1. FC Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2021-22

1. FC Union Berlin

2 – 1

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RB Leipzig

Fri 3 Dec 2021 · 19:30 UTC Alte Foersterei HT 45' · FT 45'

Rani Khedira 64' Y

Y 65' Dominik Szoboszlai

Overview

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1. FC Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga at Alte Foersterei.

1. FC Union Berlin 34 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
RB Leipzig 34 games · 65 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Harm Osmers
Referee Guido Kleve
Referee Norbert Grudzinski
Referee Thorben Siewer
Referee Robert Kempter
Referee Sven Jablonski

19 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.2 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

1. FC Union Berlin 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals RB Leipzig

Last 5 meetings

2021-12-03 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 RB Leipzig 2021-05-22 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 RB Leipzig 2021-01-20 RB Leipzig 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin 2020-01-18 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FC Union Berlin 2019-08-18 1. FC Union Berlin 0–4 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	RB Leipzig	H	2–1	W
28 Nov	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	1–2	L
20 Nov	Hertha BSC	H	2–0	W
07 Nov	1. FC Koln	A	2–2	D
30 Oct	FC Bayern München	H	2–5	L
27 Oct	SV Waldhof Mannheim	A	3–1	W

RB Leipzig

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	1. FC Union Berlin	A	1–2	L
28 Nov	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	1–3	L
24 Nov	Club Brugge KV	A	5–0	W
20 Nov	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	0–2	L
06 Nov	Borussia Dortmund	H	2–1	W
03 Nov	Paris Saint-Germain FC	H	2–2	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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. 1. FC Union Berlin is hosting RB Leipzig for another epic battle.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jesse Marsch will be considering his options from the bench.
6' The Nigeria Taiwo Awoniyi breaks the deadlock on 6 minutes. 1-0!
11' 1. FC Union Berlin is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
13' Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with the perfectly-timed delivery and Christopher Nkunku makes no mistake. 1-1!
18' The travelling RB Leipzig supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
23' It looks surprising RB Leipzig does not make any changes. Tyler Adams has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
28' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
33' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both 1. FC Union Berlin and RB Leipzig are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
38' RB Leipzig has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
43' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
48' 1. FC Union Berlin are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
53' 1. FC Union Berlin seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
57' Timo Baumgartl puts 1. FC Union Berlin on the lead.
62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. 1. FC Union Berlin needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
64' The referee has no hesitation. Rani Khedira is booked for 1. FC Union Berlin — Yellow card on 64.
64' Another substitution for RB Leipzig to replace Benjamin Henrichs by Emil Forsberg on 64 minute.
65' That is a Yellow card for RB Leipzig. Dominik Szoboszlai will be fuming at that decision.
70' Kevin Kampl is replacing Konrad Laimer for the RB Leipzig side.
72' A tactical swap from 1. FC Union Berlin — Genki Haraguchi on, Max Kruse off on 72 minutes.
77' 1. FC Union Berlin are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RB Leipzig backline.
78' Brian Brobbey is replacing Dominik Szoboszlai for the RB Leipzig side.
80' 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andreas Voglsammer is hanging Sheraldo Becker on the field on 80 minute.
85' 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.
90' Spain international Angelino has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
RB Leipzig will have plenty to reflect on. 1. FC Union Berlin were simply the better side today.

Lineups

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

10
Max Kruse ↓ Genki Haraguchi 72'
27
Sheraldo Becker ↓ Andreas Voglsammer 80'
1
Andreas Luthe
8
Rani Khedira
31
Robin Knoche
25
Timo Baumgartl
5
Marvin Friedrich
21
Grischa Promel
6
Julian Ryerson
23
Niko Giesselmann
14
Taiwo Awoniyi ↓ Kevin Behrens 80'

Bench

Coach Urs Fischer

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

3
Angelino
39
Benjamin Henrichs ↓ Emil Forsberg 64'
18
Christopher Nkunku
22
Nordi Mukiele
1
Peter Gulacsi
16
Lukas Klostermann ↓ Mohamed Simakan 70'
27
Konrad Laimer ↓ Kevin Kampl 70'
33
Andre Silva
14
Tyler Adams
17
Dominik Szoboszlai ↓ Brian Brobbey 78'
32
Josko Gvardiol

Bench

Coach Jesse Marsch

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Timo Werner	3
Yussuf Poulsen	3
Benjamin Sesko	3
Sheraldo Becker	3
Christopher Nkunku	2
Marcel Sabitzer	2
Emil Forsberg	2
Max Kruse	1

Head to Head

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2021-12-03 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 RB Leipzig W 2021-11-28 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 1. FC Union Berlin L 2021-11-20 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 Hertha BSC W 2021-11-07 1. FC Koln 2–2 1. FC Union Berlin D 2021-10-30 1. FC Union Berlin 2–5 FC Bayern München L 2021-10-27 SV Waldhof Mannheim 1–3 1. FC Union Berlin W

RB Leipzig Form

2021-12-03 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 RB Leipzig L 2021-11-28 RB Leipzig 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-11-24 Club Brugge KV 0–5 RB Leipzig W 2021-11-20 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–0 RB Leipzig L 2021-11-06 RB Leipzig 2–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2021-11-03 RB Leipzig 2–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.38 1. FC Union Berlin xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.96 RB Leipzig xG

I would bet for: 1. FC Union Berlin or RB Leipzig 76% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Union Berlin34% Draw24% RB Leipzig42%

Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

1. FC Union Berlin or Draw

58%

Draw or RB Leipzig

66%

1. FC Union Berlin or RB Leipzig

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Union Berlin22% Draw41% RB Leipzig37%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 3

5.9%

0 – 0

0 – 3

4.4%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

4.1%

2 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Handicap	1. FC Union Berlin covers	Push	RB Leipzig covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	14%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	21%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	15%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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