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17:59
Yellow card for Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund)
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17:58
Dortmund’s options are of course limited today. It makes little sense to hit high crosses to Youssoufa Moukoko and Karim Adeyemi against the Köpenicker defenders, who are strong in the air. Instead, they would have to get the pace of their forwards into the game. However, they are not yet able to do this. Union has the space behind the defensive line completely under control.
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17:55
The goal showed a crucial difference between the FCU and BVB. The home side are much more poisonous in the duels and simply have an outstanding exploitation of chances.
21
17:50
Tooor for 1. FC Union Berlin, 2-0 by Janik Haberer
Haberer puts together the double pack! After an FCU ball win in midfield, things move forward very quickly. Schäfer puts right to Becker. He finds his fellow striker at the edge of the penalty area. Siebatcheu then defends the ball with his back to the goal and cleverly claps Haberer. The 28-year-old doesn’t hesitate and hits the thing humorlessly from a central 25 meters into the bottom left corner.
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17:49
Union Berlin is almost unbeatable after a lead. The Iron Ones have not lost any of the last 43 Bundesliga games in which they were in the lead.
17
17:49
Jude Bellingham takes the free kick that follows. From almost a central 25 meters he chooses the flick over the wall. With the right inner instep, the Englishman flicks the thing a good meter over it.
16
17:46
Yellow card for Timo Baumgartl (1. FC Union Berlin)
With a fast and, above all, direct passing game, BVB go forward through the middle. Moukoko smacks Adeyemi’s barrel well and the attacker is almost gone. Baumgartl grabs the 20-year-old but still rudely and rightly sees the first yellow card of the game for boarding.
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17:45
Borussia Dortmund tries to react quickly after going behind. Guests are always looking for a playful solution. However, the deeper it goes into the opposing half, the narrower the spaces. That’s why they’re not really getting through yet.
12.
17:43
The Berliners are of course fully on course thanks to the early goal. The capitals can now fully concentrate on their strong defensive work and lie in wait for counterattacks.
10
17:42
For Janik Haberer it is the second goal of the season and he is only the fourth Unioner to score in a home game. The previous eight goals came from Sheraldo Becker, Jordan Siebatcheu and Robin Knoche.
8th.
17:37
Tooor for 1. FC Union Berlin, 1-0 by Janik Haberer
A big buck from Kobel puts Union in the lead! Guerreiro plays the ball back under opponent pressure. Hummels lets the ball through and Kobel wants to play from half-left on the five directly to the right. However, the 24-year-old slips and unluckily places the ball right where Haberer is approaching. The central midfielder gratefully accepts the gift and easily pushes the ball into the empty goal.
7.
17:37
Now BVB is also signing up for the offensive! Meunier crosses the ball from the right half-field high into the middle. Rønnow strays a bit through his sixteen and is lucky that Can only heads the ball onto the goal roof.
5.
17:36
Schäfer grabs the ball in the opposing half, tanks up against Özcan and shoots from the right in the penalty area. The shot goes straight to Kobel. The keeper shows a slight insecurity and clap forward. Hummels pays attention and can clarify for the Swiss.
3.
17:34
The mood from the stands is outstanding from the start! In the best weather, everyone is looking forward to a nice football evening.
1.
17:32
The first good action goes directly to the Berliners. The ball comes to Jordan Siebatcheu from the right. However, the striker is closely guarded on the five and gets stuck with his shot from the turn.
1.
17:31
Here we go! Moukoko toasts and opens the top game. Both teams play in their usual colors. Union in red and white and BVB in black and yellow.
17:10
The direct comparison has clearly gone to Borussia in the recent past. Dortmund have all won the last three meetings and have a goal difference of 9:2. In addition, BVB is the last club that was able to inflict a home defeat on the Berliners in the Bundesliga. In February they won 3-0. Since then, the Köpenicker have been unbeaten in ten games in their own stadium (7 wins and 3 draws).
16:58
Gregor Kobel has already celebrated his comeback in the premier class and is of course back between the posts in the league today. Compared to the duel with FC Bayern Munich, Edin Terzić only makes two changes. Thomas Meunier and Karim Adeyemi replace Julian Brandt and Donyell Malen, who are both on the bench, in the starting XI. This should also change the formation of the black and yellow to a 3-5-2. They would copy the line-up of the Berliners.
16:54
Urs Fischer makes two changes after appearing on the international stage. The 56-year-old Swiss brings in Timo Baumgartl and András Schäfer for Paul Jaeckel and Genki Haraguchi, both of whom are missing from the squad.
16:45
Due to the results of the competition, BVB slipped down to seventh place. Accordingly, Dortmund are under a lot of pressure as the pursuers of the Unioners before today’s duel. Most recently they were able to celebrate an immensely important 2:2 against FC Bayern, but the performance now needs to be confirmed. During the week, the draw against the record champions was only followed by a point shared with Sevilla FC. However, it was at least the third unbeaten match in a row.
16:41
Union Berlin stands for absolute consistency in the current season. This is also reflected in the last three encounters. The Irons won both the return leg in the Europa League against Malmö FF and the clash with VfB Stuttgart 1-0. It is therefore not surprising that the capitals have the best defense in the league with only six goals conceded. The defensive work is simply the cornerstone for success and the current top position at the FCU. Today, even a draw should be enough to maintain the lead in the table, as they have a goal difference that is four goals better than their direct competitor from Freiburg.
16:24
Hello and welcome to the first of the two top games this Sunday. 1. FC Union Berlin welcomes Borussia Dortmund. The game kicks off at 5:30 p.m. at the Alte Försterei.