Stadion An der Alten Försterei: Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig Bundesliga preview

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Date: Sun 18.August
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion An der Alten Försterei (22012 seats)

Game week two of the Bundesliga season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Union Berlin - RB Leipzig preview:

It's no vacation for neither Union Berlin nor RB Leipzig as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Union Berlin form and stats

Union Berlin have collected 0 points from their home games so far after 0-0-1.

Union Berlin's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-4 versus RB Leipzig. In the match before that, Union Berlin hosted Stuttgart and drew the Play-offs 1/2 game 0-0.

Union Berlin has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 4 goals from 1 home game.

Last season, Union Berlin's league statistics were 14 wins, 15 draws and 5 losses, resulting in a 3rd position in the 2. Bundesliga. Over these 34 matches they scored 54 goals and conceded 33. Playing at home last season Union Berlin managed 11-5-1 (win-draw-lost) with 34 goals and 11 conceded.

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RB Leipzig form and stats

Only one away game so far for RB Leipzig and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 9 victories, 3 draws and 5 losses from 17 travels. RB Leipzig love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

RB Leipzig play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-0 victory visiting Union Berlin. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Osnabrück at their stadium, the result 3-2.

4 goals so far away for RB Leipzig, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 match.

Let's have a look at how RB Leipzig performed last season in the Bundesliga: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 19 victories, 9 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 63 and conceded 29 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 3 and lost 5 with 29/20 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Union Berlin and RB Leipzig have met before this season: Union Berlin - RB Leipzig 0-4. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's 1 Union Berlin victory, 1 draw and 3 RB Leipzig wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

T. Werner
1 goals
M. Halstenberg
1 goals / 1 assists
M. Sabitzer
1 goals / 3 assists

Union Berlin missing players

RB Leipzig missing players

Union Berlin RB Leipzig
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
1 1 0 Played 0 1 1
0 0 0 Won 0 1 1
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored 0 4 4
4 4 0 Conceded 0 0 0
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 3.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
3 3 0 Corners For (avg) 0 6 6
6 6 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 3 3
1 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Union Berlin Last season RB Leipzig
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
34 17 0 Played 0 17 34
14 11 0 Won 0 9 19
15 5 0 Drew 0 3 9
5 1 0 Lost 0 5 6
54 34 0 Scored 0 29 63
33 11 0 Conceded 0 20 29
88% 94% 0% Over 0.5 0% 94% 85%
85% 88% 0% Over 1.5 0% 71% 71%
44% 41% 0% Over 2.5 0% 65% 53%
29% 35% 0% Over 3.5 0% 29% 29%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 0% 18% 24%
56% 41% 0% BTTS 0% 47% 41%
41% 59% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 35% 47%
15% 6% 0% Failed To Score 0% 24% 26%
 
5 5.2 0 Corners For (avg) 0 5.9 5.6
4.4 4.4 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 3.8 4
2.2 1.9 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1.8 1.8
3 1 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Key stats last season:
  • RB Leipzig have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • RB Leipzig have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Union Berlin have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

Union Berlin
All 2. Bundesliga DFB Pokal Play-offs 1/2 Bundesliga Oberliga: Baden-Wurttemberg Club Friendlies
All Home Away
13-07-19 CF Blau-Wei Linz 2 - 0 Union Berlin
17-07-19 CF First Vienna 1 - 4 Union Berlin
11-08-19 DFB Germania Halberstadt 0 - 6 Union Berlin
12-08-19 CF Lichtenberg 1 - 4 Union Berlin
18-08-19 BU Union Berlin 0 - 4 RB Leipzig
24-08-19 BU Augsburg 13:30 Union Berlin
31-08-19 BU Union Berlin 16:30 Borussia Dortmund
14-09-19 BU Union Berlin 13:30 Werder Bremen
21-09-19 BU Bayer Leverkusen 13:30 Union Berlin
27-09-19 BU Union Berlin 18:30 Eintracht Frankfurt
RB Leipzig
All Champions League DFB Pokal Bundesliga Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
12-07-19 CF RB Leipzig 1 - 4 Zurich
19-07-19 CF RB Leipzig 3 - 2 Galatasaray
03-08-19 CF RB Leipzig 1 - 3 Aston Villa
11-08-19 DFB Osnabrück 2 - 3 RB Leipzig
18-08-19 BU Union Berlin 0 - 4 RB Leipzig
25-08-19 BU RB Leipzig 13:30 Eintracht Frankfurt
30-08-19 BU Borussia M'gladbach 18:30 RB Leipzig
14-09-19 BU RB Leipzig 16:30 Bayern München
21-09-19 BU Werder Bremen 16:30 RB Leipzig
28-09-19 BU RB Leipzig 13:30 Schalke 04

