RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin – Preview, Tips and Odds

Germany: Bundesliga

RB Leipzig

Full Time

1:2

Union Berlin

Highlights and Stats

The teams of RB Leipzig and Union Berlin will face each other on Saturday at Red Bull Arena for a game of the 20th round of the Bundesliga. The Red Bulls are currently in 4th position in the table with 36 points, while Union is in 2nd place with 3 points separating both sides.

RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2022/08/20	Last 12 Games
RB Leipzig	loss	? Laway Lhome Whome Laway Laway Whome Whome Waway Whome Daway Whome Laway
Union Berlin	win	? Whome Waway Laway Whome Whome Laway Laway Lhome Laway Dhome Laway Whome

Worth Mentioning

The outcome of the most recent encounter between RB Leipzig and Union Berlin was a win for Union Berlin who played at home, with the final score being 2:1. Union Berlin are boasting a string of two successive wins versus RB Leipzig. Hosting evidently helped in the previous 10 encounters, with the home side recording 7 wins and preventing their opponents from getting the better of them in 8 out of 10 matches. No more than 1 of the 10 latest clashes ended in a draw. All of the previous five matches saw both sides hitting the back of the nets and five finished with over 2.5 goals. The antecedent five meetings between the teams ended with an average of 3.00 goals.

RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 12 games

RB LeipzigUnion Berlin

• Goals

  1.83

  1.25

• Fouls

  11.40

  15.40

• Corners

  4.50

  3.80

• Offsides

  2.00

  2.40

• Cards

  1.20

  1.90

• Posession

  60%

  40%

2022/08/20 Bundesliga

RB LeipzigHUnion Berlin

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2022/04/23 Bundesliga

HRB LeipzigUnion Berlin

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  13

  9

• Corners

  2

  5

• Offsides

  0

  0

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  55%

  45%

2022/04/20 Cup

HRB LeipzigUnion Berlin

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  9

  14

• Corners

  2

  3

• Offsides

  2

  1

• Cards

  2

  3

• Posession

  68%

  32%

2021/12/03 Bundesliga

RB LeipzigHUnion Berlin

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  8

  12

• Corners

  7

  5

• Offsides

  1

  3

• Cards

  1

  1

• Posession

  63%

  37%

2021/05/22 Bundesliga

RB LeipzigHUnion Berlin

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  11

  15

• Corners

  3

  7

• Offsides

  5

  3

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  63%

  37%

2021/01/20 Bundesliga

HRB LeipzigUnion Berlin

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  6

  11

• Corners

  5

  1

• Offsides

  0

  3

• Cards

  1

  1

• Posession

  67%

  33%

2020/01/18 Bundesliga

HRB LeipzigUnion Berlin

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  6

  20

• Corners

  4

  4

• Offsides

  3

  4

• Cards

  1

  3

• Posession

  65%

  35%

2019/08/18 Bundesliga

RB LeipzigHUnion Berlin

• Goals

  4

  0

• Fouls

  7

  14

• Corners

  6

  3

• Offsides

  1

  3

• Cards

  0

  1

• Posession

  64%

  36%

2016/02/19 Bundesliga 2

HRB LeipzigUnion Berlin

• Goals

  3

  0

• Fouls

  22

  13

• Corners

  4

  4

• Offsides

  3

  2

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  55%

  45%

2015/08/28 Bundesliga 2

RB LeipzigHUnion Berlin

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  18

  25

• Corners

  5

  3

• Offsides

  3

  3

• Cards

  0

  2

• Posession

  48%

  52%

2015/03/01 Bundesliga 2

HRB LeipzigUnion Berlin

• Goals

  3

  2

• Fouls

  14

  21

• Corners

  7

  3

• Offsides

  2

  2

• Cards

  2

  3

• Posession

  55%

  45%

2014/09/21 Bundesliga 2

RB LeipzigHUnion Berlin

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

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RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig recorded a 0:0 draw away from home when coming up against FC Koln in a Bundesliga encounter on February 4. Not considering their previous game, the club was riding a streak of three sequential victories and is still unbeaten in ten matches. It appears location has little to no impact on how RB Leipzig’s previous 10 encounters unfolded. These ended in 4 home victories and 4 wins for the visiting sides. Just 2 of the last 10 games of the club ended in a draw. Of their last five meetings, three resulted in over 2.5 goals and four had both teams scoring. During that period RB Leipzig managed to keep one clean sheet, while they failed to score in just one match. Based on statistics, their most recent 5 clashes ended with an average of 3.20 goals.

• Goals
  2.60
• Fouls
  11.00
• Corners
  3.70
• Offsides
  3.20
• Cards
  1.60
• Posession
  54%

Union Berlin Form

In their previous match, Union Berlin met Mainz on Saturday and it finished in a 2:1 win at home. The team is presently amid a streak of five sequential victories. Playing on homeground had no considerable impact in Union Berlin’s last ten meetings, as the hosts recorded 6 wins while the guests triumphed on 3 occasions. Only one of the club’s last 10 encounters resulted in a draw. All but one of the team’s five last matches had over 2.5 goals and saw both involved sides to score. Union Berlin kept one clean sheet and they scored one or more goals in all of those encounters. There were a total of 15 goals scored across the team’s five most recent games.

