Union Berlin vs. Eintracht Frankfurt: probable line-ups, match stats and LIVE blog!

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Union head into Matchday 30 only outside of the European places on goal difference. A win would keep their hopes of being in continental competition next season alive, and all but end those of their opponents, currently five points back in ninth. "We want to play in Europe again. Our next assignment is against Frankfurt. We have to focus again," said Genki Haraguchi, who scored the opening goal in Union's handsome 4-1 derby win over Hertha last weekend. First-choice goalkeeper Andreas Luthe is available again after missing the last two league outings through injury, but ex-Frankfurt man Frederik Rönnow is expected to continue between the posts, having impressed in in back-to-back wins.

Frankfurt come into the match off the back of a sensational 3-2 win in Barcelona on Thursday, a result which took them into the UEFA Europa League semi-finals, where they will meet West Ham United. Oliver Glasner's men have seen their domestic challenge fade, on the other hand, with a winless three-game run that has seen them pick up just two points. Midfielder Djibril Sow misses out, but Jens Petter Hauge could be rotated back in. "He did well and tried a lot," said Glasner of the on-loan AC Milan midfielder, who picked up his second assist of the campaign in teeing up Filip Kostic in the 2-1 loss to Freiburg. "For me, it wasn't a surprise, because he's always been our first change in recent games and has shown that in training." Tuta, who was suspended in Europe, should return to the back three, meanwhile.

Match stats

Awoniyi's 12 goals this season have come at a rate of better than one every five shots.

Die Eisernen have lost just two of their last 30 Bundesliga games at home. Those were against Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.

The Berliners are on 12 wins for this campaign with five games to go. It's the same number they finished with in their first two Bundesliga seasons.

Kostic leads the Bundesliga for crosses from open play (167), while he is third for passes to a shot (69) and has eight assists.

Borre's 11 goal involvements (seven scored, four assists) is second only to Kostic (12) for Frankfurt in this season's Bundesliga, but the Colombian hasn't scored in over a month.

This fixture has never seen fewer than three goals in a game, with the average over four. Eintracht have scored 13 of the 22 from five meetings.

Probable line-ups

Union: Ronnow - Jaeckel, Knoche, Baumgartl - Khedira - Trimmel (c), Haraguchi, Prömel, Gießelmann - Becker, Awoniyi

Out: -

Doubtful: -

Coach: Urs Fischer

Frankfurt: Trapp - Tuta, Hinteregger, N'Dicka - Knauff, Rode (c), Jakic, Kostic - Lindstrom, Kamada - Borre

Out: Ramaj (knee), Sow (knee)

Doubtful: -

Coach: Oliver Glasner

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