FC Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Bundesliga match on October 05th, 2024

FC Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund will play on Saturday, October 05th, 2024, at 13:30h (UTC), in a Bundesliga game to be held in Germany, check the FC Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where FC Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund will occur

The game will be played in the small Stadion An der Alten Försterei stadium, in the city of Berlin, with a capacity for 22012 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the FC Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Bundesliga, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 3.22 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 3.58 goals per match.

FC Union Berlin last match

FC Union Berlin in its last official match lost (1-0) against Borussia Mönchengladbach, in a match valid for Bundesliga. Coach B. Svensson's lined up a 3-4-2-1 formation.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 2.10.

The team's defensive line was far from their best in the contest. Kevin Vogt had a terrible performance, failed at crucial moments, and became one of the leading players responsible for the negative result.

Borussia Dortmund last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Champions League, Borussia Dortmund, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Celtic team with a final score of 7-1.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.45.

FC Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund h2h

The last time these teams played against each other was in Bundesliga, where FC Union Berlin was at 14th place while Borussia Dortmund occupied 4th place. FC Union Berlin went in with a 3-5-2 formation while Borussia Dortmund opened their game with a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

The two teams have not faced each other since 02-03-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2023/2024 season of the Bundesliga, and the match ended with a 0-2 win for Borussia Dortmund.

The performance of the Borussia Dortmund team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the FC Union Berlin team.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

FC Union Berlin

Bundesliga leaderboard now

Considering the home team FC Union Berlin, standing in 9th place with 8 points in the Bundesliga competition in Germany. Their performance statistics have been such as 2 wins, 1 loss and, 2 draws.

In the 6th round, the team is having the same score that the Werder Bremen team, which is placed just below in 10th place. It also has the same points that the VfB Stuttgart team that is in the 8th place.

Placed in the middle of the league table in the Germany Bundesliga, FC Union Berlin has no high ambitions or relegation concerns. Despite this, they will try to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

FC Union Berlin analysis

Currently, in the Bundesliga, FC Union Berlin sums 4 goals for and a total of 3 goals against, after 5 rounds played.

The FC Union Berlin team comes from a defeat in the Bundesliga, and its coach Bo Svensson wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Recent results have shown that FC Union Berlin is struggling to find the back of the net, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they have failed to score. This may indicate that they need to work on creating better chances and improving their attacking efficiency.

FC Union Berlin has a ball possession percentage of 40.8% in the league. This indicates that it is not the kind of team that shows up on the field to create play. Fans hope that something will change for the next match against Borussia Dortmund and especially that the team will score more goals.

Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga leaderboard now

The Borussia Dortmund team with 10 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Europa League, with a campaign of 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss.

With the same score that the Bayer 04 Leverkusen who occupies position 4, the team will fight for a best position in this 6th round.

Borussia Dortmund analysis

After 5 rounds, Borussia Dortmund has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 11 goals for and 9 conceded.

Borussia Dortmund averages 5.2 shots in the mirror per match in this competition. It therefore shows marked offensive qualities, and is more likely to go to the net and win games.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Bundesliga.

Teams can usually exert control over their opponents with ball possession above 50%. Therefore, the Borussia Dortmund team typically seeks to control the game with an average ball possession of 59.8%.

Borussia Dortmund is a more offensive team than FC Union Berlin, having 537 attacks vs. 473 from FC Union Berlin, having scored 11 times, in comparison, FC Union Berlin converted into goal 4 times.

Juggling a tight schedule with several games in a short timeframe, Borussia Dortmund could find it challenging to perform at their best against FC Union Berlin. Despite the odds pointing towards a closely fought contest, the team's busy schedule could be a crucial factor in determining the final result.

Signed this season by Borussia Dortmund, Serhou Guirassy has been making the fans happy. In the team's most recent duel, against Celtic, he once again performed well, scoring 2 goals, a function for which he arrived. So, the forward continues to justify the investment made in him.

Best goalscorer from Borussia Dortmund

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Sehrou Guirassy. The Attacker has already scored 3 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Borussia Dortmund, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Borussia Dortmund has conceded 5 away goals in 2 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Borussia Dortmund will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 0-2, something to take into consideration.

Most goals occur during 75-90 minutes of the game, making this a good bet for those watching the live game.

The bet on 2.5 goals less seems to be a good option, considering that Borussia Dortmund has an average of 0.5 goals per game as a visitor. This market is an option to use since Borussia Dortmund does not concede goals away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 6.4 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Borussia Dortmund is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7.2 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Borussia Dortmund in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.4 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

Check other great betting tips here.