Borussia Dortmund and Union Berlin meet in Signal-Iduna-Park, in a match for the 20th round of the Bundesliga. Union Berlin won at home by (3‑1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 31‑08-2019. Unlike what would be expected, the recent direct confrontation record is favorable to the Union Berlin, which in the last 3 matches won 1 and drew 2. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 4th and 11th of the league table, it is actually a confrontation between the 3rd classified in home games and the 17th as a visitor.
Borussia Dortmund:
The home team is currently in the 4th position, with 36 points won, after 10 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, he won out against Augsburg by (3-5). In the last match, he won at home against Köln by (5‑1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, usually conquer as many points at home as outside. In his last matches he scored 31 goals and suffered 10 at home, against 20 scored and 18 suffered as a visitor.
For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 9 games ago. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 games, so he has not presented great defensive solidity, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of their last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2.5 goals. In 19 games in the competition, he suffered the first goal 7 times, but got the comeback in 3.
Borussia Dortmund comes to this game with a 5-1 victory against Cologne, adding the second consecutive victory in the German championship: the team’s goals were scored by Haaland (2), Guerreiro, Sancho and Marco Reus. In this home game, coach Lucien Favre should play 3-4-3, with Marco Reus as the team’s most offensive reference: this player is one of the team’s best scorers, with 10 goals scored. It is important to keep in mind that Borussia Dortmund has made excellent exhibits in this condition, as he scored an average of 3.44 goals per game. For this game, the local coach can count on the usual players.
Union Berlin :
The visiting team is currently in 11th position, with 23 points won, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out against RB Leipzig by (3-1). In the last game, he won at home against Augsburg by (2‑0). This is a team that is usually more competitive at home, since it conquered 5 points out and 18 in its stadium, with 9 goals scored and 16 suffered as a visitor, against 14 goals scored and 11 suffered at home. For the championship, Union Berlin conquered 5 points in 27 possible, after 1 win, 2 draws and 6 losses in the last 9 games played as a visitor. His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 19 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Berlin Union team comes to this game with a 2-0 victory against Augsburg, thus returning to the victories after four consecutive games without winning in this German championship: the goals were scored by Subotic and Ingvartsen. Usually, coach Urs Ficher ranks in a very defensive tactical system, lined up 3-5-2, with Ujah and Andersson as the men responsible for tormenting the opponent’s defensive line. When he plays away from home, the visiting team generally has great defensive weaknesses: he suffered an average of 1.78 goals per game. For this game the visiting coach cannot count on Gogia, Mees, Dehl, Promel and Abdullahi, all with physical problems.
