Union Berlin vs. Wolfsburg preview: Marie-Louise Eta set to make history

Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg are running out of games to halt their poor run of form and make a bid to escape the bottom two. Having mustered 21 points from 29 games, die Wölfe are languishing in 17th spot and four points adrift of St. Pauli in the relegation playoff position. Complete safety appears to be a pipedream, with seven points separating them from Werder Bremen ahead of matchday 30.

Wolfsburg travel to the capital on the back of a narrow 2-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt at the Volkswagen Arena. Dženan Pejčinović's 97th-minute effort was nothing more than a late consolation as Dieter Hecking’s side fell to a third consecutive defeat. In fact, they have now lost six of their last seven games and have not won in any of their previous 12 Bundesliga outings. Their last win came in January’s home encounter against St. Pauli, while their most recent success on the road came against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the club’s final away outing of 2025. 

While they may be struggling for inspiration, Wolfsburg can at least take confidence from the fact they beat Union 3-1 in December’s reverse fixture.

Team News

Wolfsburg are without the services of Rogério, Kilian Fischer, Jenson Seelt, Cleiton, Bence Dárdai, Mattias Svanberg, Kevin Paredes and Jonas Wind. As for Saël Kumbedi, he has recovered from injury and is available for selection, while Konstantinos Koulierakis is back from a one-match ban. 

Predicted lineup: Grabara; Belocian, Jenz, Koulierakis; Mæhle, Majer, Vini Souza, Eriksen, Zehnter; Pejčinović, Amoura