Germany - BundesligaStadion An der Alten FörstereiData current as of 16 October 2026

Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund: match statistics

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Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Union Berlin play Borussia Dortmund in Bundesliga (Germany). The match date is 17 October 2026. Venue: Stadion An der Alten Försterei.

Current form

Union Berlin: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Borussia Dortmund: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Union Berlin scores 1.00 and concedes 3.40 goals per match. Borussia Dortmund scores 2.20 and concedes 0.80. League average: 3.82 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Union Berlin 40%, Borussia Dortmund 40%. Over 2.5: Union Berlin 80%, Borussia Dortmund 60%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 78%.

xG, shots and style

Borussia Dortmund has higher xG: 1.84 vs 1.57. Union Berlin: 13.2 shots per match, Borussia Dortmund: 15.8.

Match halves

Union Berlin: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.80. Borussia Dortmund: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 1.60.

Goals by minute

Union Berlin: 76-90+ (4 goals). Borussia Dortmund: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Bundesliga: 3.82 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 78%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-2. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(4.68)
(4.57)
(1.72)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
1Goals scored / match2.2
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
3.4Goals conceded / match0.8
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
45%Average possession53%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
5.2Shots on target / match6.2
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.2Shots per match15.8
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
5.2Shots on target6.2
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
7.6%Shot conversion13.9%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
45%Possession53%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
1.57xG for1.84
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
2.02xG against1.31
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund

Shooting quality

Union Berlin: BalancedBorussia Dortmund: Attacking
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
Accuracy (shots on target)39%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.190.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Borussia Dortmund is 225% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Union Berlin · 2.6 pts / match - Borussia Dortmund

Union Berlin
DLLLW
Season result split
20% W20% D60% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 at home
1-1-1
DLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 3.4xG: 1.57Opponent xG: 2.02BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Borussia Dortmund
WWWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
80% W20% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 away
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.84Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Borussia Dortmund is 120% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Union Berlin · 2.2 goals / match - Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund is 325% better for: goals conceded per match.

3.4 goals / match - Union Berlin · 0.8 goals / match - Borussia Dortmund

Union Berlin scoring profile: mixed

Union Berlin scores in 60% of matches (3 of 5 matches), while Borussia Dortmund keeps a clean sheet in 60% (3 of 5 matches).

Borussia Dortmund scoring profile: very strong

Borussia Dortmund scores in 100% of matches (5 of 5 matches), while Union Berlin keeps a clean sheet in 20% (1 of 5 matches).

5Goals scored (season)11
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
17Goals conceded (season)4
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
4.4Average goals in match3
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
5Goals scored (last 5)11
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
17Goals conceded (last 5)4
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund

How often they score at least...

60%1 goal100%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
20%2 goals80%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
20%3 goals40%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
0%4 goals0%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal40%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
80%2 goals40%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
80%3 goals0%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
40%4 goals0%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

60%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time0%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
20%BTTS in both halves0%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
20%Scored in both halves20%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
40%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
40%BTTS - last 540%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time60%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
60%Min. 2 goals before half-time20%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
40%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
80%Min. 2 goals after half-time60%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
60%Min. 3 goals after half-time40%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Borussia Dortmund is 700% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.2 pts / match - Union Berlin · 1.6 pts / match - Borussia Dortmund

Union Berlin - half-time state
0% leading20% draw80% trailing
Borussia Dortmund - half-time state
40% leading40% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.2Points per match (1st half)1.6
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
0.2Goals scored (1st half)0.6
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
1.6Goals conceded (1st half)0.2
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
1.8Average goals (1st half)0.8
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
20%Clean sheet before half-time80%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
80%No goal before half-time60%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund

After half-time (2nd half)

1.2Points per match (2nd half)2.2
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
0.8Goals scored (2nd half)1.6
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
1.8Goals conceded (2nd half)0.6
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
2.6Average goals (2nd half)2.2
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
20%Clean sheet after half-time60%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund
40%No goal after half-time20%
Union BerlinBorussia Dortmund

Union Berlin - second-half results

40% W0% D60% L
1
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.20
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Borussia Dortmund - second-half results

60% W40% D0% L
8
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.60
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 80%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Union Berlin - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.201.20
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match1.61.8
Average goals in match1.82.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals40%60%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-7-5
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Borussia Dortmund - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.20
Goals scored / match0.61.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.82.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+2+5
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Union Berlin
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
0
3
16-30
0
2
31-45
0
3
46-60
0
4
61-75
4
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Borussia Dortmund
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
1
31-45
0
1
46-60
3
0
61-75
5
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.70
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 2.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-19%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
4+
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Union Berlin

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.95
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.57
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-1.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
42%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
231%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
80% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
80%

Borussia Dortmund

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.53
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.87
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.36
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.51
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
150%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
34%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
45% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
45%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

Union BerlinLigaBorussia Dortmund
Average goals in match▲ 4.403.82▼ 3.00
Both teams scored▼ 40%60%▼ 40%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 80%78%▼ 60%
Clean sheets▼ 20%23%▲ 60%
Goal before half-time▼ 80%87%▼ 60%
Goal after half-time▲ 100%89%▼ 80%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.82
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
78%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
2.36
Home goals / match
1.47
Away goals / match
+61%
Home attack advantage
+38%
Home defence advantage
+22%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
87%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
89%
1 goal
71%
2 goals
49%
3 goals
22%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Union Berlin 0 - 0 - 2 Borussia Dortmund. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

1. FC Union Berlin
0 : 3
BVB 09 Borussia Dortmund
BVB 09 Borussia Dortmund
3 : 0
1. FC Union Berlin

FAQ

When do Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund play?

Union Berlin face Borussia Dortmund on 17 October 2026 in Bundesliga at Stadion An der Alten Försterei. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Union Berlin won 0, Borussia Dortmund won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund?

Union Berlin score 1.00 goals per game on average and Borussia Dortmund 2.20. The Bundesliga average is 3.82 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 78% of games. Both teams score in 40% of Union Berlin's matches and 40% of Borussia Dortmund's.

What form are Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund in?

Over the last 5 games Union Berlin have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Borussia Dortmund 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.