FC Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund are going to clash on Sunday the 13th of February at 3:30 pm in the 22nd week of the Bundesliga. The match will take place in Berlin at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei.

FC Union Berlin occupies the 5th position in the standings with 34 points. It comes from a 2-0 loss against FC Augsburg in its last match in the Bundesliga. Up to now, it has won 9 times, draw 7 times, and lost 5 times.​​

Borussia Dortmund sits in the 2nd position in the league with 43 points. It comes from a 2-5 loss against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in its last match in the Bundesliga. Thus far, it has won 14 times, drawn once, and lost 6 times.​​

Line-ups predictions​

These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.​

FC Union Berlin​

Line - Ups​
3-5-2
14 May
FC Union Berlin-VfL Bochum 1848
3-2
3-5-2
07 May
SC Freiburg-FC Union Berlin
1-4
3-5-2
29 Apr
FC Union Berlin-SpVgg Greuther Fürth
1-1
3-5-2
23 Apr
RB Leipzig-FC Union Berlin
1-2
3-5-2
17 Apr
FC Union Berlin-Eintracht Frankfurt
2-0
3-1-4-2
09 Apr
Hertha BSC-FC Union Berlin
1-4
3-5-2
01 Apr
FC Union Berlin-FC Köln
1-0
3-5-2
19 Mar
FC Bayern München-FC Union Berlin
4-0
3-5-2
12 Mar
FC Union Berlin-VfB Stuttgart
1-1
3-5-2
05 Mar
VfL Wolfsburg-FC Union Berlin
1-0
3-1-4-2
26 Feb
FC Union Berlin-FSV Mainz 05
3-1
3-5-2
19 Feb
DSC Arminia Bielefeld-FC Union Berlin
1-0
5-3-2
13 Feb
FC Union Berlin-Borussia Dortmund
0-3
3-5-2
05 Feb
FC Augsburg-FC Union Berlin
2-0
3-5-2
22 Jan
Borussia Mönchengladbach-FC Union Berlin
1-2
3-5-2
15 Jan
FC Union Berlin-TSG Hoffenheim
2-1
3-1-4-2
08 Jan
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-FC Union Berlin
2-2
3-4-1-2
18 Dec
VfL Bochum 1848-FC Union Berlin
0-1
3-1-4-2
15 Dec
FC Union Berlin-SC Freiburg
0-0
3-5-2
12 Dec
SpVgg Greuther Fürth-FC Union Berlin
1-0
5-3-2
03 Dec
FC Union Berlin-RB Leipzig
2-1
3-5-2
28 Nov
Eintracht Frankfurt-FC Union Berlin
2-1
3-5-2
20 Nov
FC Union Berlin-Hertha BSC
2-0
3-5-2
07 Nov
FC Köln-FC Union Berlin
2-2
3-5-2
30 Oct
FC Union Berlin-FC Bayern München
2-5
3-5-2
24 Oct
VfB Stuttgart-FC Union Berlin
1-1
3-5-2
16 Oct
FC Union Berlin-VfL Wolfsburg
2-0
3-4-1-2
03 Oct
FSV Mainz 05-FC Union Berlin
1-2
3-5-2
25 Sep
FC Union Berlin-DSC Arminia Bielefeld
1-0
3-4-1-2
19 Sep
Borussia Dortmund-FC Union Berlin
4-2
3-5-2
11 Sep
FC Union Berlin-FC Augsburg
0-0
3-5-2
29 Aug
FC Union Berlin-Borussia Mönchengladbach
2-1
3-5-2
22 Aug
TSG Hoffenheim-FC Union Berlin
2-2
5-3-2
14 Aug
FC Union Berlin-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1-1

FC Union Berlin has mostly adopted the 3-5-2 line-up most used during the season (14 times or 66.67%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-5-2 (14 times), 3-4-1-2 (3 times), 3-1-4-2 (2 times) and 5-3-2 (2 times).

Urs Fischer is expected to play against Borussia Dortmund with the following players: A. Luthe, P. Jaeckel, R. Knoche, T. Baumgartl, C. Trimmel, G. Haraguchi, P. Wszołek, S. Becker and T. Awoniyi.

Suppose that the above line up is confirmed, the projected average age of FC Union Berlin would be 29.22.

There are doubts about the presence of K. Endo.

