BERLIN. Borussia Dortmund had a surprising win over FC Union Berlin with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Adeyemi (41′) and a goal from I. Maatsen (90′). Borussia Dortmund was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei stadium in Berlin on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 22,012 spectators.​ The referee was Christian Dingert who was helped by Benedikt Kempkes and Nikolai Kimmeyer. The 4th official was Patrick Ittrich. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.14 degrees Celsius or 52.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Union Berlin

0 - 2

Borussia Dortmund

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 14 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 8 Shots blocked 2
  • 94 Attack 136
  • 53 Dangerous attack 48
  • 84 Ball safe 148
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 7
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Borussia Dortmund was in firm control of the ball 62% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Union Berlin had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Borussia Dortmund was able to find the solution to win this match.​

FC Union Berlin shot 14 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Dortmund shot 13 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

FC Union Berlin received 2 yellow cards (Janik Haberer and Yorbe Vertessen). Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (Julian Ryerson).

Match Timeline

41'
Karim Adeyemi(goal)Niclas Füllkrug
45'
Julian Ryerson - Yellow
Janik Haberer- sub ->Lucas Tousart
61'
Yorbe Vertessen- sub ->Benedict Hollerbach
61'
66'
Salih Özcan- sub ->Julian Brandt
Brenden Aaronson- sub ->Rani Khedira
69'
Christopher Trimmel - sub ->Jérôme Roussillon
69'
Janik Haberer- Yellow
75'
78'
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens- sub ->Karim Adeyemi
Chris Bedia- sub ->Diogo Leite
81'
88'
Ramy Bensebaini- sub ->Jadon Sancho
90'
Ian Maatsen(goal)
Yorbe Vertessen- Yellow
90'

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
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After playing this encounter, FC Union Berlin stays with 25 points like VfL Wolfsburg and VfL Bochum 1848 to hold in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund will has 44 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Union Berlin will play away with VfB Stuttgart on the 9th of March with a 3-3 head to head stats.

Borussia Dortmund will play away against Werder Bremen on the 9th of March with a 23-10 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (6 draws).

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin
G
Frederik Rönnow 1.Denmark
7.3
D
Kevin Vogt 2.Germany
6.8
D
Danilho Doekhi 5.Netherlands
6.7
D
Diogo Leite 4.Portugal
7.1
81'
M
Rani Khedira 8.Germany
6.7
69'
M
András Schäfer 13.Hungary
7.0
M
Josip Juranovic 18.Croatia
6.0
M
Jérôme Roussillon 26.Guadeloupe
7.3
69'
M
Lucas Tousart 29.France
6.7
61'
F
Benedict Hollerbach 16.Germany
6.4
61'
F
Kevin Volland 10.Germany
6.7
Substitutes
G
Alexander Schwolow 37.Germany
D
Christopher Trimmel 28.Austria
7.0
69'
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
M
Brenden Aaronson 7.United States
6.4
69'
M
Janik Haberer 19.Germany
6.8
61' 75'
M
Aïssa Laïdouni 20.Tunisia
M
Alex Král 33.Czech Republic
F
Chris Bedia 11.Ivory Coast
6.8
81'
F
Yorbe Vertessen 14.Belgium
6.6
61' 90'

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

The manager Nenad Bjelica decided to play with the following team: Frederik Rönnow (7.3), Danilho Doekhi (6.7), Kevin Vogt (6.8), Diogo Leite (7.1), Josip Juranovic (6.0), Lucas Tousart (6.7), Rani Khedira  (6.7), András Schäfer  (7.0), Jérôme Roussillon (7.3), Kevin Volland  (6.7) and Benedict Hollerbach (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Brenden Aaronson (6.4), Chris Bedia (6.8), Yorbe Vertessen (6.6), Janik Haberer (6.8), Aïssa Laïdouni, Christopher Trimmel (7.0), Robin Knoche, Alex Kral and Alexander Schwolow.

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: Diogo Leite for Chris Bedia (81′), Benedict Hollerbach for Yorbe Vertessen (61′), Lucas Tousart for Janik Haberer (61′), Rani Khedira  for Brenden Aaronson (69′) and Jérôme Roussillon for Christopher Trimmel (69′).

Player of the match: Frederik Rönnow​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was the goalkeeper: Frederik Rönnow. His rating is 7.34. He performed 5 saves.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
7.9
D
Ian Maatsen 22.Netherlands
8.8
90'
D
Niklas Süle 25.Germany
8.1
D
Julian Ryerson 26.Norway
7.0
45'
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
8.2
M
Jadon Sancho 10.England
6.4
88'
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
7.5
66'
M
Marcel Sabitzer 20.Austria
7.3
M
Emre Can 23.Germany
7.3
M
Karim Adeyemi 27.Germany
7.9
78' 41'
F
Niclas Füllkrug 14.Germany
7.1
Substitutes
G
Marcel Lotka 35.Poland
D
Ramy Bensebaini 5.Algeria
6.4
88'
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
6.7
66'
M
Marius Wolf 17.Germany
F
J. Duranville 16.Belgium
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany
F
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 43.England
6.4
78'

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

Edin Terzic played with: Alexander Meyer (7.9), Julian Ryerson (7.0), Niklas Süle (8.1), Nico Schlotterbeck (8.2), Ian Maatsen (8.8), Emre Can (7.3), Marcel Sabitzer (7.3), Jadon Sancho (6.4), Julian Brandt (7.5), Karim Adeyemi (7.9) and Niclas Füllkrug (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Ramy Bensebaini (6.4), Salih Özcan (6.7), Mats Hummels, Julien Duranville, Marius Wolf, Youssoufa Moukoko, Marcel Lotka, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (6.4) and Marco Reus.

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 3 changes: Jadon Sancho for Ramy Bensebaini (88′), Julian Brandt for Salih Özcan (66′) and Karim Adeyemi for Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (78′).

Player of the match: Ian Maatsen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Ian Maatsen.

His rating is 8.8 with 1 goal, 78 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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