January 31st features a match where Wolfsburg will travel to Berlin to battle Union Berlin in a DFB Pokal match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Union Berlin is fresh off their 2-1 win against Werder Bremen. Amos Pieper scored the first goal for Werder Bremen in the 13th minute, but Janik Haberer got the equalizer for Union Berlin in the 17th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 46th minute on a goal by Kevin Behrens to cap off a wild match. Union Berlin is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while wolfsburg is fresh off their 5-0 blowout win against Hertha BSC. Mattias Svanberg struck first for Wolfsburg in the 4th minute, then Maximilian Arnold added another in the 31st minute from the penalty spot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hertha BSC couldn’t manage to score, and Wolfsburg took the shutout win. Wolfsburg is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Ridle Baku has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Wolfsburg. For Union Berlin, their top scorers are Danilho Doekhi and Kevin Behrens, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.