Preview: Union Berlin vs. Borussia Dortmund – predictions, team news, lineups

Nuri Sahina‘S Borussia Dortmund will be looking to pick up a third win in a row when they face each other Union of Berlin on Saturday at the An der Alten Forsterei Stadium at ul Bundesliga.

After five league games, the hosts are in ninth place with eight points, and Dortmund after five rounds is in fifth place with 10 points, three points behind Bayern Munich, first in the table.

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Union Berlin lost to Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 in their last match on September 28. He didn’t create many chances, had just 36% of the ball and conceded the winner in the 96th minute.

Manager Because Svensson he took offense to the referee during his team’s defeat and criticized the length of added time at the end of the second half, but also said his team defended the goal poorly.

Svensson must admit that his side’s defeat last Saturday was their first defeat in their last seven games, a period in which they have won four and drawn two.

While the hosts boast the second-best defensive record in the league considering they have conceded just three goals, they have worryingly only scored four times, the fewest goals in the league.

Union Berlin have won each of their last three home Bundesliga matches by one goal, although prior to these victories they had lost the previous three at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei.

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Dortmund’s opponents recovered from the disappointment 5-1 defeat against Stuttgart on September 22 a Victory 4-2 v. VfL Bochum September 27 ia 7-1 victory against Celtic in the Champions League on October 1.

Sahin’s team drew 1-1 with Celtic after nine minutes, but Dortmund was leading 5-1 by the break.

Karim Adeyemi he scored a hat-trick in the first half and helped his team win their second Champions League match of the 2024–2025 season.

Sahin insisted that BVB’s 7-1 win must be a benchmark for his side going forward and compared their performance on Tuesday to the defeat to Stuttgart.

Dortmund have already scored 24 goals and conceded seven goals in eight games this season, although his result was only sixth in terms of xG among the 18 top-flight teams in the Bundesliga.

BVB have a poor away record in the league in recent matches, considering they have lost three matches and drawn one of their last four matches, scoring only two goals and conceding 12.

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Team news

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Union Berlin will be without a goalkeeper Yannic Stein until the end of October due to a shoulder injury that kept him out of action since the beginning of August.

Striker Ivan Prtajin and right back Josip Juranovic they probably won’t show up until mid-month, while Kevin Volland it is doubtful due to a knee injury.

Svensson will almost certainly continue to be the starting goalkeeper Fryderyk Ronnowand can challenge center backs Danilho Doekhi, Kevin Vogt AND Diogo Leite with the defense formation against Ronnow.

Borussia Dortmund will be without hat-trick hero Karim Adeyemi until the end of October due to a hamstring injury. Giovanni Reyna return is scheduled for mid-October.

Forward Donyella Malena is doubtful due to fever, and these absences could see the Sahin field Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Julian Brandt AND Julien Duranville behind the attacker Serhou Guirassy.

Emre Cana he could be a partner Pascal Gross in a double substitution in midfield in front of the central defenders Waldemar Anton AND Nico Schlotterbeck.

Possible starting lineup of Union Berlin:
Ronnow; Doekhi, Vogt, Leite; Haberer, Schafer, Khedira, Rothe; Jeong, Hollerbach; Jordan

Possible starting lineup for Borussia Dortmund:
Kobel; Couto, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Ryerson; Maybe, gross; Gittens, Brandt, Duranville; Guirassy

We say: Union Berlin 0-1 Borussia Dortmund

Union Berlin’s solid defense this season could make them a stubborn opponent for Dortmund and it wouldn’t be surprising if the visiting team needed a late winner to take all three points.

If the visitors had scored earlier, it’s hard to imagine how the hosts would get back into the game given their poor offensive performance this season.

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