Borussia Dortmund overcomes FC Union Berlin 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

BERLIN. Borussia Dortmund was in the end too good for FC Union Berlin.

February 14, 2022

BERLIN. Borussia Dortmund was finally too much to handle for FC Union Berlin with the goal of M. Reus (18′), M. Reus (25′) and R. Guerreiro (71′). Borussia Dortmund was surely superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei stadium in Berlin on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Matthias Jöllenbeck who had the assistance of Christof Günsch and Jonas Weickenmeier. The 4th official was Sascha Thielert. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.8 degrees Celsius or 44.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.

Match Statistics

FC Union Berlin

0 - 3

Borussia Dortmund

! 39 Ball Possession 61

Shots

13 Total 8
4 On Target 5
9 Off Target 3
1 Shots blocked 1

135 Attack 114
83 Dangerous attack 41
79 Ball safe 92

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 5

Fouls

20 Total 9
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Borussia Dortmund had a strong ball possession 61% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Union Berlin was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Borussia Dortmund managed to find the solution to win this match.

FC Union Berlin shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Dortmund shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

FC Union Berlin received 4 yellow cards (T. Baumgartl, K. Mohwald, R. Knoche and A. Schafer). Regarding the opposition, Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (J. Brandt).

Match Timeline

18'

Marco Reus(goal)M. Dahoud

25'

Marco Reus(goal)D. Malen

35'

39'

Julian Brandt- Yellow

61'

71'

72'

73'

Emre Can - sub ->M. Dahoud

75'

76'

78'

Julian Ryerson - sub ->C. Trimmel

András Schäfer- sub ->S. Becker

78'

81'

Youssoufa Moukoko- sub ->D. Malen

89'

90'

Robin Knoche- Yellow

90'

András Schäfer- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

After playing this contest, FC Union Berlin will stay with 34 points like RB Leipzig, TSG Hoffenheim and SC Freiburg to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund will have 46 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Union Berlin will play away with DSC Arminia Bielefeld on the 19th of February with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of FC Union Berlin (10 draws).

Borussia Dortmund will host Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 20th of February with a 22-8 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (3 draws).

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin

Andreas Luthe 1.Germany

6.1

Bastian Oczipka 20.Germany

7.6

Christopher Trimmel 28.Austria

5.9

78'

Robin Knoche 31.Germany

6.8

90'

Timo Baumgartl 25.Germany

5.9

35'

Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany

7.3

Levin Öztunali 7.Germany

6.2

61'

Grischa Prömel 21.Germany

6.8

Sheraldo Becker 27.Suriname

6.7

78'

Sven Michel 10.Germany

7.0

72'

Taiwo Awoniyi 14.Nigeria

6.5

61'

Substitutes

Frederik Rönnow 19.Denmark

Julian Ryerson 6.Norway

6.8

78'

András Schäfer 13.Hungary

6.1

78'

90'

Kevin Möhwald 30.Germany

6.8

61'

76'

Laurenz Dehl 29.Germany

Genki Haraguchi 24.Japan

Suleiman Abdullahi 39.Nigeria

Anthony Ujah 11.Nigeria

6.6

72'

Kevin Behrens 17.Germany

6.4

61'

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

The manager Urs Fischer decided to play with the following team: Andreas Luthe (6.1), Christopher Trimmel (5.9), Paul Jäckel (7.3), Robin Knoche (6.8), Timo Baumgartl (5.9), Bastian Oczipka (7.6), Sheraldo Becker (6.7), Grischa Prömel (6.8), Levin Öztunali (6.2), Taiwo Awoniyi (6.5) and Sven Michel (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Julian Ryerson (6.8), András Schäfer (6.1), Kevin Möhwald (6.8), Suleiman Abdullahi, Laurenz Dehl, Anthony Ujah (6.6), Genki Haraguchi, Frederik Rønnow and Kevin Behrens (6.4).

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: T. Awoniyi for K. Behrens (61′), L. Oztunali for K. Mohwald (61′), S. Michel for A. Ujah (72′), C. Trimmel for J. Ryerson (78′) and S. Becker for A. Schafer (78′).

Best player: Bastian Oczipka

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Bastian Oczipka.

His rating is (7.6) with 43 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 13 crosses.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund

Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland

7.4

Mats Hummels 15.Germany

7.4

Raphaël Guerreiro 13.Portugal

7.3

90'

71'

Manuel Akanji 16.Switzerland

7.4

Dan-Axel Zagadou 5.France

7.5

Axel Witsel 28.Belgium

7.1

Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany

7.3

73'

Jude Bellingham 22.England

7.4

Julian Brandt 19.Germany

6.2

89'

39'

Marco Reus 11.Germany

8.4

90'

18', 25'

Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands

7.0

81'

Substitutes

Marwin Hitz 35.Switzerland

Marin Pongracic 34.Croatia

Nico Schulz 14.Germany

90'

Emre Can 23.Germany

6.9

73'

Reinier 20.Brazil

89'

Felix Passlack 30.Germany

Steffen Tigges 27.Germany

90'

Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany

6.6

81'

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

Marco Rose played with: Gregor Kobel (7.4), Manuel Akanji (7.4), Mats Hummels (7.4), Dan-Axel Zagadou (7.5), Raphaël Guerreiro (7.3), Mahmoud Dahoud (7.3), Axel Witsel (7.1), Jude Bellingham (7.4), Julian Brandt (6.2), Donyell Malen (7.0) and Marco Reus (8.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marin Pongračić, Steffen Tigges, Nico Schulz, Youssoufa Moukoko (6.6), Emre Can (6.9), Reinier, Felix Passlack and Marwin Hitz.

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: M. Dahoud for E. Can (73′), D. Malen for Y. Moukoko (81′), J. Brandt for Reinier (89′), R. Guerreiro for N. Schulz (90′) and M. Reus for S. Tigges (90′).