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title: "Multiple absences for Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund ahead of Matchday 6 clash"
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description: "Union Berlin host Borussia Dortmund in Matchday 6 of the Bundesliga on 17 October at 16:30 Damascus time, amid injury and illness absences for both teams."
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# Multiple absences for Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund ahead of Matchday 6 clash

Union Berlin host Borussia Dortmund in Matchday 6 of the Bundesliga on 17 October at 16:30 Damascus time, amid injury and illness absences for both teams.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 16 October 2026، 04:37 ، updated 21:55 Saudi time

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Multiple absences for Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund ahead of Matchday 6 clash

[Union Berlin](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/union-berlin-262) meet visitors [Borussia Dortmund](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/borussia-dortmund-260) on 17 October 2026 at 16:30 Damascus time, in a match between the two sides as part of Matchday 6 of the German [Bundesliga](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/bundesliga-18) for the 2026/27 season.

The match will be broadcast on Shahid and MBC Action.

Union Berlin go into the game amid several absences in their ranks, with [Andrik Markgraf](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/andrik-markgraf-7723), [Josip Juranović](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/josip-juranovi%C4%87-7721) and [S. Nsoki](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/s-nsoki-7724) missing through injury, while [A. Ilić](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/a-ili%C4%87-7748) is out due to illness, in addition to the absence of [Emmanuel Delan Junior Latte Lath](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/emmanuel-delan-junior-latte-lath-7749) for other reasons.

On the other hand, Borussia Dortmund are missing the services of three players due to injury, namely [E. Can](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/e-can-13596), [Giannis Konstantelias](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/giannis-konstantelias-7672) and [Justin Lerma](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/justin-lerma-7673).

All the absences mentioned for both teams apply to the match date of 17 October.

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