Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin prediction 31.08.2025 | Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund
Kick off:
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FC Union Berlin
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1.42
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5.32
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7.95
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- Competition: Bundesliga
- Date: Sunday, 31st August, 2025
- Kickoff: 16:30 UK / 17:30 CEST
- Venue: Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund)
Borussia Dortmund started the Bundesliga with a 3:3 draw against St. Pauli, while Union Berlin opened with a great 2:1 win over Stuttgart. In the second round, Borussia Dortmund and Union Berlin meet in what looks to be one of the most exciting matches of the weekend. Let's take a closer look at this game and find the best betting option.
Borussia Dortmund vs FC Union Berlin Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Borussia Dortmund
6 : 0
FC Union Berlin
Bundesliga
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FC Union Berlin
2 : 1
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga
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FC Union Berlin
0 : 2
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga
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Borussia Dortmund
4 : 2
FC Union Berlin
Bundesliga
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Borussia Dortmund
2 : 1
FC Union Berlin
Bundesliga
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FC Union Berlin
2 : 0
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga
Last year, both teams won their home games. Borussia Dortmund won 6:0, while Union Berlin won 2:1. However, looking further back, Borussia Dortmund have been a much more successful team, winning four out of five and seven out of the last nine - 78%.
When it comes to the number of goals, we mostly saw high-scoring ones, as four of the last five games ended with three or more goals, while both teams scored in three out of five h2h games.
Borussia Dortmund team overview
Borussia Dortmund had two pretty bad Bundesliga seasons behind them, at least by their standards. The popular Prussians finished fifth and fourth, and weren't even close to winning the title. During the offseason, they made some changes, including the arrival of Jobe Bellingham, brother of Jude, who played for Borussia not that long ago. However, looking at their total transfer window, we doubt they improved the squad to challenge Bayern Munich.
For the upcoming game, the team will miss central defender Filippo Mane, who received a red card against St. Pauli in the opening match and will be suspended. With Nico Schlotterbeck, Niklas Sule, and Emre Can already out with injuries, coach Niko Kovac will have massive problems at the back.
Last matches of Borussia Dortmund
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Rot-Weiss Essen
0 : 1
Borussia Dortmund
DFB Pokal
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Borussia Dortmund
3 : 2
Lille
Club Friendlies 1
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Real Madrid
3 : 2
Borussia Dortmund
FIFA Club World Cup
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Borussia Dortmund
1 : 0
Ulsan Hyundai
FIFA Club World Cup
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Mamelodi Sundowns
3 : 4
Borussia Dortmund
FIFA Club World Cup
Borussia Dortmund lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Gregor Kobel
Defenders
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2
Yan Couto
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5
Ramy Bensebaini
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3
Waldemar Anton
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24
Daniel Svensson
Midfielders
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8
Felix Nmecha
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20
Marcel Sabitzer
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7
Jobe Bellingham
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13
Pascal Groß
Forwards
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27
Karim Adeyemi
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9
Serhou Guirassy
Union Berlin team overview
Union Berlin went from a team that battled for Europe to a relegation candidate. In the last two seasons, they finished 15th and 13th, and their goal is undoubtedly to return to the upper half of the league's table.
This year, the Iron Ones opened the season with a big 5:0 cup win over FC Gutersloh and then won the Bundesliga opener vs Stuttgart 2:1. However, this road game against the Prussians will show that the first win was only a fluke.
After a 2:1 win over Stuttgart, coach Steffen Baumgart spoke to the media. He said that everything went right for them in the match and also praised his goalkeeper, Frederik Ronnow, saying he made some outstanding saves. The coach was very happy with the win but acknowledged that they were a bit lucky to win the match.
Last matches of FC Union Berlin
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FC Gütersloh
0 : 5
FC Union Berlin
DFB Pokal
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Rapid Wien
1 : 1
FC Union Berlin
Club Friendlies 3
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LASK Linz
0 : 2
FC Union Berlin
Club Friendlies 3
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Grün-Weiß Ahrensfelde
0 : 5
FC Union Berlin
Club Friendlies
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Grün-Weiß Ahrensfelde
0 : 5
FC Union Berlin
Club Friendlies 3
FC Union Berlin lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Frederik Ronnow
Defenders
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15
Tom Rothe
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5
Danilho Doekhi
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14
Leopold Querfeld
Midfielders
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28
Christopher Trimmel
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19
Janik Haberer
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13
Andras Schafer
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8
Rani Khedira
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24
Robert Skov
Forwards
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10
Ilyas Ansah
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23
Andrej Ilic
Prediction
Borussia Dortmund were easily over this line in the first game of the season, considering we saw six goals (3:3 vs St. Pauli). They are generally a team that often plays high-scoring games, as we could see that in the last season when they went over 2.5 goals in 71% of their Bundesliga games (24 out of 34).
Meanwhile, Union Berlin went over 2.5 goals in both of their games this season (Cup game and the Bundesliga). Last year, Union Berlin had massive problems offensively, but it seems they addressed that by adding Ilyas Ansah, a striker who scored two goals in the first Bundesliga match vs Stuttgart.
Additionally, four of the last five h2h games ended with three or more goals. Considering the trend in the previous h2h games and all the above, we expect another game with at least three goals.
3 Reasons why we should see three or more goals
- Both teams went over 2.5 goals in their Bundesliga openers
- Borussia Dortmund went over 2.5 goals in 24 out of 34 Bundesliga games last season
- Four of the previous five h2h games finished with three or more goals
Main prediction Borussia Dortmund - FC Union Berlin
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
22Bet
1.5
Borussia Dortmund vs FC Union Berlin standings in Bundesliga
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 - 0 | +6 | 3 |
| 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 - 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | FC Augsburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 5 | TSG Hoffenheim | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 | FC Union Berlin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 7 | FC Köln | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 8 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 - 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | St. Pauli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 - 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Hamburger SV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | FSV Mainz 05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Heidenheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | SC Freiburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | RB Leipzig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 6 | -6 | 0 |