Borussia Dortmund are positioned 4th, while FC Union Berlin are lagging 8 points behind in the league table. Will they trim the gap?
- Borussia Dortmund have not yet lost a game.
- FC Union Berlin have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
It's no vacation for neither Borussia Dortmund nor FC Union Berlin as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
Borussia Dortmund have collected seven points from their first three Bundesliga games here at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, a promising start.
The home supporters witnessed a 0-0 draw against Milan in the Champions League last time out and are hoping for a win here. Bensebaini, defender, was given a rating of 9.04/10 in that game, top of the team. Bensebaini hit two key passes and won 13 of 14 duels.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Hoffenheim.Borussia has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. From these home matches, Borussia Dortmund have conceded only 2 goals.
FC Union Berlin form and stats
Things could have gone better for FC Union Berlin in their Bundesliga away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.
FC Union Berlin aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 242 league minutes without a goal. Gosens was the last player to find the net.
It was game over and game lost last time out for Berlin, the neutral venue game versus Sporting Braga in the Champions League. A defeat 2-3. Becker, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.14. Becker scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A 0-1 defeat away at Heidenheim before that.FC Union Berlin has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. As opposed to that, FC Union Berlin have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Data for the last ten meetings involving these two participants are: six wins for Borussia, one draw and three wins for FC Union Berlin. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Behrens 4 goals |   D. Malen 3 goals |  M. Reus 3 goals |
Borussia Dortmund missing players
FC Union Berlin missing players
| Borussia Dortmund | FC Union Berlin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 33% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 67% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 33% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14.2 | 16.7 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 17.3 | 14.7 |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.7 | 5.5 |
| 41% | 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 13.7 | 10.7 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 13 | 12.3 |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
- Borussia Dortmund have not yet lost a game.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored in all their matches so far.
- Borussia Dortmund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- FC Union Berlin have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- FC Union Berlin haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 |
| 3 | Bayern München | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 6 | Hoffenheim | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Heidenheim | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 11 | FC Union Berlin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 6 |
| 13 | Borussia M'gladbach | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 15 | Darmstadt 98 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 4 |
| 16 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | -14 | 3 |
| 17 | Köln | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 1 |
| 18 | Mainz 05 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -13 | 1 |
