RB Leipzig vs 1. FC Union Berlin, Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
RB Leipzig vs 1. FC Union Berlin — Bundesliga at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.
- RB Leipzig 34 games · 65 pts (2025/26)
- 1. FC Union Berlin 34 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sven Jablonski
25 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.2 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Apr 1. FC Union Berlin H 3–1 W 18 Apr Eintracht Frankfurt A 3–1 W 11 Apr Borussia Monchengladbach H 1–0 W 04 Apr SV Werder Bremen A 2–1 W 20 Mar TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 5–0 W 15 Mar VfB Stuttgart A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Apr RB Leipzig A 1–3 L 18 Apr VfL Wolfsburg H 1–2 L 11 Apr 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 A 1–3 L 05 Apr FC St. Pauli 1910 H 1–1 D 21 Mar FC Bayern München A 0–4 L 15 Mar SC Freiburg A 1–0 W Season Stats
RB Leipzig 1. FC Union Berlin #3 Position #11 65 Points 39 34 Played 34 20 / 5 / 9 W / D / L 10 / 9 / 15 66 Scored 44 47 Conceded 58 +19 GD -14 1.91 PPG 1.15 59% Win % 29% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history32% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season21% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this seasonRB Leipzig are 3rd (65 pts). 1. FC Union Berlin are 11th (39 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
RB Leipzig0-151/–16-303/331-452/246-602/161-752/176+3/5■ Scored ■ Conceded1. FC Union Berlin0-151/216-30–/331-452/246-602/261-752/276+6/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between RB Leipzig and 1. FC Union Berlin is underway.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' 1. FC Union Berlin looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Danilho Doekhi scoring 1 goals.
- 22' GOAL! Max Finkgrafe scores on 22.
- 25' Goal! Romulo Cruz scores his 3 goal in 373 matches.
- 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RB Leipzig needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 31' Time for substitution for 1. FC Union Berlin. Frederik Ronnow is replaced by Carl Klaus.
- 35' It’s a booking for RB Leipzig player. Christoph Baumgartner gets a card.
- 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with 1. FC Union Berlin winning 50% of all matches.
- 45' RB Leipzig started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
- 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Janik Haberer, as he is very good at scoring at Red Bull Arena Leipzig with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 55' 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.
- 59' 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ilyas Ansah is hanging Christopher Trimmel on the field on 59 minute.
- 60' The supporters are chanting for Aljoscha Kemlein. He replaces Janik Haberer on 60 minute.
- 63' What a strike from Ridle Baku! The score is 3-0.
- 68' Brajan Gruda is replacing Romulo Cruz for the RB Leipzig side.
- 73' Ilyas Ansah has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 78' Goal! Danilho Doekhi scores his 14 goal in 282 matches.
- 79' Time for substitution for RB Leipzig. Yan Diomande is replaced by Johan Bakayoko.
- 83' Another substitution for 1. FC Union Berlin to replace Andras Schafer by Livan Burcu on 83 minute.
- 84' Diogo Leite is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
- 89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Tidiam Gomis. He replaces Antonio Nusa on 90 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for 1. FC Union Berlin.
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Lineups
RB Leipzig Lineups
Starting XI
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Ridle Baku ↓ Benjamin Henrichs 79'
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Antonio Nusa ↓ Tidiam Gomis 90'
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Romulo Cruz ↓ Brajan Gruda 68'
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Assan Ouedraogo ↓ Conrad Harder 68'
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Yan Diomande ↓ Johan Bakayoko 79'
Bench
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39
Benjamin Henrichs ↑ 79'
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Johan Bakayoko ↑ 79'
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Brajan Gruda ↑ 68'
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Conrad Harder ↑ 68'
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Tidiam Gomis ↑ 90'
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Coach Ole Werner1. FC Union Berlin Lineups
Starting XI
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Frederik Ronnow ↓ Carl Klaus 31'
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Andras Schafer ↓ Livan Burcu 83'
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Andrej Ilic ↓ Josip Juranovic 60'
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Bench
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Josip Juranovic ↑ 60'
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Carl Klaus ↑ 31'
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Aljoscha Kemlein ↑ 60'
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Livan Burcu ↑ 83'
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Ilyas Ansah ↑ 59'
Coach Marie-Louise Eta -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals 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
RB Leipzig Form
1. FC Union Berlin Form
2026-04-24 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FC Union Berlin L 2026-04-18 1. FC Union Berlin 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg L 2026-04-11 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 3–1 1. FC Union Berlin L 2026-04-05 1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 FC St. Pauli 1910 D 2026-03-21 FC Bayern München 4–0 1. FC Union Berlin L 2026-03-15 SC Freiburg 0–1 1. FC Union Berlin W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.3 RB Leipzig xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.89 1. FC Union Berlin xGI would bet for: RB Leipzig to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: RB Leipzig winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.19Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 61% 39% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
RB Leipzig or Draw 86%Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin 34%RB Leipzig or 1. FC Union Berlin 80%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: RB Leipzig win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 10.8%2 – 1 9.4%1 – 1 9.2%1 – 0 9.1%3 – 0 8.1%3 – 1 Actual0 – 0 5.6%4 – 0 4.6%4 – 1 4.2%2 – 2 4.1%1 – 2 3.6%3 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig
Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push 1. FC Union Berlin covers -2.5 25% — 75% -2 25% 20% 55% -1.5 45% — 55% -1 45% 22% 32% -0.5 68% — 32% +0.5 88% — 12% +1 88% 8% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet 42% ✓1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.