1. FC Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2023-24

1. FC Union Berlin

0 – 3

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RB Leipzig

Sun 3 Sep 2023 · 15:30 UTC An der Alten Forsterei 22,012 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 51' Xavi Simons

0–2 85' Benjamin Sesko

0–3 87' Benjamin Sesko

Y 26' Benjamin Henrichs

Alex Kral 27' Y

Kevin Volland 64' R

Robin Gosens 81' Y

Janik Haberer 81' Y

Overview

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1. FC Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga at An der Alten Forsterei.

1. FC Union Berlin 4 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
RB Leipzig 4 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Daniel Schlager
Assistant 1 Sven Waschitzki
Assistant 2 Arno Blos

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Borussia Dortmund	4	12
2	FC Bayern München	4	10
3	SC Freiburg	4	10
4	FC Augsburg	4	7
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	4	7
6	1. FSV Mainz 05	4	7
7	SV 07 Elversberg	4	7
8	SV Werder Bremen	4	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	5
11	FC Schalke 04	4	5
12	SC Paderborn 07	4	4
13	1. FC Köln	4	4
14	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	4	3
15	VfB Stuttgart	4	3
16	Hamburger SV	4	3
17	1. FC Union Berlin	4	1
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-03 1. FC Union Berlin 0–3 RB Leipzig 2023-02-11 RB Leipzig 1–2 1. FC Union Berlin 2022-08-20 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 RB Leipzig 2022-04-23 RB Leipzig 1–2 1. FC Union Berlin 2022-04-20 RB Leipzig 2–1 1. FC Union Berlin

Recent Form

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Sep	RB Leipzig	H	0–3	L
26 Aug	SV Darmstadt 98	A	4–1	W
20 Aug	1. FSV Mainz 05	H	4–1	W
13 Aug	FC Astoria Walldorf	A	4–0	W
27 May	SV Werder Bremen	H	1–0	W
20 May	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	2–4	L

RB Leipzig

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Sep	1. FC Union Berlin	A	3–0	W
25 Aug	VfB Stuttgart	H	5–1	W
19 Aug	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	2–3	L
03 Jun	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	2–0	W
27 May	FC Schalke 04	H	4–2	W
20 May	FC Bayern München	A	3–1	W

Season Stats

1. FC Union Berlin		RB Leipzig
#17	Position	#9
1	Points	6
4	Played	4
0 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 0 / 2
4	Scored	9
17	Conceded	5
-13	GD	+4
0.25	PPG	1.50
0%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

50% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season

1. FC Union Berlin are 17th (1 pts). RB Leipzig are 9th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

1/3

16-30

–/3

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

–/4

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RB Leipzig

0-15

–/1

16-30

3/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

3/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin

Tim Skarke	2 G
Leopold Querfeld	1 G	1 A
Emmanuel Latte Lath	1 G

RB Leipzig

Antonio Nusa	2 G	2 A
Ridle Baku	2 G
Rocco Reitz	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! 1. FC Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig — let the football do the talking.
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' Robin Gosens, a Germany defender, has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' It looks surprising RB Leipzig does not make any changes. Emil Forsberg has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' Kevin Behrens is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RB Leipzig so far.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marco Rose will be considering his options from the bench.
26' RB Leipzig receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
27' The referee has no hesitation. Alex Kral is booked for 1. FC Union Berlin — Yellow card on 27.
32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Robin Knoche made 475 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
42' 1. FC Union Berlin are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RB Leipzig backline.
47' RB Leipzig come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
51' Xavi Simons puts RB Leipzig on the lead.
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kevin Kampl, as he is very good at scoring at An der Alten Forsterei with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
61' 1. FC Union Berlin make a change. David Fofana trudges off to be replaced by Benedict Hollerbach on 61 minutes.
64' It’s a booking for 1. FC Union Berlin player. Kevin Volland gets a Red card.
67' RB Leipzig make a change. Mohamed Simakan trudges off to be replaced by Lukas Klostermann on 67 minutes.
71' 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Janik Haberer is hanging Aissa Laidouni on the field on 71 minute.
72' Christopher Trimmel is replacing Josip Juranovic for the 1. FC Union Berlin side.
75' Time for substitution for RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen is replaced by Benjamin Sesko.
80' It’s a booking for 1. FC Union Berlin player. Robin Gosens gets a Yellow card.
81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Janik Haberer.
85' Magnificent from Benjamin Sesko! That is 42 goals in 222 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
86' The whistle greets Kevin Behrens as he departs to be replaced by Jerome Roussillon.
87' Benjamin Sesko with the second goal in the match!
87' 1. FC Union Berlin ring the changes. Kevin Behrens has done his job and it is now time for Jerome Roussillon to step up.
88' Emil Forsberg is replacing Xavi Simons for the RB Leipzig side.
The points are shared — 1. FC Union Berlin 0-3 RB Leipzig. Honours even.