• Goals
  1.70
• Fouls
  13.90
• Corners
  4.60
• Offsides
  1.90
• Cards
  2.40
• Posession
  45%

Formations and Lineups

RB Leipzig

Formation:3-4-2-1

• G21Janis Blaswich
• D2Mohamed Simakan
• D16Lukas Klostermann
• D32Joško Gvardiol
• M23Marcel Halstenberg
• M27Konrad Laimer
• M24Xaver Schlager
• M39Benjamin Henrichs
• F17Dominik Szoboszlai
• F11Timo Werner
• F19André Silva

21 Janis Blaswich 2 Mohamed Simakan 16 Lukas Klostermann 32 Joško Gvardiol 23 Marcel Halstenberg 27 Konrad Laimer 24 Xaver Schlager 39 Benjamin Henrichs 17 Dominik Szoboszlai 11 Timo Werner 19 André Silva

Union Berlin

Formation:3-5-2

• G1Frederik Rønnow
• D5Danilho Doekhi
• D31Robin Knoche
• D4Diogo Leite
• M18Josip Juranović
• M20Aissa Laïdouni
• M8Rani Khedira
• M19Janik Haberer
• M23Niko Giesselmann
• F17Kevin Behrens
• F27Sheraldo Becker

1 Frederik Rønnow 5 Danilho Doekhi 31 Robin Knoche 4 Diogo Leite 18 Josip Juranović 20 Aissa Laïdouni 8 Rani Khedira 19 Janik Haberer 23 Niko Giesselmann 17 Kevin Behrens 27 Sheraldo Becker

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last RB Leipzig	Last Union Berlin	Probability	Value Odds Over
RB Leipzig WIN	5/10	8/10	-	48.85%	2.05
DRAW	1/10	2/10	1/10	10.00%	10.00
Union Berlin WIN	4/10	-	7/10	41.15%	2.43
Over 2.5 Goals	8/10	7/10	8/10	77.00%	1.30
BTTS	7/10	7/10	7/10	70.00%	1.43
Over 4.5 Cards	1/9	6/10	5/10	37.44%	2.67
Over 10.5 Corners	1/9	0/10	3/10	13.44%	7.44
RB Leipzig over 1.5 Goals	4/10	8/10	-	58.00%	1.72
Union Berlin over 1.5 Goals	4/10	-	7/10	53.50%	1.87

Match Details

RB LeipzigvsUnion Berlin

• 90+5`
  

  D. LeiteHolding
• 90+1`
  

  J. SiebatcheuFoul
• 88`
  (in) D. Raum(out) M. Halstenberg

  
• 88`
  Y. PoulsenUnsportsmanlike conduct

  
• 86`
  

  (in) M. Thorsby(out) A. Laidouni
• 81`
  T. WernerUnsportsmanlike conduct

  
• 80`
  

  (in) P. Seguin(out) N. Giesselmann
• 80`
  

  (in) J. Roussillon(out) J. Haberer
• 80`
  Y. PoulsenGoal Disallowed - offside

  
• 74`
  (in) Y. Poulsen(out) M. Simakan

  
• 74`
  (in) E. Forsberg(out) Andre Silva

  
• 72`
  1 - 2

  

  R. Knoche (pen.)
• 69`
  X. SchlagerFoul

  
• 65`
  

  A. LaidouniHolding
• 62`
  (in) A. Haidara(out) K. Laimer

  
• 62`
  

  (in) S. Michel(out) S. Becker
• 62`
  

  (in) J. Siebatcheu(out) K. Behrens
• 61`
  1 - 1

  

  J. Haberer
• 60`
  M. HalstenbergFoul

  
• 57`
  

  R. KnocheTripping
• 24`
  B. HenrichsAndre Silva

  

  1 - 0

Players Ratings

RB LeipzigvsUnion Berlin

• 

  17Dominik Szoboszlai

  7.5 / 10

• 

  39Benjamin Henrichs

  7.2 / 10

• 

  19André Silva

  7.2 / 10

• 

  32Joško Gvardiol

  6.9 / 10

• 

  22David Raum

  6.9 / 10

• 

  24Xaver Schlager

  6.7 / 10

• 

  10Emil Forsberg

  6.7 / 10

• 

  11Timo Werner

  6.6 / 10

• 

  8Amadou Haidara

  6.6 / 10

• 

  16Lukas Klostermann

  6.5 / 10

• 

  9Yussuf Poulsen

  6.5 / 10

• 

  21Janis Blaswich

  6.3 / 10

• 

  23Marcel Halstenberg

  6.3 / 10

• 

  27Konrad Laimer

  6.3 / 10

• 

  2Mohamed Simakan

  6.2 / 10

• 

  31Robin Knoche

  7.2 / 10

• 

  19Janik Haberer

  7.2 / 10

• 

  17Kevin Behrens

  7 / 10

• 

  4Diogo Leite

  6.9 / 10

• 

  20Aissa Laïdouni

  6.9 / 10

• 

  23Niko Giesselmann

  6.9 / 10

• 

  5Danilho Doekhi

  6.7 / 10

• 

  27Sheraldo Becker

  6.7 / 10

• 

  14Paul Seguin

  6.7 / 10

• 

  11Sven Michel

  6.6 / 10

• 

  1Frederik Rønnow

  6.5 / 10

• 

  45Jordan Siebatcheu

  6.5 / 10

• 

  18Josip Juranović

  6.3 / 10

• 

  8Rani Khedira

  6.3 / 10

• 

  26Jérôme Roussillon

  6.3 / 10

• 

  2Morten Thorsby

  6.2 / 10