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1. FC Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2019-20
1. FC Union Berlin
0 – 4
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Sun 18 Aug 2019 · 16:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+1'
Sheraldo Becker 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

1. FC Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Markus Hacker
  • Referee Jan Neitzel
  • Referee Rene Rohde
  • Referee Markus Schmidt
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 34 89
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62
5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59
7 SC Freiburg 34 47
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44
9 FC Augsburg 34 43
10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40
11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39
12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 38
14 1. FC Koln 34 32
15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32
16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26

Head-to-Head

6
2
7
1. FC Union Berlin 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals RB Leipzig
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-18 1. FC Union Berlin 0–4 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

1. FC Union Berlin
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug RB Leipzig H 0–4 L
11 Aug VfB Germania Halberstadt A 6–0 W
31 Oct Borussia Dortmund A 2–3 L
19 Aug FC Carl Zeiss Jena A 4–2 W
19 May Shillong Lajong FC H 4–2 W
12 May Mohun Bagan AC A 0–6 L
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug 1. FC Union Berlin A 4–0 W
11 Aug VfL Osnabruck A 3–2 W
25 May FC Bayern München H 0–3 L
18 May SV Werder Bremen A 1–2 L
11 May FC Bayern München H 0–0 D
03 May 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 3–3 D

Season Stats

1. FC Union Berlin RB Leipzig
#11 Position #3
39 Points 65
34 Played 34
10 / 9 / 15 W / D / L 20 / 5 / 9
44 Scored 66
58 Conceded 47
-14 GD +19
1.15 PPG 1.91
29% Win % 59%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season
32% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season

1. FC Union Berlin are 11th (39 pts). RB Leipzig are 3rd (65 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/2
76+
6/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
RB Leipzig
0-15
1/–
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for 1. FC Union Berlin to score. At the same time, RB Leipzig does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' RB Leipzig looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ridle Baku scoring 1 goals.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' 1. FC Union Berlin started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 16' GOAL! Marcel Halstenberg scores on 16.
  • 21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 23' Lukas Klostermann makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and RB Leipzig are in front.
  • 28' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Diego Demme suffering a number of foals already.
  • 31' Brilliant from the ! Marcel Sabitzer makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 31.
  • 36' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 42' The deadlock is broken! Timo Werner gets on the scoresheet on 42 minutes.
  • 46' Fresh legs for 1. FC Union Berlin! Anthony Ujah comes on to replace Christian Gentner.
  • 51' Robert Andrich has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 56' Denmark international Yussuf Poulsen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 58' The 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes a substitution. Suleiman Abdullahi departs to be replaced by Sheraldo Becker.
  • 62' The RB Leipzig bench stirs into life. Diego Demme is withdrawn and Konrad Laimer gets his opportunity.
  • 65' RB Leipzig manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Christopher Nkunku is hanging Timo Werner on the field on 65 minute.
  • 69' Against the run of play, Christopher Nkunku has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 69' 1. FC Union Berlin make a change. Sebastian Andersson trudges off to be replaced by Sebastian Polter on 69 minutes.
  • 73' Fresh legs for RB Leipzig! Emil Forsberg comes on to replace Kevin Kampl.
  • 78' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with RB Leipzig winning 50% of all matches.
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sheraldo Becker.
  • 87' It’s high time Urs Fischer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for 1. FC Union Berlin.

Lineups

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Urs Fischer

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Timo Werner 3
Yussuf Poulsen 3
Benjamin Sesko 3
Sheraldo Becker 3
Marcel Sabitzer 2
Emil Forsberg 2
Christopher Nkunku 2
Lukas Klostermann 1

Head to Head

2019-08-18 1. FC Union Berlin 0–4 RB Leipzig

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2019-08-18 1. FC Union Berlin 0–4 RB Leipzig L 2019-08-11 VfB Germania Halberstadt 0–6 1. FC Union Berlin W 2018-10-31 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 1. FC Union Berlin L 2018-08-19 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 2–4 1. FC Union Berlin W 2018-05-19 1. FC Union Berlin 4–2 Shillong Lajong FC W 2018-05-12 Mohun Bagan AC 6–0 1. FC Union Berlin L

RB Leipzig Form

2019-08-18 1. FC Union Berlin 0–4 RB Leipzig W 2019-08-11 VfL Osnabruck 2–3 RB Leipzig W 2019-05-25 RB Leipzig 0–3 FC Bayern München L 2019-05-18 SV Werder Bremen 2–1 RB Leipzig L 2019-05-11 RB Leipzig 0–0 FC Bayern München D 2019-05-03 1. FSV Mainz 05 3–3 RB Leipzig D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.1 1. FC Union Berlin xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.77 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Union Berlin20% Draw21% RB Leipzig59%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

1. FC Union Berlin or Draw
40%
Draw or RB Leipzig
80%
1. FC Union Berlin or RB Leipzig
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Union Berlin13% Draw34% RB Leipzig53%
Actual: RB Leipzig win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 2
8.1%
1 – 3
7.8%
0 – 3
7.3%
1 – 1
7.1%
0 – 1
5.6%
1 – 4
5.4%
0 – 4
Actual
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 1
3.5%
0 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Handicap 1. FC Union Berlin covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 8% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 29% — 71%
+1 29% 20% 51%
+1.5 49% — 51%
+2 49% 20% 31%
+2.5 69% — 31%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.