DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund beat FC Union Berlin to win 2-1. It was Borussia Dortmund to strike first with a goal of D. Malen at the 28′. Then it was a goal in the 61′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Youssoufa Moukoko gave the win to Borussia Dortmund in the 79′ minute with a goal. Borussia Dortmund was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Signal-Iduna-Park stadium in Dortmund on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Schlager with the collaboration of Sven Waschitzki and Arno Blos. The 4th official was Thomas Gorniak. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Borussia Dortmund

2 - 1

FC Union Berlin

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 15 Total 7
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 141 Attack 77
  • 65 Dangerous attack 49
  • 91 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 8 Total 11
  • 5 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Borussia Dortmund had a superior ball possession 64% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund won the match​.

Borussia Dortmund shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, FC Union Berlin shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Borussia Dortmund received 5 yellow cards (Niklas Süle, Karim Adeyemi , Marco Reus, Emre Can and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens). On the other side, FC Union Berlin received 2 yellow cards (Kevin Behrens and S. Becker).

Match Timeline

Niklas Süle- Yellow
1'
Karim Adeyemi- Yellow
16'
Donyell Malen(goal)
28'
54'
56'
61'
62'
62'
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens- sub ->Karim Adeyemi
69'
74'
Marco Reus- sub ->D. Malen
74'
Youssoufa Moukoko- sub ->Sébastien Haller
74'
Youssoufa Moukoko(goal)
79'
84'
84'
Salih Özcan- sub ->Julian Brandt
84'
Marco Reus- Yellow
90'
Emre Can - Yellow
90'
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848 II
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After this encounter, Borussia Dortmund will have 56 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, FC Union Berlin will stay with 51 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will play away with VfB Stuttgart on the 15th of April with a 19-5 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (8 draws).

FC Union Berlin will play away agasint Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 23rd of April with a 4-1 head to head in favor of FC Union Berlin (2 draws).

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
6.4
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
7.3
D
Raphaël Guerreiro 13.Portugal
8.1
D
Niklas Süle 25.Germany
6.4
1'
D
Julian Ryerson 26.Norway
6.8
M
Emre Can 23.Germany
7.4
90'
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
7.2
84'
M
Jude Bellingham 22.England
6.8
F
Sébastien Haller 9.Ivory Coast
6.8
74'
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
7.6
74' 28'
F
Karim Adeyemi 27.Germany
6.3
69' 16'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
D
Soumaïla Coulibaly 44.France
D
Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
6.5
84'
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
6.3
74' 90'
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
F
A. Modeste 20.France
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany
7.2
74' 79'
F
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 43.England
6.8
69' 90'

Borussia Dortmund started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Edin Terzic decided to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel (6.4), Julian Ryerson (6.8), Niklas Süle (6.4), Mats Hummels (7.3), Raphaël Guerreiro (8.1), Jude Bellingham (6.8), Emre Can (7.4), Julian Brandt (7.2), Donyell Malen (7.6), Sébastien Haller (6.8) and Karim Adeyemi (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Anthony Modeste, Alexander Meyer, Soumaula Coulibaly, Youssoufa Moukoko (7.2), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (6.8), Salih Özcan (6.5), Thomas Meunier, Marco Reus (6.3) and Mahmoud Dahoud.

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: Karim Adeyemi  for Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (69′), D. Malen for Marco Reus (74′), Sébastien Haller  for Youssoufa Moukoko (74′) and Julian Brandt for Salih Özcan (84′).

Best player: Raphaël Guerreiro​

The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Raphaël Guerreiro even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 84 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin
G
Frederik Rönnow 1.Denmark
6.9
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
6.9
84'
D
Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany
7.0
D
Danilho Doekhi 5.Netherlands
6.7
M
Niko Gießelmann 23.Germany
6.8
M
Josip Juranovic 18.Croatia
6.4
M
Rani Khedira 8.Germany
6.7
M
Janik Haberer 19.Germany
6.2
84'
M
Morten Thorsby 2.Norway
6.8
62'
F
Kevin Behrens 17.Germany
6.8
62' 54' 61'
F
Sheraldo Becker 27.Suriname
7.3
74' 56'
Substitutes
G
Lennart Grill 37.Germany
D
Christopher Trimmel 28.Austria
D
Diogo Leite 4.Portugal
M
Milos Pantovic 32.Serbia
6.9
84'
M
Aïssa Laïdouni 20.Tunisia
M
Paul Seguin 14.Germany
6.8
62'
F
Jamie Leweling 40.Germany
6.4
62'
F
Jordan Siebatcheu 45.France
6.2
84'
F
Sven Michel 11.Germany
6.8
74'

FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Urs Fischer played with: Frederik Rønnow (6.9), Paul Jaeckel (7.0), Robin Knoche (6.9), Danilho Doekhi (6.7), Josip Juranović (6.4), Morten Thorsby (6.6), Rani Khedira (6.7), Janik Haberer (6.2), Niko Giesselmann (6.8), Kevin Behrens (6.8) and Sheraldo Becker (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Jamie Leweling (6.3), Christopher Trimmel, Lennart Grill, Miloš Pantović (6.9), Diogo Filipe Monteiro Pinto Leite, Aïssa Bilal Laïdouni, Jordan Siebatcheu (6.2), Paul Seguin (6.8) and Sven Michel (6.8).

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: Kevin Behrens for Jamie Leweling (62′), Morten Thorsby for Paul Seguin (62′), S. Becker for Sven Michel (74′), Janik Haberer  for Jordan Siebatcheu (84′) and Robin Knoche for Miloš Pantović (84′).

Best player: Sheraldo Becker​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Union Berlin was Sheraldo Becker.

His rating is (7.3) with 17 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​