is not one to be proud of. They have not won more than five Bundesliga games this season due to their poor play. Their inconsistency has taken too long, and it appears that they will not finish as high as they did last season. They have won four of their last five encounters with Monchegladbach and only drawn once. However, with Union Berlin at the bottom of the table and Gladbach in tenth place, Monchengladbach has a much higher chance of winning this match than Union Berlin.
I am quite worried that this season Union Berlin will be relegated because they continue to show poor performance in every match. Compared to what they did last season, now they are far down and have almost lost hope of surviving. Against Gladbach will be another challenge for Union Berlin and can they secure 3 points at home? Of course this will be a very extraordinary thing and they have been waiting for another victory for a long time and they have to start getting up regardless of their current position. However, so far Gladbach is still the favorite and let's see what happens later, whether Union Berlin can complete this mission at home or not.
Union Berlin is a sad story so far in this season as they have been down to earth and hardworking all the time. They started in the Bundesliga in2019/20 and finished 11th, went up to 7th in 2020/21, became 5th in 2021/22 and crowned their 1. Bundesliga journey with the Champions League qualification in 2022/23 as 4th. Since they went all the way and have all the experience from those past seasons, I would have never selected them as one of the potential candidates for relegation. I thought when they had their first issues that this is a question of time, but they were beaten a few times with late goals both in the Bundesliga and in the Champions League. It broke their strong moral, which was one of their big strengths before.
They did at least break that vicious cycle with that draw against Augsburg. That's nothing they can celebrate, but something to work from. Augsburg has not been beaten for a while, so I guess this draw does mean something.
From the notes you provided, it can be seen that Union Berlin's process in the Bundesliga is not easy and every season they always improve themselves by finishing in a better position. This is all thanks to the hard work they have put in since they were promoted to the Bundesliga and the peak was last season when they won a place in the Champions League. But unfortunately this did not become a bigger motivation for Union Berlin and they have already fallen and it is very difficult to recover from the destruction this season. Union Berlin will not play Augsburg this week but their opponent is Gladbach and as I said above although this will be a quite difficult match but I hope Union Berlin can secure full points at home. It's not easy but they have to do it.