Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin Prediction, 9/19/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 9/16/2021

Game: Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin

Date: Sunday, September 19, 2021

Location: Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Borussia Dortmund (-208) Union Berlin (+500)

Signal Iduna Park is the site where Marco Reus and Borussia Dortmund (3-0-1, 3rd in Bundesliga) will play Union Berlin (1-3-0, 8th in Bundesliga) on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Gregor Kobel for Borussia Dortmund and Andreas Luthe for Union Berlin. The line on this game has Borussia Dortmund coming in at -208 and the Iron Ones are at +500. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Borussia Dortmund played Bayer Leverkusen in their last game and earned the victory with a final of 4-3. Borussia Dortmund tried 14 dribbles in this outing and converted 11 of the tries for a rate of 78.6%. When discussing the passing game, they finished with a 85.9% received passes percentage by completing 470 of the 547 pass targets in their last game.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Borussia Dortmund finished at a 38.5% rate by putting 5 shots on target of 13 shots. Borussia Dortmund is averaging 3.00 goals per 90 minutes (12 goals in total) and have accounted for 8 assists in all games this season.

Marco Reus is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Borussia Dortmund. Reus has started 311 outings in his career and has 0.47 G/90. The forward born in Germany has recorded 140 goals scored in 26,720 professional minutes played. He has totaled 74 assists while accumulating 37 yellow card warnings in his career.

Someone else who should impact this match is Erling Haaland, the forward hailing from England. Haaland has totaled 6,882 mins in 74 starts and has been given a total of 9 yellow cards. He has helped on a goal 21 times so far in his career while he has scored 76 goals. He averages 0.99 goals per 90 minutes during his pro soccer career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Borussia Dortmund is Gregor Kobel. Kobel (35-16-34 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 19 clean sheets, which has earned him a 22.4% clean sheet percentage. The keeper born in Switzerland has had 361 shots attempted at him in 85 starts. His GA/90 is 1.71 (143 total goals conceded) and his save % is 63.7. Kobel has seen the field for 7,531 mins and has earned 230 saves in his career.

In their last game, Union Berlin earned the draw by finishing with a tally of 0-0 against FC Augsburg. Union Berlin ended the game with a 37.5% successful dribble rate by completing 3 of the 8 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this contest by connecting on 447 out of their 525 passing tries for a percentage of 85.1%. Union Berlin landed 5 shots on target out of the team's 17 shots tried which had them at a 29.4% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 5 goals and 3 assists in all matches, Union Berlin has an average of 1.25 goals and 0.75 assists per 90 minutes.

Max Kruse should provide a lift for Union Berlin. The forward representing Germany has accumulated 28,926 mins and has earned 112 goals. He has earned 18 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 81 times. He is currently averaging 0.35 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 328 games in his pro soccer career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Taiwo Awoniyi, the forward hailing from Nigeria. He has earned 28 goals during his career while assisting on a goal 9 times. Awoniyi has been given 9 yellow cards in 7,618 minutes played (83 career starting assignments). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.33.

Andreas Luthe will be looking after the goal for Union Berlin. Luthe has 62 clean sheets while defending 948 shots against him in 19,687 career mins. He has earned a save percentage of 69.9 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 28.2%. He has conceded 1.33 goals per 90 mins while holding a mark of 77-63-80. Thus far in his career, Luthe has given up 290 goals while totaling 663 stops in 220 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Union Berlin (+500)

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