Bundesliga · 2026ScheduledSeason opening

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What the record shows

The season records do not separate these clubs, so the strongest stored context is their shared history: 5 meetings, 3 to Bayern München, 2 drawn, 0 to Union Berlin. Past meetings are history, not a forecast.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

Last 5 meetings

3Bayern München
2Draws
0Union Berlin
Bayern MünchenUnion Berlin · Bundesliga40
Union BerlinBayern München · DFB Pokal23
Union BerlinBayern München · Bundesliga22
Union BerlinBayern München · Bundesliga11
Bayern MünchenUnion Berlin · Bundesliga30

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

0 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Bayern München

Competition
Bundesliga
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
25 May 2026
  • Goals scored3.59 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.06 goals/match
  • Expected goals2.95 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.21 xG/match
  • Shots19.2 shots/match
  • Shots allowed10.5 shots/match
  • Shots on target8.5 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3.09 shots/match
  • Possession67.4%
  • Corners6.35 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.53 corners/match
  • Cards1.85 cards/match
  • Fouls8.74 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency35%
  • Scoring frequency100%

Union Berlin

Competition
Bundesliga
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
25 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.29 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.71 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.34 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.53 xG/match
  • Shots12.5 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.9 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.91 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.38 shots/match
  • Possession40.2%
  • Corners5 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.82 corners/match
  • Cards2.27 cards/match
  • Fouls12.2 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency21%
  • Scoring frequency76%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailableunavailable
Season samples0 / 0home / away teams
Recent samples0 / 0last-five windows
FreshnessUnavailablestale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Paired coverage is below the configured metric threshold.
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 18 Sept 2026, 18:30 UTC · analysis-v4