Lineups

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

5
Danilho Doekhi
10
Kevin Volland
31
Robin Knoche
1
Frederik Ronnow
17
Kevin Behrens ↓ Jerome Roussillon 86'
6
Robin Gosens ↓ Mikkel Kaufmann 86'
4
Diogo Leite
18
Josip Juranovic ↓ Christopher Trimmel 71'
33
Alex Kral
20
Aissa Laidouni ↓ Janik Haberer 71'
11
David Fofana ↓ Benedict Hollerbach 61'

Bench

Coach Urs Fischer

RB Leipzig Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

17
Lois Openda ↓ Christoph Baumgartner 75'
21
Janis Blaswich
39
Benjamin Henrichs ↓ Castello Lukeba 88'
9
Yussuf Poulsen ↓ Benjamin Sesko 75'
4
Willi Orban
44
Kevin Kampl
22
David Raum
7
Dani Olmo
24
Xaver Schlager
2
Mohamed Simakan ↓ Lukas Klostermann 67'
20
Xavi Simons ↓ Emil Forsberg 88'

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2023-09-03 1. FC Union Berlin 0–3 RB Leipzig L 2023-08-26 SV Darmstadt 98 1–4 1. FC Union Berlin W 2023-08-20 1. FC Union Berlin 4–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2023-08-13 FC Astoria Walldorf 0–4 1. FC Union Berlin W 2023-05-27 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 SV Werder Bremen W 2023-05-20 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4–2 1. FC Union Berlin L

RB Leipzig Form

2023-09-03 1. FC Union Berlin 0–3 RB Leipzig W 2023-08-25 RB Leipzig 5–1 VfB Stuttgart W 2023-08-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 RB Leipzig L 2023-06-03 RB Leipzig 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2023-05-27 RB Leipzig 4–2 FC Schalke 04 W 2023-05-20 FC Bayern München 1–3 RB Leipzig W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.1 1. FC Union Berlin xG

Expected Goals

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

3.42 RB Leipzig xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + RB Leipzig to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Union Berlin18% Draw17% RB Leipzig65%

Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 4.52

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	64%	36%
± 4.5	45%	55%

Double Chance

1. FC Union Berlin or Draw

35%

Draw or RB Leipzig

82%

1. FC Union Berlin or RB Leipzig

83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Union Berlin10% Draw29% RB Leipzig61%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 3

7.9%

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 2

6.8%

1 – 4

6.7%

0 – 4

6.2%

1 – 1

4.8%

1 – 5

4.6%

2 – 3

4.3%

0 – 5

4.2%

0 – 1

3.9%

2 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Handicap	1. FC Union Berlin covers	Push	RB Leipzig covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	5%	92%
-0.5	8%	—	92%
+0.5	21%	—	79%
+1	21%	17%	62%
+1.5	38%	—	62%
+2	38%	19%	43%
+2.5	57%	—	43%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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