Match Report
Before the match
Union Berlin came into the game with one win, one draw and three defeats from their last five outings, scoring five goals and conceding 17. A 1-0 win at home to Elversberg (10 October) was their most recent result.
Bundesliga, 10 October brought a home meeting with Elversberg; Union Berlin won 1-0, a return of one goal scored and zero conceded. Union Berlin visited Bayern on 18 September (Bundesliga) and lost 0-7; their goals totalled zero, compared with seven conceded. Schalke travelled to face Union Berlin (Bundesliga) on 11 September. For Union Berlin, the score was 1-3: one goal scored, three allowed. 0-4 was Union Berlin's result against Leverkusen on 5 September (Bundesliga), playing away from home; Union Berlin lost, with zero scored to four conceded. The 29 August fixture (Bundesliga) paired Union Berlin with Frankfurt. Union Berlin drew 3-3 at home, netting three goals while conceding three.
Union Berlin: 16th, four points, five matches in the calculated Bundesliga standings at kickoff.
nine goals for and five against accompanied Dortmund's three wins, one draw and one defeat across five outings. A 1-0 defeat away to Bodø/Glimt (14 October) was their most recent result; their biggest win in that spell was 3-0 at home to SC Paderborn on 12 September.
Dortmund's away from home game on 14 October (Champions League) ended 0-1 against Bodø/Glimt, with zero goals for and one against. On 9 October, Bremen faced Dortmund in Bundesliga: Dortmund drew 2-2 at home, having scored two and conceded two. Bundesliga, 19 September brought an away meeting with Stuttgart; Dortmund won 1-0, a return of one goal scored and zero conceded. Dortmund hosted SC Paderborn on 12 September (Bundesliga) and won 3-0; their goals totalled three, compared with zero conceded. Villarreal travelled to face Dortmund (Champions League) on 8 September. For Dortmund, the score was 3-2: three goals scored, two allowed.
Dortmund stood 2nd in the results-based Bundesliga table before kickoff, with 13 points from five matches.
The teams' recorded encounters ended in a 3-0 away win for Dortmund on 24 January and a 3-0 home win for Dortmund on 31 August 2025.
After the match
Union Berlin and Dortmund could not be separated in a goalless draw on 17 October 2026. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Dortmund 235 points stronger than Union Berlin.