The hosts managed to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 last Sunday despite conceding first after just 13 minutes and creating no big chances, while also facing three themselves.

Union's victory against the Eagles was just the third time that they scored in any of their past seven matches, with the club having failed to find the back of the net in 13 of their 27 fixtures in 2024-25.

Boss Steffen Baumgart's side are only six points ahead of 16th-placed VfL Bochum, who occupy the league's relegation playoff spot, but the gap could shrink considerably given his team face five of the Bundesliga's top seven in their next five outings.

Die Eisernen have been beaten in three of their last five games and have in fact lost 13 of their past 18 in all competitions while only winning three times.

Baumgart will also be concerned about his team's form at home considering they have been defeated in five, held to a stalemate in three and emerged victorious in just one of their nine most recent matches at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei.

As for the visitors, they somehow surrendered a two-goal lead and lost 3-2 against relegation-threatened Bochum, though they could point to the fact midfielder Joao Palhinha was dismissed in the 43rd minute when they were leading 2-1.

Bayern may have already dealt a decisive blow to rivals Leverkusen, with the Bavarians' 2-0 victory against them on Wednesday in the second leg of their round of 16 clash in the Champions League seeing them win 5-0 on aggregate and potentially damage the belief within their rivals' squad.

Vincent Kompany's side have now scored at least two goals in 27 of their 40 games this campaign and have netted three or more goals on 22 occasions.

The Bavarians defeated Union Berlin 3-0 earlier in the league season on November 2, and have managed to score at least three times against Saturday's hosts in five of their last seven matchups.

Kompany's team won nine of their 10 Bundesliga matches prior to their defeat against Bochum – drawing one – and have triumphed in nine of their past 12 in all competitions while losing just once.

Bayern are also unbeaten in five away matches having won four and drawn one in that period, and they have only succumbed to defeat in one of their last 12 on the road in the top flight, with the Bavarians winning eight of those clashes.

Union Berlin possible starting lineup:

Ronnow; Doekhi, Querfeld, Leite; Trimmel, Tousart, Khedira, Haberer, Juranovic; Hollerbach, Ilic

Bayern Munich possible starting lineup:

Urbig; Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Olise, Musiala, Sane; Kane