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Matchday 12: 1. FC Union Berlin 2-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach

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With six goals so far this season, Sebastian Andersson leads Union and is the fourth in the league's top scorers list. Source: Union Berlin. 1. FC Union Berlin: Gikiewicz; Subotic, Friedrich, Schlotterbeck; Trimmel, Kroos (Schmiedebach), Gentner, Lenz; Ingvartsen (Ryerson), Ujah (Bülter), Andersson Borussia Mönchengladbach: Sommer; Elvedi (Strobl), Ginter, Kramer; Wendt, Zakaria, Neuhaus (Stindl), Laimer; Plea, Thuram (Embolo), Herrmann Goals: Union: Ujah (15), Andersson (90+1) How many times does a shock result have to occur before it stops being described as shocking? Because, for the second time this season, Union Berlin handily beat the team at the top of the Bundesliga. While this game was against a different team than it was the first time around (though still one whose name begins with Borussia), there’s no denying that it was a giant-killing. Yet with four wins from their last five games, Union are showing on a regular basis that despite an inglorious start to to...

Matchday 11: 1. FSV Mainz 05 2-3 1. FC Union Berlin

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Is it weird that this is my favorite Union kit this season? source: Union Berlin. 1. FSV Mainz 05: Zentner; Brosinski, Martin (Burkhart), St. Juste, Niakhate; Boetius (Onisiwo), Fernandes, Baku; Öztunali (Maxim), Quaison, Szalai 1. FC Union Berlin: Gikiewicz; Schlotterbeck (Parensen), Friedrich, Subotic; Lenz, Trimmel, Gentner, Andrich, Ingvartsen; Polter (Kroos), Andersson (Ujah) Goals: Mainz: Onisiwo (81), Brosinski (90+4) Union: Brosinski OG (30), Andersson (45+3, 51) As we head into the November international break, things have started to shape up nicely for Union Berlin. They’ve won four of their last five games across all competitions, and the one loss was 2-1 away at Bayern -- a much less ignominious defeat than many bigger clubs have suffered at the Allianz. Those four wins include a DFB-Pokal tie away at Freiburg that sees them face Regionalliga side Verl in the next round. They sit in 11th place in the table, one spot above Hertha, cementing their status as Stadt...