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 RB Leipzig 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 Freiburg 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
5 Bayer Leverkusen 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Wolfsburg 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Bayern München 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Hertha BSC 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
10 Borussia M'gladbach 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Schalke 04 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Paderborn 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
13 Köln 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
14 Hoffenheim 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Werder Bremen 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Mainz 05 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
17 Augsburg 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0
18 Union Berlin 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 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 D P
1 Köln 34 19 6 9 84 47 17 9 3 5 49 26 17 10 3 4 35 21 37 63
2 Paderborn 34 16 9 9 76 50 17 10 6 1 50 23 17 6 3 8 26 27 26 57
3 Union Berlin 34 14 15 5 54 33 17 11 5 1 34 11 17 3 10 4 20 22 21 57
4 Hamburger SV 34 16 8 10 45 42 17 8 4 5 21 22 17 8 4 5 24 20 3 56
5 Heidenheim 34 15 10 9 55 45 17 9 3 5 32 24 17 6 7 4 23 21 10 55
6 Holstein Kiel 34 13 10 11 60 51 17 8 5 4 33 23 17 5 5 7 27 28 9 49
7 Arminia Bielefeld 34 13 10 11 52 50 17 8 2 7 27 25 17 5 8 4 25 25 2 49
8 Jahn Regensburg 34 12 13 9 55 54 17 6 6 5 19 23 17 6 7 4 36 31 1 49
9 St. Pauli 34 14 7 13 46 53 17 8 5 4 28 23 17 6 2 9 18 30 -7 49
10 Darmstadt 98 34 13 7 14 45 53 17 9 4 4 25 17 17 4 3 10 20 36 -8 46
11 Bochum 34 11 11 12 49 50 17 9 3 5 29 22 17 2 8 7 20 28 -1 44
12 Dynamo Dresden 34 11 9 14 41 48 17 7 5 5 26 19 17 4 4 9 15 29 -7 42
13 Greuther Fürth 34 10 12 12 37 56 17 6 8 3 23 24 17 4 4 9 14 32 -19 42
14 Erzgebirge Aue 34 11 7 16 43 47 17 6 5 6 20 22 17 5 2 10 23 25 -4 40
15 Sandhausen 34 9 11 14 45 52 17 5 6 6 22 21 17 4 5 8 23 31 -7 38
16 Ingolstadt 34 9 8 17 43 55 17 4 5 8 20 22 17 5 3 9 23 33 -12 35
17 Magdeburg 34 6 13 15 35 53 17 2 10 5 16 19 17 4 3 10 19 34 -18 31
18 MSV Duisburg 34 6 10 18 39 65 17 3 3 11 25 39 17 3 7 7 14 26 -26 28
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Bayern München 34 24 6 4 88 32 17 13 3 1 49 14 17 11 3 3 39 18 56 78
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 23 7 4 81 44 17 14 2 1 52 25 17 9 5 3 29 19 37 76
3 RB Leipzig 34 19 9 6 63 29 17 10 6 1 34 9 17 9 3 5 29 20 34 66
4 Bayer Leverkusen 34 18 4 12 69 52 17 9 2 6 32 25 17 9 2 6 37 27 17 58
5 Borussia M'gladbach 34 16 7 11 55 42 17 9 3 5 31 22 17 7 4 6 24 20 13 55
6 Wolfsburg 34 16 7 11 62 50 17 8 5 4 36 23 17 8 2 7 26 27 12 55
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 15 9 10 60 48 17 8 4 5 32 21 17 7 5 5 28 27 12 54
8 Werder Bremen 34 14 11 9 58 49 17 8 6 3 35 26 17 6 5 6 23 23 9 53
9 Hoffenheim 34 13 12 9 70 52 17 7 5 5 28 20 17 6 7 4 42 32 18 51
10 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 13 5 16 49 65 17 9 0 8 27 28 17 4 5 8 22 37 -16 44
11 Hertha BSC 34 11 10 13 49 57 17 6 6 5 26 27 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 43
12 Mainz 05 34 12 7 15 46 57 17 8 5 4 31 22 17 4 2 11 15 35 -11 43
13 Freiburg 34 8 12 14 46 61 17 6 7 4 32 27 17 2 5 10 14 34 -15 36
14 Schalke 04 34 8 9 17 37 55 17 4 3 10 16 28 17 4 6 7 21 27 -18 33
15 Augsburg 34 8 8 18 51 71 17 5 4 8 34 33 17 3 4 10 17 38 -20 32
16 Stuttgart 34 7 7 20 32 70 17 6 4 7 22 27 17 1 3 13 10 43 -38 28
17 Hannover 96 34 5 6 23 31 71 17 5 1 11 15 26 17 0 5 12 16 45 -40 21
18 Nürnberg 34 3 10 21 26 68 17 3 7 7 16 22 17 0 3 14 10 46 -42 19

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