On Saturday afternoon, Union Berlin host Hoffenheim at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei in the Bundesliga.

UNION BERLIN

The boys from Berlin have been the surprise package of the Bundesliga campaign and currently sit in the final Champions League qualification spot in the German top-flight. However, the race for a top-four finish is highly competitive and they are currently only a point clear of fifth-place Freiburg and two points clear of Koln in sixth-place.

Urs Fischer’s team suffered a blow to their top-four aspirations last time out, as they lost 2-0 at Augsburg. The defeat ended a five-game unbeaten run in the German top-flight for the home team.

Union have a strong recent home record in the Bundesliga, winning five of their last seven matches in the German top-flight.

Dortmund

BVB goes into this clash on the back of an incredible 5-2 home defeat by Bayer Leverkusen last time out in the Bundesliga. The defeat was maybe not a big surprise, but the scoreline was relatively surprising. The game summed up Dortmund’s inconsistency this season.

Despite heading into the game on the back of a three-game winning run in the league, Marco Rose’s team produced a lacklustre display. The loss saw the visitors fall nine points behind league leaders Bayern Munich.

Dortmund have won their last two away games in the Bundesliga, but have also won just three of their last six league matches on their travels in the German top-flight.

Union Berlin v Dortmund Team News

Union Berlin could be without Grischa Promel and Julian Ryerson due to illness, while Laurenz Dehl looks set to miss out through injury.

Dortmund have injury problems of their own, as the visitors may well start this game without Marcel Schmelzer, Emre Can, Mats Hummels, Erling Haaland, Manuel Akanji, Thomas Meunier and Mateu Morey due to various injuries.