Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund meet at Stadion An der Alten Försterei, in a match for the 13th round of the Bundesliga. The record of recent head-to-head matches between these two teams could not be more balanced, as there was 1 draw and 1 win for each team in the last 3 matches they played. The last head-to-head meeting between these two teams, on 02-01-2020, ended with Borussia Dortmund’s victory by (5-0). Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Union Berlin:
The home team is currently in 6th position, with 18 points won, after 4 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against Bayern München by (1‑1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Stuttgart by (2‑2). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 4 victories, 5 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 19 goals scored and 30 suffered; against 8 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats in their stadium, with 31 goals scored and 14 suffered. In their last 6 home games for the championship, the Union Berlin won 2, drew 3 and lost 1, winning 9 points out of 18 possible.
For this competition, he hasn’t lost in his stadium for 5 games. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 21 of the last 22 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. This is a team that tends to score many times first: it opened the scoring in 9 of its last 12 Bundesliga games, of these 9 it reached the half-time advantage in 5 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 4. In the last 5 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 10 goals between minutes (0’‑ 15 ‘).
Union Berlin comes to this game after a 2×2 draw in the visit to Stuttgart, thus registering the fourth consecutive game without a win in the Bundesliga: the team’s goals were scored by Marvin Friedrich and Taiwo Awoniyi. In this match against Dortmund, it is expected that coach Urs Fischer will present a more defensive team, betting on successive counterattacks, most often looking for forwards Sheraldo Becker and Taiwo Awoniyi. For this game the coach of the house cannot count on Robert Andrich, suspended, in addition to Max Kruse, Joel Pohjanpalo and Anthony Ujah, with physical problems.
Dortmund:
After 7 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, the visiting team is currently in 4th position, with 22 points won. In their last match, they beat Werder Bremen away by (1‑2), after having lost in the previous match at home, in a match against Stuttgart, by (1‑5). This is a team that, curiously, tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 11 victories, 1 draw and 3 losses as a visitor, with 39 goals scored and 14 suffered; against 7 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats in his stadium, with 35 goals scored and 24 suffered. In their last 6 away matches for the championship, Borussia Dortmund registers 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, for which they have won 13 points out of 18 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 away matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In 12 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Borussia Dortmund won 1×2 in the visit to Werder Bremen, returning to the Bundesliga triumphs after three straight games without a victory: the team’s goals were scored by Rafael Guerreiro and Marco Reus. In this match against Unión Berlin, coach Edin Terzic must line up his team at 4-3-3, favoring a faster style of play, through the flanks. On an individual level, we highlight Giovanni Reyna, a player who scored 3 goals and provided 5 assists. Outside of this game are Thomas Delaney, Thomas Meunier, Thorgan Hazard, Erling Braut Haaland and Marcel Schmelzer, all with physical problems.
