1. FC Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

1. FC Union Berlin

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Borussia Dortmund

Fri 18 Dec 2020 · 19:30 UTC Stadion An der Alten Forsterei HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Marius Bulter 62' Y

Y 67' Axel Witsel

Overview

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1. FC Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund — Bundesliga at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei.

1. FC Union Berlin 4 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Borussia Dortmund 4 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Harm Osmers
Referee Robert Kempter
Referee Thomas Gorniak
Referee Sven Jablonski

5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Borussia Dortmund	4	12
2	FC Bayern München	4	10
3	SC Freiburg	4	10
4	FC Augsburg	4	7
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	4	7
6	1. FSV Mainz 05	4	7
7	SV 07 Elversberg	4	7
8	SV Werder Bremen	4	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	5
11	FC Schalke 04	4	5
12	SC Paderborn 07	4	4
13	1. FC Köln	4	4
14	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	4	3
15	VfB Stuttgart	4	3
16	Hamburger SV	4	3
17	1. FC Union Berlin	4	1
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4	0

Head-to-Head

1. FC Union Berlin 15 games · Avg 3.7 goals Borussia Dortmund

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-18 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 Borussia Dortmund 2020-02-01 Borussia Dortmund 5–0 1. FC Union Berlin 2019-08-31 1. FC Union Berlin 3–1 Borussia Dortmund 2018-10-31 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 1. FC Union Berlin

Recent Form

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Dec	Borussia Dortmund	H	2–1	W
15 Dec	VfB Stuttgart	A	2–2	D
12 Dec	FC Bayern München	H	1–1	D
04 Dec	Hertha BSC	A	1–3	L
28 Nov	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	3–3	D
22 Nov	1. FC Köln	A	2–1	W

Borussia Dortmund

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Dec	1. FC Union Berlin	A	1–2	L
15 Dec	SV Werder Bremen	A	2–1	W
12 Dec	VfB Stuttgart	H	1–5	L
08 Dec	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	2–1	W
05 Dec	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	1–1	D
02 Dec	SS Lazio	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

1. FC Union Berlin		Borussia Dortmund
#17	Position	#1
1	Points	12
4	Played	4
0 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 0 / 0
4	Scored	9
17	Conceded	2
-13	GD	+7
0.25	PPG	3.00
0%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

75% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

1. FC Union Berlin are 17th (1 pts). Borussia Dortmund are 1st (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

1/3

16-30

–/3

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

–/4

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Borussia Dortmund

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin

Tim Skarke	2 G
Leopold Querfeld	1 G	1 A
Emmanuel Latte Lath	1 G

Borussia Dortmund

Sehrou Guirassy	2 G	2 A
Felix Kalu Nmecha	2 G
Fabio Silva	2 G
Ioannis Konstantelias	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between 1. FC Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund is underway.
5' Borussia Dortmund is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' 1. FC Union Berlin are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Borussia Dortmund's shape.
15' Borussia Dortmund fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' A quiet spell here at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei. Borussia Dortmund seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Emre Can is clearly more than just a goal scorer for 1. FC Union Berlin.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both 1. FC Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' Borussia Dortmund seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' It looks surprising 1. FC Union Berlin does not make any changes. Mats Hummels has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
50' Portugal international Raphael Guerreiro has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
55' 1. FC Union Berlin are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
57' 1. FC Union Berlin is taking the lead after the goal scored by Taiwo Awoniyi on 57.
60' Youssoufa Moukoko doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
62' Controversy at the stadium! Marius Bulter argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
66' Keita Endo is replacing Marius Bulter for the 1. FC Union Berlin side.
67' That is a Yellow card for Borussia Dortmund. Axel Witsel will be fuming at that decision.
72' Marco Reus makes way for Julian Brandt at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Borussia Dortmund.
77' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
78' The deadlock is broken! Marvin Friedrich gets on the scoresheet on 78 minutes.
80' Another change for Borussia Dortmund made on 80 minute. Emre Can leaves to be changed by Jude Bellingham.
85' Borussia Dortmund make a change. Manuel Akanji trudges off to be replaced by Nico Schulz on 85 minutes.
86' Akaki Gogia gets the nod from 1. FC Union Berlin. He replaces Taiwo Awoniyi and will look to change the dynamic.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

27
Sheraldo Becker
1
Andreas Luthe
31
Robin Knoche
36
Cedric Teuchert ↓ Niko Giesselmann 85'
25
Christopher Lenz
5
Marvin Friedrich
28
Christopher Trimmel C ↓ Julian Ryerson 72'
21
Grischa Promel
33
Sebastian Griesbeck
15
Marius Bulter ↓ Keita Endo 66'
14
Taiwo Awoniyi ↓ Akaki Gogia 86'

Bench

19
Florian Hubner
7
Akaki Gogia ↑ 86'
6
Julian Ryerson ↑ 72'
23
Niko Giesselmann ↑ 85'
20
Loris Karius
18
Keita Endo ↑ 66'
16
Tim Maciejewski

Coach Urs Fischer

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edin Terzić

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marco Reus	5
Sehrou Guirassy	4
Erling Haaland	4
Raphael Guerreiro	3
Youssoufa Moukoko	2
Julian Ryerson	2
Sebastian Polter	2
Marius Bulter	2

Head to Head

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2020-12-18 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2020-12-15 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 1. FC Union Berlin D 2020-12-12 1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 FC Bayern München D 2020-12-04 Hertha BSC 3–1 1. FC Union Berlin L 2020-11-28 1. FC Union Berlin 3–3 Eintracht Frankfurt D 2020-11-22 1. FC Köln 1–2 1. FC Union Berlin W

Borussia Dortmund Form

2020-12-18 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2020-12-15 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund W 2020-12-12 Borussia Dortmund 1–5 VfB Stuttgart L 2020-12-08 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–2 Borussia Dortmund W 2020-12-05 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Borussia Dortmund D 2020-12-02 Borussia Dortmund 1–1 SS Lazio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.02 1. FC Union Berlin xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

3.39 Borussia Dortmund xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Borussia Dortmund to win 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Union Berlin21% Draw16% Borussia Dortmund63%

Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 4.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	62%	38%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

1. FC Union Berlin or Draw

37%

Draw or Borussia Dortmund

79%

1. FC Union Berlin or Borussia Dortmund

84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Union Berlin9% Draw29% Borussia Dortmund62%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–1 not predicted

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 3

1 – 3

7.9%

0 – 2

7.4%

1 – 2

7.2%

1 – 4

6.6%

0 – 4

6.6%

1 – 1

4.9%

1 – 5

4.5%

0 – 5

4.5%

0 – 1

4.3%

2 – 3

2 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Handicap	1. FC Union Berlin covers	Push	Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	5%	92%
-0.5	8%	—	92%
+0.5	20%	—	80%
+1	20%	17%	63%
+1.5	37%	—	63%
+2	37%	20%	43%
+2.5	57%	—	43%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.