Union Berlin Vs Borussia Dortmund: Preview, Predictions & Fantasy Team

Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund Preview: Union Berlin will be locking horns with Borussia Dortmund in the 2021/2022 Bundesliga season at the An Der Alten Forsterei Stadium on the 13th of February 2022. This will be a game that has massive top-4 ramifications for both sides in question.

Borussia Dortmund will be hoping to dust themselves down from the downright embarrassing 5-2 capitulation against Bayer Leverkusen in a game that not much went right for them.

They were slow, lethargic, and off the pace from the starting whistle, and were rightly taken to the cleaners by a Leverkusen side who needed no second invitation to assert their dominance in the game, pouncing on Dortmund’s every mistake and making them pay dearly.

In spite of this defeat, They are currently well-placed at 2nd in the table, but Coach Marco Rose is well-aware that any mistakes from their end, and that 9 point gap between them and leaders Bayern Munich will keep on widening. If Dortmund wants to harbour any realistic ambitions of winning the Bundesliga this season, they will have to ensure that there are no more lapses Fro their end, and will have to start picking points from teams in and around them.

Union Berlin, on the other hand, has turned out to be one of the revelations and the feel-good story of the current season. After a very good 2020-21 season, where they finished 7th, they are now exceeding expectations and raising eyebrows across the country with their performances and are currently sitting 5th in the table, level on points with 4th place Leipzig, and talks of an unlikely Champions League place now a genuine possibility among the fans. and pundits alike. They could be in for one memorable run if they manage to keep playing the way they are.

Victory for Dortmund will give them a much stronger hold on 2nd place and at the same time will reduce the gap between them and Bayern Munich to 6 points. A win for Berlin though will see them leapfrog current occupants of 4th place, RB Leipzig, and themselves be on 4th. So safe to say that this game at face value has a pivotal part to play for both teams.

Union Berlin Vs Borussia Dortmund, German Bundesliga 2021/2022

Date- 13th February 2022

Time- 8 pm IST

Venue- An Der Alten Forsterei Stadium

Form Guide

Union Berlin-  W-D-W-W-L 

Borussia Dortmund- L-W-W-W-L

Head to Head

Union Berlin Wins- 2

Draws- 0

Borussia Dortmund Wins- 6

Union Berlin Vs Borussia Dortmund Team News

Union Berlin Manager Urs Fischer will be without young midfield star Laurenz Dehl. Midfielder Rani Khedira will miss this game due to suspension, while there are additional doubts over the fitness and availability of midfielders Grischa Promel and Norway international Julian Ryerson.

Apart from these, he is expected to have a fully fit squad to chose from with no injury concerns whatsoever Borussia Dortmund on the other hand faces an issue of an injury crisis, with the likes of Emre Can, Marcel Schmelzer, Mateu Morey, and most importantly, star striker and talisman Erling Haaland.

Marco Rose will be hoping that in the absence of the Norwegian, Dutch forward Donyell Malen will shoulder the responsibility of scoring the goals for his side. The Dutchman has had a pretty underwhelming season by his own lofty standards, but on his day can turn into a match-winner in his own right. Dortmund will be hoping that this game is when he finally delivers on his potential.

Union Berlin probable starting line-up

Luthe; Baumgartl, Knoche, Heintz, Trimmel, Becker, Promel, Haraguchi, Giesselmann, Awoniyi, Voglsammer.

Borussia Dortmund probable starting line-up

Kobel; Meunier, Kanji, Hummels, Guerreiro, Brandt, Dahoud, Bellingham, Reus, Hazard, Malen.

Union Berlin Vs Borussia Dortmund Predictions

Both sides will be looking to take all three points in a game that holds a lot of significance for both of them. Dortmund will be itching to put the embarrassment against Leverkusen behind them and prove to the people that it was nothing more than an aberration. Berlin on the other hand will have their own motivation to win this game.

With a season for the ages and the team in the midst of a dream run, punching above their weight, ending the season with a Champions League spot will be the stuff of dreams for a club that wasn’t given much of a chance to be where they are at the moment. Expect a very open and entertaining game if you are neutral.

Score Prediction- Union berlin 2- 2 Borussia Dortmund