In this week 10 match on Oct 16th, Borussia Dortmund and Union Berlin will play a match in Berlin in a clash of the Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 1st placed Union Berlin, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Stuttgart. Paul Jäckel struck first for Union Berlin in the 76th minute on a feed from Niko Giesselmann, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Stuttgart couldn’t muster any offence and Union Berlin ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Union Berlin should be reasonably happy with their performance, while borussia Dortmund sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Sevilla. Nianzou Kouassi scored the first goal for Sevilla in the 18th minute, then Jude Bellingham tied it up for Borussia Dortmund in the 35th minute on a feed from Thomas Meunier earning them at least the one point. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Borussia Dortmund should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Borussia Dortmund won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
For Borussia Dortmund, their top scorers are Julian Brandt and Youssoufa Moukoko, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Union Berlin’s most prolific scorer has been Sheraldo Becker. The Dutch attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Timo Baumgartl, Kevin Möhwald and Danilho Doekhi are unavailable to play for Union Berlin, while Edin Terzic’s Borussia Dortmund squad will be without Marco Reus, Mate Morey, Mahmoud Dahoud, Sébastien Haller and Luca Unbehaun.