Union Berlin to host Borussia Dortmund in Matchday 6 of the Bundesliga

Union Berlin will host Borussia Dortmund on 17 October 2026 at 16:30 Damascus time, in a meeting between the two sides in Matchday 6 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season. The match will be broadcast on Shahid and MBC Action.

Union Berlin come into the match following mixed results in their last five fixtures, having beaten Elversberg 1-0, drawn with Eintracht Frankfurt 3-3, while suffering heavy defeats against Bayern Munich 0-7, Schalke 1-3, and Bayer Leverkusen 0-4.

In contrast, Borussia Dortmund arrive with greater confidence after beating Stuttgart 1-0, Paderborn 3-0, and Villarreal 3-2, before drawing with Werder Bremen 2-2 and then losing to Bodo/Glimt 0-1 in their most recent match.

The last five meetings between the two sides show a clear advantage for Borussia Dortmund, who have won four out of five matches, including a big 6-0 win in February 2025 and another 3-0 win in January 2026, while Union Berlin's only win came 2-1 in October 2024.

Union Berlin will be without Andrik Markgraf, Josip Juranovic and S. Nsoki due to injury, in addition to E. Ilic due to illness, and Emmanuel Dilane Junior Latte Lath for other reasons.

Borussia Dortmund are missing the services of three players due to injury: E. Jahn, Giannis Konstantelias and Justin Lerma.

In the standings, Borussia Dortmund sit second with 13 points from 5 matches, having recorded 4 wins and 1 draw without any defeats, scoring 11 goals and conceding just 4, while Union Berlin are sixteenth with only 4 points, after 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats, scoring 5 goals and conceding 17.