Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin Preview, Odds, Prediction

European soccer is currently in chaos because of the Super League. The domestic leagues have been overshadowed by the news regarding this mutant project which undermines the basic foundations of this beautiful sport. In such a mood comes the game in Dortmund between Borussia and Union Berlin, two big teams who are currently fighting for their appearance on the international stage next year. The Millionaires snubbed the proposal from the Super League, committing their future to UEFA, and they chase the UCL spot. On the other side, Union would like to get at least the sixth position, which leads to the Europa League, making this an outstanding year for them.

Preview

Borussia Dortmund (-200) is fifth in the standings, five points away from Wolfsburg, who holds fourth place and the last ticket to the Champions League. The situation for the Millionaires is desperate, and they need to win against Union, otherwise, they might suffer a tremendous setback that would not only see them out of the UCL race, but the Europa League as well.

They have bounced back following a defeat against City in the UCL quarterfinals, and the elimination from the same, by trashing Werder Bremen at home, 4-1.

This match was their eight in the past ten with both teams scoring, and all those games saw over 2.5 goals. Five ended up with four or more hits, and that only tells that Borussia’s matches don’t lack excitement,

Union Berlin (+550) has 43 points, four fewer than Leverkusen, who has one game more played and six than Dortmund, That makes Wednesday’s game extremely important for the guests, who need to find out a way to stay unbeaten and improve the prospects for jumping over these two rivals.

After two draws, the team from the German capital won against Stuttgart in the previous round, 2-1, and that was their sixth consecutive match in which they both scored and conceded.

During that stretch, only one event didn’t end with moderate efficiency meaning two or three goals, and that might be the pattern to follow when making some bets in this case.

Latest News

The most important news regarding Borussia is that the Millionaires can’t count on Sancho. He is away for some time, and the team isn’t keen on rushing to get him back to the court in the situation like this. Besides the Englishman, Delaney, Moukoko, Schmelzer, Witsel, and Zagadou are all ineligible for the event.

On the other side, Awoniyi, Becker, Dajaku, and Ujah are all injured and out of the protocol.

Head to Head Games

The first meeting of the season in Berlin concluded with the hosts’ victory, 2-1. Awoniyi and Friedrich delivered for Union while Moukoko hit the target for Borussia.

Prediction

This should be an efficient event because both teams often play matches that involve goals on both ends. Just see the recent trends, and everything will be clear to you. Over 2.5 is a safe bet from our point of view, and the odds here are -160. However, if we add both teams to score to that, the profit is going to be slightly higher (-140) , and that is a good thing. After all, we all want to earn a bit more money.