Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th January 2026

Union Berlin enjoy home advantage, when visitors Borussia Dortmund swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Union Berlin are placed nineth with 24 points after 18 matches. Borussia Dortmund occupy a position as twoth in the league on 39 points.

Union Berlin are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Borussia Dortmund in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an fairly unequal pairing at Alte Foersterei.

Union Berlin are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 12 goals, or an average of 1.2 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

Borussia Dortmund are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Bundesliga, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.1 times on average per match, for a total of 21 goals. They also let in 11 goals, leaving an average of 1.1 per match. They fought their way to four clean sheets.

Borussia Dortmund won 3-0 and 6-0 in the two most recent meetings with Union Berlin, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

Union Berlin Form

In their previous three matches, Union Berlin first drew 2-2 against Mainz 05, then 1-1 against Augsburg before also finishing even in a 1-1 draw against VfB Stuttgart. Union Berlin managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded eight goals.

Borussia Dortmund Form

In the last three matches, Borussia Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 3-0, won 3-2 against St. Pauli, and lost 2-0 against Tottenham. Borussia Dortmund won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and nine scored.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund.

Union Berlin have taken 12 points from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won three of these matches with a scoreline of 14 goals to 17. Borussia Dortmund earned three wins and 13 points in their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They scored 16 and conceded 11 goals in these. Union Berlin have a record of six wins, six draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Borussia Dortmund have a record of 11 wins, six draws and one defeat in the Bundesliga.

Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund Squads

Union Berlin Squad

Steffen Baumgart will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Borussia Dortmund from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Carl Klaus (0/0), Frederik Roennow (0/18), Matheo Raab (0/0), Andrik Markgraf (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/16), Danilho Doekhi (4/18), Derrick Koehn (0/17), Diogo Leite (0/14), Stanley N'Soki (1/3), Tom Rothe (1/12), Alex Kral (0/10), Aljoscha Kemlein (0/16), Andras Schafer (1/14), Janik Haberer (0/16), Josip Juranovic (0/4), Leopold Querfeld (0/18), Oliver Burke (4/17), Rani Khedira (3/17), Robert Skov (0/3), Tim Skarke (1/12), Woo-Yeong Jeong (2/16), Andrej Ilic (0/17), David Preu (0/0), Dmytro Bogdanov (0/0), Ilyas Ansah (5/18), Livan Burcu (0/5), Marin Ljubicic (2/2).

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Borussia Dortmund players that the manager Niko Kovac will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alexander Meyer (0/0), Gregor Kobel (0/18), Patrick Drewes (0/0), Silas Ostrzinski (0/0), Aaron Anselmino (1/5), Almugera Kabar (0/0), Daniel Svensson (1/18), Filippo Mane (0/2), Julian Ryerson (0/17), Nico Schlotterbeck (2/14), Niklas Suele (0/5), Ramy Bensebaini (1/11), Waldemar Anton (1/16), Yan Couto (1/12), Carney Chukwuemeka (2/15), Emre Can (2/7), Felix Nmecha (2/18), Jobe Bellingham (0/16), Julian Brandt (5/14), Marcel Sabitzer (1/14), Salih Oezcan (0/4), Fabio Silva (0/12), Julien Duranville (0/0), Karim Adeyemi (5/18), Maximilian Beier (5/16), Serhou Guirassy (6/17).

Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund Team News

Union Berlin have an almost full squad available against Borussia Dortmund at Alte Foersterei with only one player possibly missing. For their upcoming match in round 19, Union Berlin are unable to call upon Tom Rothe, who is suspended.

Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund H2H

Borussia Dortmund beat Union Berlin twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 3-0 and 6-0, respectively. Borussia Dortmund won eight of the last ten encounters against Union Berlin, but the latter won 3-0 in the latest meeting. The bookies have Borussia Dortmund to win this match at best price odds of 1/1.

Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Union Berlin welcome Borussia Dortmund as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 10/11 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

With two goals in six matches Woo-Yeong Jeong has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Borussia Dortmund and their defence. The visitors hope Julian Brandt adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Union Berlin won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Alte Foersterei. They drew four and lost three as well, while Borussia Dortmund won three of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost three. Goals are usually flowing for Union Berlin on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened eight times for Borussia Dortmund in their last 10 league games away from home.

The last ten encounters between Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund saw over 2.5 goals scored seven times, with Union Berlin averaging 0.9 goals a game. Borussia Dortmund scored 2.7 goals on average in these, as both teams scored four times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Union Berlin, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Borussia Dortmund's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches.