29 Aug 2019
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Dortmund Looking Like Title Contenders
Dortmund kept up their perfect start with a 3-1 win over Cologne last weekend, making them one of the five teams in the Bundesliga yet to drop any points from the opening two encounters.
Their hosts on the other hand have picked up just one point from their games so far, as Leipzig thrashed them, while they settled for a point at Augsburg last time out.
Union Berlin A Robust Opponent
Lucien Favre will take confidence that their last victory was against another promoted side, who in fact lifted the 2. Bundesliga title by a convincing six points, though their new opponents will take a much different approach to winning this game.
Indeed, Urs Fischer’s men were known for their robust way of getting the job done last term as no side conceded fewer than their 33 goals, although as we have seen this term too, they did struggle at the other end of the field with as many as five teams netting more than them in the second tier.
They’ll be without Keven Schlotterbeck for this one too after he was given his marching orders in the 83rd minute last weekend but means Marvin Friedrich will return to partner former Dortmund favorite Neven Subotic at the heart of the defence.
Dortmund On The Road Against Promoted Teams
It is hard to ignore how poor the Black & Yellows have been on the road to promoted sides, going W1-D1-L4 over the previous three seasons before their win over Cologne. Of course, they’re a much-improved outfit this term and we don’t expect them to lose, but we can’t see them putting this resolute Berlin outfit to the sword.
Not to mention, the hosts held the best home record in 2. Bundesliga last term where they secured 38 of their 57 points, and they’ll make it tough for Dortmund to break them down. In fact, that is exactly what we saw when these two sides met in the DFB-Pokal less than 12 months ago, with the scores level after 90 minutes, before Marco Reus eventually sealed it with his 120th-minute spot kick.
Union Berlin +1 Handicap Draw
Interestingly, although it has been at a lower standard, the hosts lost by just a single strike in 13 of the 16 defeats they’ve suffered in Germany’s second division over the last two campaigns, while Favre’s men have gone W8-D3-L3 on the road since the start of November, with five of those victories by just a single strike.
Moreover, they’ll likely have to play without winger Thorgan Hazard for this one and although Julian Brandt is a good replacement, it will no doubt still weaken them.
Union Berlin +1 Handicap Draw At 3/1
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