Football Bet of the Day: The Iron Ones won't go soft on Nurnberg

Union Berlin v Nurnberg
Monday 19:15 (Live on BT Sport 1)

BOOM. Just as he thought he might be the new Aitor Karanka, Kev landed a big blow last night. Roma 3 Sassuolo 1 means he rides out of town on the back of an odds-against winner.

We're saddling up in Germany, where Union Berlin can go top of the Bundesliga 2 with a win at home to mid-table Nurnberg this evening. Home and away, Jens Keller's Iron Ones are on a winning streak of five and we fancy them to make it six tonight.

At the Stadion An der Alten Forsterei this year, they've won 4/4. In each of the last three, the margin of victory has been a couple of goals - as it has been in 6/8 home wins since the start of the season.

Safely in 10th place, Michael Kollner's Nurnberg are going nowhere fast. They've scored just once across the league's last four rounds, losing three of those games to nil. With better form and greater desire, we're backing the hosts to win with something to spare.

Recommended Bet
Back Union Berlin -0.5 & -1.0 on the Asian Handicap @ 1.95 v Nurnberg