Borussia Dortmund will take on 1. FC Union Berlin at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK on Saturday. Kick-off is at 15:30 CET. We have compiled all the info on our Bundesliga home game in a compact format below. This page will be updated if there is any news.
Referee: Schlager in charge
Daniel Schlager, a 33-year-old official from Hügelsheim, is set to oversee his 58th Bundesliga game and his fifth involving Borussia Dortmund. Schlager, who referees for FC Rastatt in the South Baden Association, will be assisted by Sven Waschitzki and Arno Blos. Thomas Gorniak will be the fourth official, with Pascal Müller on “VAR” duty.
Borussia aktuell: Union edition is online
A free-of-charge service for those who can’t make it to the stadium and are watching the match on TV, an informative guide for all those who will be live at the stadium: “Borussia aktuell” contains all the important info for the home game against 1. FC Union Berlin in a compact format as a PDF: the squads for both teams, the table, facts on Borussia, the opposition’s strengths and weaknesses, plus background info and a pre-match report. “Borussia aktuell” can now be downloaded easily free of charge as a PDF via this link.
Tickets: 81,365 – “sooooooooold out”
There are no longer any tickets on pre-sale for the 13th home game of the 2022/23 season. Individual tickets are still available via the “Secondary Market”. You can have a look here.
Live broadcast: Sky & Net Radio
The match can be watched live on TV via pay-TV broadcaster Sky. The pre-match coverage starts at 14:00 CET on Sky Sport Bundesliga and will be presented by Michael Leopold, with Dietmar Hamann on punditry duty. The live match commentator on Sky Sport Bundesliga 3 will be Hansi Küpper (pictured), with Florian Schmidt-Sommerfeld the simulcast commentator. The BVB Net Radio will give you the Black & Yellow take from 15:10 CET, with Norbert Dickel and Danny Fritz on the microphone. Match highlights as well as the press conference and match reactions will be available on BVB TV.
Live Ticker: Over to the app
BVB’s digital channels operate at full throttle on matchday. And that’s not only the case during the match, but throughout the matchday too – starting at 09:09 CET of course. In “Matchday Mode”, the BVB app offers news, pictures, posts, videos, statistics and plenty more match info besides. The live ticker starts at kick-off and updates you on all the important moments. In addition to the live ticker, there will be full match highlights, statistics and first-hand info on our social media channels Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The quickest match report in the league can be found on the app and online at bvb.de seconds after the final whistle. On our website and in the app, there will then be match reactions and facts to read.
Kits: Black & Yellow vs. Red & White
Borussia Dortmund will line up as per usual for a home game: yellow and black striped shirts, black shorts and yellow socks. The Union Berlin players will wear a red and white striped shirt, red shorts and red socks.
Weather: Expected to remain dry
The weather forecast for Saturday: alternating between clouds and sunshine, 12 degrees. The probability of rain is 0%.