Dortmund vs Union Berlin – After losing to RB Leipzig 2-0 in their previous DFB-Pokal match, Borussia Dortmund will be trying to rebound here.
Borussia Dortmund had 55% of the control in that game and made 2 attempts on goal, scoring on none of them. RB Leipzig, on the other hand, made 20 attempts at goal, with 2 of them finding the mark. For RB Leipzig, goals were made by Willi Orbán (90′) and Timo Werner (22′).
Recently, matches involving Borussia Dortmund have frequently been exciting affairs with lots of scoring as a common feature.
Averaging 4 goals per game over the previous six matches, both teams have scored 24 goals overall, with 12 of those goals coming from Borussia Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund has won all ten of their home league games prior to this one. A very strong home ball. Union Berlin will be looking to rebound after suffering a defeat in their most recent DFB-Pokal match against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Union Berlin had 39% of the game’s control and 12 shot attempts, with 2 of them being successful. Eintracht Frankfurt made 9 efforts at goal against them, scoring on 3. Eintracht Frankfurt’s Randal Kolo Muani scored two goals (11 and 13).
Union Berlin of Urs Fischer have scored an average of 1.5 goals per game over their last six games, with a total of 9 of their goal attempts being effective. Union Berlin had lost its previous two league games on the road without a victory.
Dortmund vs Union Berlin – Betting Analysis
Looking at their previous head-to-head encounters going back to 01/02/2020, it can be seen that Borussia Dortmund has won 4 and Union Berlin has won 2, with 0 games being drawn.
Over the span of those games, they combined for 21 goals, with 15 of those coming from Dortmund and 6 from Union. 3.5 goals have been scored on average per contest.
The last league match between these teams was on Match Day 10 of Bundesliga 1 on October 16, 2022, with the final result being Union Berlin 2-0 Borussia Dortmund.
Union Berlin had 23% of the possession at the moment and made 15 attempts on goal, scoring on five of them. Janik Haberer scored the goals (8′, 21′). Six of Borussia Dortmund’s 14 shots on goal were on target. Tobias Stieler served as the match official.
For Borussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzi, Nico Schlotterbeck (torn muscle fiber), Mateu Morey Bauzà (fitness), and Julien Duranville (partial muscle avulsion) won’t be able to play.
Alexander Meyer, Marius Wolf, Niklas Süle, Mats Hummels, Julian Ryerson, Donyell Malen, Jude Bellingham, Mahmoud Dahoud, Marco Reus, Raphael Guerreiro, and Sebastien Haller are the players we believe Dortmund should start in this encounter using a 4-5-1 formation.
The Union Berlin manager Urs Fischer only has to deal with one fitness problem because the team is largely at full strength. András Schäfer won’t be participating because of a foot injury.
Lennart Grill, Danilho Doekhi, Robin Knoche, Diogo Leite, Christopher Trimmel, Aissa Laidouni, Rani Khedira, Janik Haberer, Jerome Roussillon, Sheraldo Becker, and Kevin Behrens could be the starters in a 3-5-2 configuration, in our opinion.
Borussia Dortmund should score at least once in this encounter against Union Berlin, who may find it difficult to score their own goal, in our opinion.
What are the best odds for this match?
Checking out the betting prices for the game on the win-draw-win market, putting your money on Borussia Dortmund is available for 1.6, a bet on the draw is 4.08 and betting on the win for Union Berlin can get you 5.75. These are the best market prices available as of now.
Dortmund vs Union Berlin – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Over 2.5 Goals
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