Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin

Union Berlin suffered the heaviest Bundesliga defeat in the club's history, a 0-6 loss (A) in their last Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund won all six of their home games against Union Berlin, and BVB has never hosted a team in the top flight more often without dropping a point. The Irons have never visited a team in the Bundesliga more often without scoring a point.

Borussia Dortmund dropped points on the first Bundesliga matchday for the first time in 11 years (2014/15: 0-2 home defeat to Bayer 04 Leverkusen). BVB last started a Bundesliga season without a win in two games in 2007/08 (2 L). Union Berlin remained undefeated at the start of a Bundesliga season for the fifth time in a row (W3 D2) and could start with two Bundesliga wins for the second time after 2023/24.

Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten in nine Bundesliga games across all seasons (W7 D2) – since the 27th round of the 2024/25 Bundesliga season, no team has earned more points than BVB (23, the same as Bayern Munich). BVB have won their last four home Bundesliga games and kept a clean sheet in the last two; the last time they managed this in three consecutive home games was in 2020 under coach Lucien Favre.

Union Berlin has lost only one of their last 11 Bundesliga games (W5 D5), a 0-3 loss to FC Heidenheim in mid-May. Union is unbeaten in five away games in the Bundesliga, picking up 11 points (W3 D2) – more than in their previous 17 away games combined (10). If the Irons also score points at Dortmund, they will equal the club's record of six Bundesliga away games with points earned in 2022.

Union Berlin had the least ball possession of any team on Matchday 1 of this Bundesliga season (25%) – the Union player with the most ball touches was goalkeeper Frederik Rønnow (45). However, the Irons also played 34% of their passes long and more than half forward (52%) – clearly the highest percentage of any team.