Urs Fischer will probably not be able to employ G. Prömel and J. Ryerson because of injury.

J. Busk Jensen, D. Heintz, N. Gießelmann and A. Voglsammer will definitely miss the match.

Urs Fischer will not be able to have the presence of R. Khedira who is suspended​.

Borussia Dortmund​

Line - Ups​
3-4-2-1
14 May
Borussia Dortmund-Hertha BSC
2-1
3-4-2-1
07 May
SpVgg Greuther Fürth-Borussia Dortmund
1-3
4-2-3-1
30 Apr
Borussia Dortmund-VfL Bochum 1848
3-4
4-2-3-1
23 Apr
FC Bayern München-Borussia Dortmund
3-1
3-4-2-1
16 Apr
Borussia Dortmund-VfL Wolfsburg
6-1
4-2-3-1
08 Apr
VfB Stuttgart-Borussia Dortmund
0-2
3-4-2-1
02 Apr
Borussia Dortmund-RB Leipzig
1-4
4-1-4-1
20 Mar
FC Köln-Borussia Dortmund
1-1
4-2-3-1
16 Mar
FSV Mainz 05-Borussia Dortmund
0-1
4-2-3-1
13 Mar
Borussia Dortmund-DSC Arminia Bielefeld
1-0
3-5-2
27 Feb
FC Augsburg-Borussia Dortmund
1-1
3-4-2-1
20 Feb
Borussia Dortmund-Borussia Mönchengladbach
6-0
4-3-3
13 Feb
FC Union Berlin-Borussia Dortmund
0-3
4-3-3
06 Feb
Borussia Dortmund-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2-5
4-3-3
22 Jan
TSG Hoffenheim-Borussia Dortmund
2-3
4-3-3
14 Jan
Borussia Dortmund-SC Freiburg
5-1
4-3-3
08 Jan
Eintracht Frankfurt-Borussia Dortmund
2-3
4-2-3-1
18 Dec
Hertha BSC-Borussia Dortmund
3-2
4-2-3-1
15 Dec
Borussia Dortmund-SpVgg Greuther Fürth
3-0
4-2-3-1
11 Dec
VfL Bochum 1848-Borussia Dortmund
1-1
4-1-3-2
04 Dec
Borussia Dortmund-FC Bayern München
2-3
4-2-3-1
27 Nov
VfL Wolfsburg-Borussia Dortmund
1-3
4-2-3-1
20 Nov
Borussia Dortmund-VfB Stuttgart
2-1
3-4-2-1
06 Nov
RB Leipzig-Borussia Dortmund
2-1
3-4-2-1
30 Oct
Borussia Dortmund-FC Köln
2-0
3-4-2-1
23 Oct
DSC Arminia Bielefeld-Borussia Dortmund
1-3
4-3-3
16 Oct
Borussia Dortmund-FSV Mainz 05
3-1
4-2-3-1
02 Oct
Borussia Dortmund-FC Augsburg
2-1
3-5-2
25 Sep
Borussia Mönchengladbach-Borussia Dortmund
1-0
4-3-3
19 Sep
Borussia Dortmund-FC Union Berlin
4-2
4-3-2-1
11 Sep
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-Borussia Dortmund
3-4
4-3-1-2
27 Aug
Borussia Dortmund-TSG Hoffenheim
3-2
4-3-1-2
21 Aug
SC Freiburg-Borussia Dortmund
2-1
4-2-3-1
14 Aug
Borussia Dortmund-Eintracht Frankfurt
5-2

Borussia Dortmund has mostly adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up most used during the season (7 times or 33.33%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-2-3-1 (7 times), 4-3-3 (6 times), 3-4-2-1 (3 times), 4-3-1-2 (2 times), 4-1-3-2 (once), 3-5-2 (once) and 4-3-2-1 (once).

Marco Rose is expected to play against FC Union Berlin with the following players: G. Kobel, R. Guerreiro, D. Zagadou, M. Akanji, M. Dahoud, J. Bellingham, J. Brandt, T. Hazard, M. Reus and D. Malen.

Suppose that the line up is confirmed, the resulting average age of Borussia Dortmund would be 26.00.

There are doubts about the presence of E. Can.

T. Meunier, M. Morey Bauzà, M. Schmelzer, M. Wolf and E. Håland will definitely miss the match.