Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Borussia Dortmund 2nd with 73 points, FC Union Berlin 11th with 39, 34 apart. Per game in the league, FC Union Berlin were scoring 1.29 and conceding 1.71, Borussia Dortmund 2.06 and 1, against a competition average of 1.62 goals per team per game.
FC Union Berlin had drawn three in a row, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
The sides have met 13 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for FC Union Berlin, 0 draws and 9 for Borussia Dortmund, at 3.69 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 85% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 77% of the meetings produced three or more.
R. Hartmann took charge of the match — our records show 87 games refereed with an average of 1.6 yellow cards per game. Stadion An der Alten Försterei, capacity 22,012, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Borussia Dortmund led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Borussia Dortmund: Emre Can (10'), Nico Schlotterbeck (53'), Maximilian Beier (84')
Key stats
Possession: FC Union Berlin 56% · Borussia Dortmund 44% · Total shots: 10-15 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 7-2