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Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin is a Bundesliga matchup in which Dortmund carry the broader platform while Union have shown that resistance can change the script. Dortmund won 2–1 in April 2023, Union answered 2–1 in October 2024, and Dortmund restored a 3–0 margin in Berlin in January 2026. A future meeting will ask whether Dortmund’s control travels or Union make the setting decisive again.
Past matches, Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Union Berlin
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31G
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34D
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28D
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3D
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17F
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13M
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30F
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9F
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7F
Borussia Dortmund Substitutes
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D
2
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D
5
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D
28
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D
39
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M
6
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M
10
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M
17
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F
27
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G
33
Match events
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10'⚽E. Can Penalty
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53'⚽N. Schlotterbeck Normal Goal (Asst: J. Ryerson)
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59'Emre Can Yellow Card
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66'S. Nsoki J. Juranovic
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66'L. Burcu I. Ansah
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69'A. Anselmino E. Can
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76'A. Schafer A. Kemlein
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76'O. Burke D. Leite
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79'C. Chukwuemeka F. Silva
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84'⚽M. Beier Normal Goal (Asst: J. Bellingham)
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86'C. Trimmel J. Haberer
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90' +3F. Mane J. Ryerson
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90' +3S. Ozcan F. Nmecha
Stats for this game
Matchup Borussia Dortmund VS Union Berlin
Dortmund carry the larger expectation
Dortmund’s 2–1 home win in April 2023 and 3–0 victory in Berlin in January 2026 show how their greater attacking platform can translate into points in different settings. The away result matters because it removes the easy assumption that Union’s environment alone decides the contest. Dortmund enter this pairing with the responsibility to control the game and convert that control into a margin. That pressure shapes the pairing.
Union’s resistance keeps the tie alive
Union’s 2–1 home win in October 2024 supplies the counterexample. They turned a match against the more established visitor into a narrow victory, reinforcing the value of defensive discipline and local pressure without reducing the matchup to a simple home rule. The fixed results leave a clear question for any new chapter: can Dortmund impose the authority seen in Berlin in 2026, or will Union again make a close contest hinge on one decisive spell?