Berlin, Germany – As the Bundesliga jaga jaga continue, Union Berlin go face off against RB Leipzig this Friday 12th December. Na the penultimate round before the winter break, and Union dey try end their three-match losing run wey don put dem for hot water.
You fit call Amazon Naija get plenty wahala for dem end of season, as Die Eisernen no fit score since their last win. Dem recently knock out for DFB-Pokal by Bayern Munich, plus dem lose to Heidenheim and Wolfsburg too. Na wah! Home advantage dey shine like diamonds, but dem don fall five points from last three home matches because dem dey leak goals in stoppage time like tap wey no sabi hold.
On top say dem dey suffer, RB Leipzig dey waka like kings for the table, second behind Bayern. Dem fit call themselves ‘best of the rest’ but nine wins from 13 matches no fit gree dem rest. However, na serious matter as dem dey eight points behind Bayern. No be small level! After intense match against Eintracht Frankfurt where dem scatter dem 6-0 like say na picnic, dem dey ready to bury Union Berlin this Friday.
Union Berlin need to gear up quick, heap up their defense like waakye and make sure say dem no miss any chance to score. Ilyas Ansah, a guy wey don show some skill in the past, go need to bring A game come Friday. No be only him, as youngster Andrik Markgraf dey sit down due to injury. E be like sey Union never see party for a while, and na dem dey think how dem go charter small win.
Meanwhile, Leipzig dey prepare, but no be all their boys dey fit play. Timo Werner and another bunch of players dey miss because of injury. But no wahala, dem still get plenty quality wey fit make dem shine. Dem players wey fit turn the game upside down like pancakes go dey ready to weave through Union’s defense.
Preview dey show sey Union fit line up like dis: Ronnow; Doekhi, Querfeld, Leite; Trimmel, Kemlein, Khedira, Schafer, Kohn; Jeong, Ansah. While Leipzig fit line up like dis: Gulacsi; Nedeljkovic, Orban, Lukeba, Raum; Schlager, Seiwald, Baumgartner; Bakayoko, Harder, Diomande.
As e be, the last five matches between dem show sey na serious brawl: Union win two, Leipzig win three, and dem draw two. E dey possible sey Leipzig go carry di day, but Union fit pull surprise like wetin dem do against Bayern earlier this season. Na so bola dey roll for Bundesliga.
As dem dey prepare for the clash, fans don dey load their betting slips, because this one go either make dem smile or send dem back to their wallets. All eyes go dey on Stadion An der Alten Försterei as dem dey ready to kick-off at 7:30 p.m. GMT. Who go take the three points? Only time go tell!
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