Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th April 2023
The Bundesliga clash at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday sees home team Borussia Dortmund battling it out for the win against Union Berlin.
Borussia Dortmund are chasing the first place in the Bundesliga after collecting 53 points from their initial 26 encounters. Union Berlin trail them on 51 points after 26 rounds, sitting as number 3 in the table.
Both Borussia Dortmund and Union Berlin came through their most recent matches empty-handed and will be eager to avoid getting defeated once again. Who'll draw first blood at Signal Iduna Park? We'll find out this coming Saturday.
Borussia Dortmund arrive at their next Bundesliga match, averaging a fabulous 2.8 goals per game in their last ten matches in which, they scored a delicious total of 28, while also conceding 11 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.1 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring three times.
Union Berlin hit the target 14 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.4 goals a game. They conceded 0.7 goals per match for a total of seven goals, while claiming five clean sheets as well.
Borussia Dortmund lost to 2-0 Union Berlin in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 3-0 win, which Borussia Dortmund dished out the match before that.
Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin Prediction
Borussia Dortmund Form
Borussia Dortmund have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 6-1 victory against FC Koln. Unable to follow that up, they went down 4-2 against Bayern Munich, before handing over all three points in a 2-0 defeat against RB Leipzig. Borussia Dortmund swept all opposition aside in the six most recent Bundesliga matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 24 and conceding seven goals.
Union Berlin Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Union Berlin. They first took out Eintracht by 2-0 before downing VfB Stuttgart by 3-0. The winning streak came to an end against Eintracht, who ran out 2-0 winners. Union Berlin managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding ten times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Borussia Dortmund need the support of their home crowd at Signal Iduna Park after suffering defeat twice in recent matches. We fancy them to rise to the occasion and claim a win.
Borussia Dortmund earned 13 points from their last eight matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed four wins, following 16 goals scored while also conceding 15. In the last eight games against teams in the top six, Union Berlin claimed four wins and 13 points. They scored ten and conceded 12 goals. Borussia Dortmund show off a record of 17 wins, two draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Union Berlin are looking at 15 wins, six draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga.
Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin Stats
- B. Dortmund have won 13 of the last 15 matches
- B. Dortmund have not lost 18 of the last 20 home matches
- B. Dortmund have not lost 17 of the last 19 matches
- B. Dortmund have won 6 of the last 8 home matches and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- B. Dortmund have won 6 of the last 8 home matches while scoring more than 3.5 goals
- Union Berlin have not lost 19 of the last 21 matches
- In 14 of the last 16 Union Berlin away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Union Berlin matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Union Berlin have not won 7 of the last 9 matches
- Union Berlin have not won the last 4 away matches in a row
Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin Squads
Borussia Dortmund Squad
The 40-year-old coach of the home team, Edin Terzic, will select the lineup against Union Berlin from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:
Alexander Meyer (0/7), Gregor Kobel (0/19), Luca Unbehaun (0/0), Marcel Lotka (0/0), Antonios Papadopoulos (0/0), Julian Ryerson (1/22), Mateu Morey (0/0), Mats Hummels (0/22), Nico Schlotterbeck (4/26), Nico Schulz (0/0), Niklas Suele (1/22), Raphael Guerreiro (3/20), Soumaila Coulibaly (0/0), Tom Rothe (0/2), Abdoulaye Kamara (0/0), Emre Can (2/19), Felix Passlack (0/2), Giovanni Reyna (5/16), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (3/13), Jude Bellingham (4/25), Julian Brandt (8/24), Justin Njinmah (0/1), Mahmoud Dahoud (0/9), Marco Reus (6/17), Marius Wolf (1/19), Salih Oezcan (0/20), Thomas Meunier (0/10), Anthony Modeste (2/17), Donyell Malen (3/18), Julien Duranville (0/0), Karim Adeyemi (3/16), Sebastien Haller (3/11), Youssoufa Moukoko (6/19).
Union Berlin Squad
This is the full squad of players that the Union Berlin head coach Fischer will select from for his starting XI:
Frederik Roennow (0/21), Jakob Busk (0/0), Lennart Grill (0/5), Yannic Stein (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/20), Danilho Doekhi (4/17), Diogo Leite (0/22), Jerome Roussillon (0/13), Mathis Bruns (0/0), Niko Giesselmann (0/21), Paul Jaeckel (1/12), Robin Knoche (2/25), Timo Baumgartl (0/7), Aissa Laidouni (0/7), Aljoscha Kemlein (0/0), Andras Schafer (0/13), Janik Haberer (5/24), Josip Juranovic (1/5), Kevin Moehwald (0/0), Levin Mete Oztunali (0/2), Morten Thorsby (1/18), Paul Seguin (1/18), Rani Khedira (1/25), Jamie Leweling (1/12), Jordan Pefok (4/23), Kevin Behrens (6/26), Milos Pantovic (1/10), Sheraldo Becker (8/26), Sven Michel (3/16), Tim Maciejewski (0/0).
Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin Team News
The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Borussia Dortmund, as they prepare to meet Union Berlin, since nine could be missing.
Emre Can, Thomas Meunier, Mats Hummels, Anthony Modeste, Marius Wolf, Tom Rothe, Abdoulaye Kamara, Mateu Morey and Sebastien Haller are missing from the squad, Borussia Dortmund will field against Union Berlinthis coming Saturday.
Union Berlin have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
Names like Morten Thorsby, Andras Schafer and Kevin Moehwald most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Borussia Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin Lineups
Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin H2H
The last time the pair played each other Union Berlin came away as 2-0 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Saturday. Not a single one of their last seven matches finished with a draw. Borussia Dortmund managed four wins, while Union Berlin won three of these seven encounters. Selecting a home win gets you odds at 3/5 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on the visitors at full-time are at 19/4.
Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin Results
In the last seven matches between Borussia Dortmund and Union Berlin over 2.5 goals came out two times. Odds on at least three goals are at 4/5 with bookies.
Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin Betting Tips
Kevin Behrens shows decent form right now for Union Berlin, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Borussia Dortmund, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Marco Reus also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.
Borussia Dortmund won nine of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing zero and losing one as well. Union Berlin won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost five in this run. Goals should be on the menu at Signal Iduna Park, with both teams scoring in six of the last 10 matches at home for Borussia Dortmund. The same outcome paid dividends in four of the last 10 away games for Union Berlin.
Both teams to score was a winning bet three times in the last seven encounters between Borussia Dortmund and Union Berlin. There were over two goals five times, as Borussia Dortmund managed an average of 2.28 goals, while Union Berlin scored 1.3 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Borussia Dortmund’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored two goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Union Berlin played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process.
