DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund managed to reverse the scoreline against FC Union Berlin. Borussia Dortmund was surely superior in terms of ball possession (63%) 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. In front of 81,365 spectators.​ The referee was Patrick Ittrich with the assistance of Sascha Thielert and Thomas Gorniak. The 4th official was Aarne Aarnink. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.03 degrees Celsius or 68.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Borussia Dortmund

4 - 2

FC Union Berlin

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 14 Total 13
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 137 Attack 62
  • 39 Dangerous attack 25
  • 115 Ball safe 104
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 6 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Borussia Dortmund had a strong ball possession 63% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund had a more offensive attitude with 39 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund won the match​.

Borussia Dortmund shot 14 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (Mats Hummels). Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin received 1 yellow card (Robin Gosens).

Match Timeline

Niclas Füllkrug(goal)
7'
9'
Robin Gosens(goal)Christopher Trimmel
20'
Lucas Tousart- sub ->Alex Kral
18'
Alex Král(VAR)
Niclas Füllkrug(VAR)
26'
31'
Mats Hummels- Yellow
30'
Julian Brandt- sub ->Jamie Bynoe-Gittens
46'
Nico Schlotterbeck(goal)Felix Nmecha
49'
Julian Brandt(goal)Marco Reus
54'
55'
Brenden Aaronson- sub ->Aïssa Laïdouni
64'
Robin Gosens- Yellow
64'
68'
68'
Jérôme Roussillon- sub ->Christopher Trimmel
68'
Kevin Volland- sub ->Kevin Behrens
Julian Ryerson (goal)
71'
Niklas Süle- sub ->Mats Hummels
73'
Sébastien Haller - sub ->Niclas Füllkrug
83'
Salih Özcan- sub ->Marco Reus
83'
22'
Alex Král(VAR)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After playing this match, Borussia Dortmund will have 17 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, FC Union Berlin will stay with 6 points like Borussia Mönchengladbach and Werder Bremen to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will host Darmstadt 98 on the 18th of May with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (1 draw).

FC Union Berlin will host SC Freiburg on the 18th of May with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of FC Union Berlin (2 draws).

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
7.3
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
8.1
49'
D
Marius Wolf 17.Germany
6.6
D
Julian Ryerson 26.Norway
7.5
71'
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
7.0
73' 30'
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
7.5
83'
M
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
6.8
64'
M
Emre Can 23.Germany
7.3
M
Felix Nmecha 8.Germany
7.3
M
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 43.England
6.6
46'
F
Niclas Füllkrug 14.Germany
7.5
83' 7'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
D
Niklas Süle 25.Germany
7.0
73'
D
Guillermo Bueno 45.Spain
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
7.3
46' 54'
M
Karim Adeyemi 27.Germany
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
6.4
83'
M
Giovanni Reyna 7.United States
7.0
64'
F
Sébastien Haller 9.Ivory Coast
6.4
83'
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany

Borussia Dortmund started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Edin Terzic decided to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel (7.3), Marius Wolf (6.6), Mats Hummels (7.0), Nico Schlotterbeck (8.1), Julian Ryerson (7.5), Emre Can (7.3), Felix Nmecha (7.3), Donyell Malen (6.8), Marco Reus (7.5), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (6.6) and Niclas Füllkrug (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Sébastien Haller (6.4), Julian Brandt (7.3), Niklas Süle (7.0), Karim Adeyemi, Salih Özcan (6.4), Giovanni Reyna (7.0), Youssoufa Moukoko, Alexander Meyer and Guillermo Bueno.

Borussia Dortmund could not rely on the presence of Salih Özcan (injured) and Niklas Süle (injured).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: Jamie Bynoe-Gittens for Julian Brandt (46′), Donyell Malen for Giovanni Reyna (64′), Niclas Füllkrug for Sébastien Haller (83′), Marco Reus for Salih Özcan (83′) and Mats Hummels for Niklas Süle (73′).

Best player: Nico Schlotterbeck​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Nico Schlotterbeck.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 120 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin
G
Frederik Rönnow 1.Denmark
6.3
D
Diogo Leite 4.Portugal
6.6
D
Danilho Doekhi 5.Netherlands
7.1
D
Leonardo Bonucci 23.Italy
7.0
31'
D
Christopher Trimmel 28.Austria
6.3
68'
D
Robin Gosens 6.Germany
7.5
64' 9'
M
Janik Haberer 19.Germany
6.7
M
Aïssa Laïdouni 20.Tunisia
6.8
55'
M
Alex Král 33.Czech Republic
6.3
20'
F
Sheraldo Becker 27.Suriname
7.3
68'
F
Kevin Behrens 17.Germany
7.1
68'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Schwolow 37.Germany
D
Jérôme Roussillon 26.Guadeloupe
6.4
68'
D
Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany
M
Brenden Aaronson 7.United States
6.4
55'
M
Lucas Tousart 29.France
6.6
20'
M
Aljoscha Kemlein 36.Germany
F
Kevin Volland 10.Germany
6.8
68'
F
David Fofana 11.Ivory Coast
6.7
68'
F
Benedict Hollerbach 16.Germany

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

Urs Fischer played with: Frederik Rönnow (6.3), Christopher Trimmel (6.3), Danilho Doekhi (7.1), Leonardo Bonucci (7.0), Diogo Leite (6.6), Robin Gosens (7.5), Aïssa Laïdouni (6.8), Alex Kral (6.3), Janik Haberer (6.7), Sheraldo Becker  (7.3) and Kevin Behrens (7.1).

They had on the bench: Jérôme Roussillon (6.4), Kevin Volland  (6.8), Paul Jaeckel, Brenden Aaronson (6.4), David Datro Fofana (6.7), Benedict Hollerbach, Lucas Tousart (6.6), Aljoscha Kemlein and Alexander Schwolow.

FC Union Berlin could not rely on the presence of Brenden Aaronson (injured) and Lucas Tousart (injured).

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: Aïssa Laïdouni for Brenden Aaronson (55′), Alex Kral for Lucas Tousart (20′), Sheraldo Becker  for David Datro Fofana (68′), Christopher Trimmel for Jérôme Roussillon (68′) and Kevin Behrens for Kevin Volland  (68′).

Best player: Robin Gosens​

The most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Robin Gosens.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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