Borussia Dortmund will welcome Union Berlin to Signal Iduna Park this weekend with the Black and Yellow looking to jump right back into the win column after a terrible loss to Bayern Munich last time out in the Bundesliga.
It’s been the most telling week of the season for Dortmund and the giant games are continuing with them now meeting with third in the league just one week on from losing to the Bayern - Bayern were second at the time and now sit above BVB by two points.
🎙 Edin Terzic:"Union have a very strong defensive line on the field. It's not easy to create a lot of chances against Union. We have to see free spaces and occupy them. Being brave on the ball and supporting each other, that's what matters." pic.twitter.com/NKLiRU8eLg— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) April 7, 2023
🎙 Edin Terzic:"Union have a very strong defensive line on the field. It's not easy to create a lot of chances against Union. We have to see free spaces and occupy them. Being brave on the ball and supporting each other, that's what matters." pic.twitter.com/NKLiRU8eLg
Dortmund also lost to RB Leipzig in midweek, as they ran out 2-0 winners in the DFB-Pokal at the Red Bull Arena. A title race is still on for the club, however, with Dortmund also above Union by two points.
A loss for the Black and Yellow would be their third inside a week and it would throw them both out of the cup and way adrift in the title race all inside seven days.
Edin Tezic's men also dropped points this time last month after drawing 2-2 with Schalke, as the club also lost 2-0 to Chelsea back at the start of March.
It means Dortmund's only win in all competitions came in the 6-1 hammering at home against Koln midway through March.
As for Union, they are also out of the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals after a 2-0 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday. They did, however, beat Stuttgart last weekend in a clinical 3-0 home victory that saw Sheraldo Becker get another goal before Kevin Behrens scored and an own goal went in for Union.
This does mean Urs Fischer's men are unbeaten in the league since their 3-0 loss to Bayern at the end of February, and they will be confident in beating Dortmund after doing so earlier in the Bundesliga season thanks to a brace from Janik Haberer.
This game is a very tough one to call after Dortmund's damaging loss to the champions last weekend. They do, however, remain well in with a shout of winning the title this season if they can get back to winning ways and hope that Bayern drop more points.
Berlin themselves are still right in with a shot at the title too, and a victory here would be their biggest statement yet this season.
With this said, Forebet predicts a thrilling game and for Dortmund to win in a match that sees over 2.5 goals.