Sunday brings the penultimate home game of 2019 for 1. FC Union Berlin, who will welcome 1. FC Köln to the Stadion An der Alten Försterei at 15:30 in the afternoon.

Robert Andrich has made one of the central midfield positions his own since joining 1. FC Union Berlin from Heidenheim last summer. The 25-year-old, who hails from Berlin, has developed his game hugely in the step up to the Bundesliga with the Köpenick club. Union’s Christian Arbeit spoke to Andrich about growing up in Berlin, playing in the lower

1. FC Union Berlin will compete for the remainder of the first half of the campaign without central defender Keven Schlotterbeck.

1. FC Union Berlin fell to a 2-1 defeat away to Schalke 04 on Friday, ending a run of three successive victories in the Bundesliga.

1. FC Union Berlin’s recent successes will be put to the test in the Veltins Arena on Friday night as the Köpenick club make the trip to Schalke.

1. FC Union Berlin defeated league leaders Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei.

1. FC Union Berlin mark the return of competitive league football with Saturday’s home game in Köpenick against Bundesliga league leaders Borussia Mönchengladbach.