Today's matches
Matchday 6Full time
1. FC Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund — match prediction
00Final score
· Full time
How our pre-match read held up
The result went against our pre-match call.
The prediction
Pre-match probability
Full-time / regulation result. Sums to 100%.
1. FC Union Berlin 18%, draw 22%, Borussia Dortmund 60%.
Model comparison
1.11Expected goals2.11
34%Projected control66%
Expected goals and control are derived estimates from the model's ratings — indicative leans, not measured match stats.
Goals lean
Over 2.5 goals: 62% · Under 2.5: 38%.
At a glance
- Tempo
- high
- Confidence
Why this number
Why this number
- Elo ratings: 1. FC Union Berlin 1462 vs Borussia Dortmund 1604 (gap ~142).
- 1. FC Union Berlin gets a home-venue bump.
- high data quality — 1. FC Union Berlin 105 matches of history, Borussia Dortmund 106. Both clubs have a full record in this competition, so the ratings are well-established. The result is still inherently uncertain.
- Built from locked pre-match data: long-run team ratings, nudged only within tight caps by real, confirmed factors (never a guess) — see every one below.
Tactical read
Tactical read
AI-generatedDortmund hold a clear edge in class and the numbers back it—they control possession, dictate tempo, and carry more threat. Union Berlin at home will press high and look to nick a goal on the counter; that defensive aggression is their only real currency here. Dortmund's quality should show, yet the model flags volatility—one lapse and Union can exploit it.
Key matchup
Dortmund's attacking rhythm against Union Berlin's high press and compact shape.
Biggest factor
The model's low confidence signals this is closer than Dortmund's Elo suggests—fine margins will decide it.
AI-generated context based on a statistical model. Full-time/regulation result only. Not betting advice; no specific current team-news is used.
Context
Display-only — none of this is used in the prediction above.
Confirmed lineups
via FlashscoreContext only — these confirmed lineups are not used in the prediction above. By kick-off, public team news is already reflected in any market line.
Lineups not available. We only show a confirmed starting XI when we can match this exact fixture to a Flashscore event — we never guess or invent one.
Venue
Venue not available. We only show a stadium when it comes from a source we can tie to this exact fixture — our scheduled-venue data, the club's registered home ground, or a matched Flashscore event. We never guess one.
Venue is shown for information only and is not used in the prediction.
Match stats
via FlashscoreReal measured stats for this match — shown for transparency. They are not part of the prediction above, which is a pre-match estimate from team ratings.
Match stats not available. They appear once a match is under way and Flashscore is carrying live stats for it — we never invent them.
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Sources & freshness
- Fixtures: football-data.org (live)
- Model: Elo + margin-of-victory, chronological replay with season boundary (re-centre, regress, league-changer shrink) — club-tuned FairPlay model
- Ratings generated: 2026-09-21
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- Scope: full-time / regulation
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