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Bundesliga | Gameweek 10
Oct 16, 2022 at 4.30pm UK
Stadion An der Alten Försterei
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Union Berlin
2 - 0
Dortmund

Haberer (8', 21')
Baumgartl (16')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Ozcan (29'), Schlotterbeck (55')

Preview: Union Berlin vs. Borussia Dortmund - prediction, team news, lineups

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Sports Mole previews Sunday's Bundesliga clash between Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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League leaders Union Berlin will be hoping to preserve their status at the top of the Bundesliga table when they welcome Borussia Dortmund on Sunday.

The visitors, meanwhile, can move one point behind their forthcoming opponents with a victory.


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Union Berlin's upwards trajectory continues to know no bounds, with Urs Fischer's side staying at the top of the Bundesliga with a 1-0 win against Stuttgart last weekend.

Moreover, Die Eisernen ensured that they will compete in European competition after winter for the first time in their history by beating Malmo 1-0 on Thursday evening, courtesy of Robin Knoche's 89th-minute penalty.

Trailing second-placed Braga by one point in Group D of the Europa League, their meeting at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei in less than two weeks time is likely to be crucial in terms of determining which team progresses into the knockout stages or falls into the Europa Conference League.

In the meantime, though, Union have three domestic games to focus on, starting with a tough test against Dortmund in what is being billed as 'Super Sunday,' given that Freiburg and Bayern Munich also face each other later in the day.

Having beaten RB Leipzig and held Bayern at home already this season, Fischer's side have no reason to fear their forthcoming opponents, especially having beaten them in two of their three meetings on home soil since being promoted in 2019.

Dortmund, meanwhile, have shown decent resolve in the past week by coming from behind to claim draws against Bayern and Sevilla.

Dortmund fell two goals behind in Der Klassiker at Westfalenstadion last weekend, with Leon Goretzka and Leroy Sane striking either side of half-time, but Youssoufa Moukoko breathed life into the hosts 16 minutes from time before Anthony Modeste truly announced himself to the BVB faithful by equalising in the fifth minute of injury time.

The comeback ensured that Edin Terzic's side remain level on points with their potential title rivals heading into Sunday's pivotal fixtures, although they will not want to lose any further ground on their forthcoming opponents even at this early stage of the season.

In the Champions League, Dortmund should only require one more point to progress to the knockout stages, after Jude Bellingham joined Kylian Mbappe and his former teammate Erling Braut Haaland as the only teenagers to score in four successive Champions League matches to claim a point for his side.

Terzic will not want to see his side fall behind for a third consecutive match away to Union Berlin, whose defensive solidity generally makes them very difficult to peg back, as is evident by them winning three of their last four league games to nil.

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Union Berlin's only absence is likely to be Kevin Mohwald, who is still recovering from a knock and unlikely to be risked.

As such, Fischer should be able to name what he feels is his strongest starting XI, with the in-form Jordan Siebatcheu and Sheraldo Becker combining in attack. The duo have directly contributed to 14 of their side's 16 league goals so far this season.

Dortmund, meanwhile, could welcome club captain Marco Reus back to their travelling squad, but the 33-year-old is extremely unlikely to start despite making an incredibly quick recovery from his ankle injury sustained in the Revierderby last month.

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Mahmoud Dahoud, Sebastien Haller and Mateu Morey remain sidelined, with Terzic's biggest dilemma perhaps being whether to start Moukoko or Modeste in attack after both strikers scored in Der Klassiker last weekend.

The former could win that particular duel due to his ability to drop deep and combine with the likes of Karem Adeyemi and Donyell Malen.

Nico Schlotterbeck and Raphael Guerreiro were held back until the second half against Sevilla in midweek, so should come back into the defensive unit fresh and raring to go against their opponent's fearsome front two, but Thomas Meunier is out after suffering a groin injury against the Spanish side and will likely be replaced by Marius Wolf.

Union Berlin possible starting lineup:
Ronnow; Jaeckel, Knoche, Leite; Ryerson, Schafer, Khedira, Haberer, Giesselmann; Becker, Siebatcheu

Borussia Dortmund possible starting lineup:
Kobel; Wolf, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Guerreiro; Bellingham, Ozcan; Adeyemi, Brandt, Malen; Moukoko


We say: Union Berlin 1-1 Borussia Dortmund

Union Berlin are an extremely tough nut to crack, especially at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, but we believe Dortmund have the confidence and attacking ability to return from the capital with a positive result.

Terzic's side should have gained serious belief from last weekend's comeback in Der Klassiker, and ultimately both teams may be content with a share of the spoils to consolidate their positions in the table.


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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Bayern MunichBayern19153158164248
2Bayer LeverkusenB. Leverkusen19126146262042
3Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt19114444261837
4Stuttgart199553628832
5RB Leipzig199553429532
6Mainz 05Mainz1994633231031
7Wolfsburg198474234828
8Borussia MonchengladbachBorussia M'bach198383029127
9Werder Bremen197663336-327
10Freiburg198382636-1027
11Borussia DortmundDortmund197573433126
12Augsburg197482334-1125
13St Pauli1962111721-420
14Union BerlinUnion Berlin195591627-1120
15Hoffenheim194692537-1218
16Heidenheim1942132440-1614
17Holstein Kiel1933132848-2012
18VfL BochumVfL Bochum1924131743-2610
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