Yet another entertaining fixture in the Bundesliga. FC Union Berlin is in the 1st place after completing two fixtures. They greet RB Leipzig who are placed 8th after two matches.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
FC Union Berlin form and stats
The hosts won their first Bundesliga game here at Stadion An der Alten Försterei, lifting spirits. Home statistics for FC Union Berlin last season were 11 wins, 6 draws and 0 losses from 17 games.
Berlin are returning here after visiting Darmstadt 98 and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. Behrens, Gosens (2) and Doekhi scored the goal(s). Midfielder Gosens was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.32 (out of ten) in that game. Gosens scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match, FC Union Berlin won a home game hosting Mainz 05 (4-1).FC Union Berlin has scored {4 goals} so far and conceded {1 goals} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
RB Leipzig form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Bundesliga ended in defeat. Last season RB Leipzig had these away match statistics: Played 17; won 7, drew 4 and lost 6.
Impressive finishing from Openda, Henrichs, Simons, Olmo and Kampl secured the home win 5-1 against Stuttgart in their previous game. As mentioned above, Leipzig was the only team on the pitch versus Stuttgart in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task. Olmo has found the net for the away side three matches in a row. The efficiency! Midfield player Simons was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.62/10. Simons scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and had 24 successful passes (of 29 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Bayer Leverkusen wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.It's early days yet, but RB Leipzig has scored 2 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - zero - five (FC Union Berlin wins - draws - RB Leipzig wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Behrens 4 goals |  R. Gosens 2 goals |   D. Olmo Carvajal 2 goals |
FC Union Berlin missing players
RB Leipzig missing players
| FC Union Berlin | RB Leipzig | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | 39% |
| 15.5 | 10 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 4.5 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 7 | 5.5 |
| FC Union Berlin | Last season | RB Leipzig | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 7 | 20 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 51 | 30 | Scored | S | 26 | 64 | ||
| 38 | 11 | Conceded | C | 23 | 41 | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 74% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 85% | ||
| 50% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 24% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 32% | ||
| 15% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 15% | ||
| 50% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 56% | ||
| 38% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 29% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 18% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.2 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.9 | 14.7 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.8 | ||
| 43% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 33% | ||
| 11.2 | 11.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 9.3 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Union Berlin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Wolfsburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | RB Leipzig | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Stuttgart | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Hoffenheim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Augsburg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Borussia M'gladbach | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 13 | Mainz 05 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 14 | Bochum | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 15 | Köln | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Heidenheim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 17 | Darmstadt 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 18 | Werder Bremen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 92 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 54 | 71 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 83 | 44 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 39 | 71 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 41 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 66 |
| 4 | FC Union Berlin | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 62 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 44 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 7 | 59 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 49 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 50 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 52 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 6 | 50 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 49 |
| 9 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -1 | 46 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 55 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 37 | -3 | 43 |
| 11 | Köln | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 34 | -5 | 42 |
| 12 | Hoffenheim | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 48 | 57 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 28 | -9 | 36 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 64 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 36 | -13 | 36 |
| 14 | Bochum | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 72 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 40 | -32 | 35 |
| 15 | Augsburg | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 63 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 39 | -21 | 34 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -12 | 33 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 71 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 35 | -36 | 31 |
| 18 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 42 | -27 | 29 |
