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Bundesliga · Matchday 5

Union Berlin vs SV Elversberg

· An der Alten Försterei, Berlin· Referee Tobias Reichel

BCCFC prediction SV Elversberg to win

Bblended with market odds

Predicted score 1 – 2

9% — likeliest score with our pick

Win probability
Union BerlinDrawSV Elversberg
Best market odds
Union Berlin2.40 Draw3.96 SV Elversberg2.93
Bet on SV Elversberg

Union Berlin vs SV Elversberg preview

Union Berlin has a 36% probability of winning, while SV Elversberg stands at 39%. The most likely scoreline is 1-2, which occurs at a rate of 9%. Over 2.5 goals is projected at 76%, and both teams are expected to score 72% of the time.

Union Berlin's expected goals are 1.64 compared to SV Elversberg's 2.53. Recent form shows Union Berlin with three losses in their last four matches, while SV Elversberg has won four of their last six. The confidence grade is B, indicating some uncertainty in the predictions. The differing expected goals figures raise questions about the accuracy of the forecasts.

Why this pick: Union Berlin vs SV Elversberg

Model inputs: per-match averages over each side's last 10 played matches (Union Berlin 10, SV Elversberg 4). PPDA — lower means more intense pressing.

Union BerlinSV Elversberg
1.51 xG per 90 1.56
1.51 npxG per 90 1.56
15.1 PPDA 14.1
6.1 Deep completions per 90 5.8
1.09 xPTS per 90 0.84

xG and npxG (non-penalty) per match, deep completions (passes received within ~20 yards of goal) and xPTS (expected points) from Understat match data. Bold marks the stronger side on each line.

Union Berlin vs SV Elversberg: model vs market

1X2 probabilities: our model, the de-vigged market and the published blend
SourceUnion BerlinDrawSV Elversberg
Model20%21%59%
Market41%26%33%
Published36%25%40%
Edge-21%-5%+26%
  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 2.53 vs 1.64.
  • Better recent form: 4 wins in the last 6 vs 2 for the opposition.
  • The market prices SV Elversberg below the model: +25.6 percentage points of edge.

Edge = model probability minus the de-vigged market probability. Published = the blend of both that backs every number on this page. Best available price on the pick: 2.93, recorded — the top price across the 10 books we record, each at its own last update.

Union Berlin vs SV Elversberg odds movement

Median bookmaker price on SV Elversberg, 44 snapshots since 2026-09-18.

Opened 3.08Now 2.82 -0.26
Median 1X2 prices, first and latest snapshot
SelectionFirstLatestMove
Union Berlin2.152.31+0.17
Draw3.713.67-0.04
SV Elversberg3.082.82-0.26

A shortening price means the market has moved towards that outcome. Median across all recorded bookmakers, not one book's line.

Union Berlin and SV Elversberg expected goals

The goal rate the model gives each side in this fixture, from xG-based attack and defence ratings.

1.64Union Berlin
2.53SV Elversberg
Total expected goals
4.18
Attack rating (Union Berlin / SV Elversberg)
0.98 / 1.23
Defence rating (Union Berlin / SV Elversberg)
1.41 / 0.91

Ratings are relative to the league average (1.00); lower defence rating = fewer goals conceded per match.

Union Berlin vs SV Elversberg score probability

Every scoreline the model gives this match, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker = likelier.

01234+ 0 3.2% 3.2% 5.8% 4.9% 5.7% 1 1.3% 8.1% 8.6% 7.3% 8.4% 2 2.0% 5.0% 6.3% 5.4% 6.2% 3 1.0% 2.5% 3.1% 2.6% 3.1% 4+ 0.5% 1.3% 1.6% 1.4% 1.6%

Rows: Union Berlin goals. Columns: SV Elversberg goals. Outlined cell = most likely scoreline.

Union Berlin vs SV Elversberg goals probability

Chance of the match clearing each total, read off the same score matrix as the heatmap.

Over 0.5 97%
Over 1.5 92%
Over 2.5 76%
Over 3.5 57%
Both teams to score
72%
No goals (0–0)
3%

Over 4.5 and higher fall inside the 4+ buckets and cannot be read off a 0–4 grid, so they are not shown.

All markets for Union Berlin vs SV Elversberg

Published probability and fair odds per market
MarketSelectionProbabilityFair odds
1X2Union Berlin36%2.81
Draw25%4.08
SV Elversberg40%2.51
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.576%1.31
Under 2.524%4.23
Both teams to scoreYes72%1.38
No28%3.63
Double chance1X (Union Berlin or draw)60%1.66
12 (either side)75%1.33
X2 (draw or SV Elversberg)64%1.55
Handicap -1SV Elversberg win by 2+40%2.51
Push (exactly one goal)19%—

Fair odds = 1 / probability — the break-even price implied by the published probability. Correct-score probabilities are on the heatmap above.

Union Berlin and SV Elversberg recent form

Union Berlin 2W 1D 3L
SV Elversberg 4W 1D 1L

Last 6 completed matches, all competitions, newest on the right.

Home vs away this season

Union Berlin at home

Record (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Win rate
0%
Goals for / match
2.00
Goals against / match
3.00
Clean sheets
0 of 2

SV Elversberg away

Record (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Win rate
50%
Goals for / match
2.00
Goals against / match
1.50
Clean sheets
1 of 2

League matches this season before kick-off: Union Berlin at home only, SV Elversberg away only.

Injuries & availability

Union Berlin

  • A. Ilic illness
  • A. Markgraf knee injury
  • M. Friedrich knock
  • O. Burke achilles tendon injury
  • S. Nsoki muscle injury

SV Elversberg

  • F. Onyeka foot injury
  • L. Schnellbacher injury
  • L. Seifert ankle injury

Reported injuries and suspensions from our data provider; confirmed line-ups appear about 40 minutes before kick-off.

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