Real Madrid CF vs 1. FC Union Berlin, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Real Madrid CF vs 1. FC Union Berlin — Champions League at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
- Real Madrid CF 8 games · 15 pts (2025/26)
- 1. FC Union Berlin 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Espen Eskas (Norway)
- Assistant 1 Jan Erik Engan
- Assistant 2 Isaak Bashevkin
11 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 4.7 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern München 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC København 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Sep 1. FC Union Berlin H 1–0 W 17 Sep Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 2–1 W 02 Sep Getafe CF H 2–1 W 25 Aug RC Celta de Vigo A 1–0 W 19 Aug UD Almeria A 3–1 W 12 Aug Athletic Club A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Sep Real Madrid CF A 0–1 L 16 Sep VfL Wolfsburg A 1–2 L 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 Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Real Madrid CF0-151/116-301/–31-451/246-60–/161-751/–76+–/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Real Madrid CF and 1. FC Union Berlin is underway.
- 1' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lucas Tousart on 1.
- 6' 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.
- 11' It’s high time Urs Fischer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 16' 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.
- 21' 1. FC Union Berlin started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 21.
- 26' Aurelien Tchouameni has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 36' Kepa Arrizabalaga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 37' Real Madrid CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 47' It looks like no one’s ball. 1. FC Union Berlin is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 57' Real Madrid CF is showing some good football. However, Real Madrid CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 62' 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.
- 66' Another change for Real Madrid CF made on 66 minute. Aurelien Tchouameni leaves to be changed by Federico Valverde.
- 71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
- 73' Fran Garcia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nacho on 73 minute.
- 78' 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.
- 80' The 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes a substitution. Leonardo Bonucci departs to be replaced by Paul Jaeckel.
- 83' It is a substitution in 1. FC Union Berlin team. Lucas Tousart is replaced by Aljoscha Kemlein on 83 minute.
- 88' 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 Brenden Aaronson suffering a number of foals already.
- Another three points for Real Madrid CF.
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Lineups
Real Madrid CF Lineups
4-3-1-2Starting XI
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Luka Modric ↓ Brahim Diaz 80'
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Nacho ↓ Fran Garcia 73'
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Eduardo Camavinga ↓ Toni Kroos 66'
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Bench
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Brahim Diaz ↑ 80'
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Toni Kroos ↑ 66'
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Federico Valverde ↑ 66'
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Fran Garcia ↑ 73'
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Coach Carlo Ancelotti1. FC Union Berlin Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
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Sheraldo Becker ↓ David Fofana 80'
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Kevin Behrens ↓ Kevin Volland 66'
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Leonardo Bonucci ↓ Paul Jaeckel 80'
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Bench
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Kevin Volland ↑ 66'
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Paul Jaeckel ↑ 80'
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Brenden Aaronson ↑ 66'
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David Fofana ↑ 80'
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Aljoscha Kemlein ↑ 83'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Joselu 2 Jude Bellingham 1 Dani Ceballos 1 Kevin Volland 1 Alex Kral 1 Head to Head
Real Madrid CF Form
1. FC Union Berlin Form
2023-09-20 Real Madrid CF 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin L 2023-09-16 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 1. FC Union Berlin L 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.29 Real Madrid CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.91 1. FC Union Berlin xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Madrid CF winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.2Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 37% 63% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Real Madrid CF or Draw 77%Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin 51%Real Madrid CF or 1. FC Union Berlin 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.9%0 – 0 13.4%1 – 0 Actual0 – 1 8.9%2 – 0 8.8%2 – 1 8.1%1 – 2 5.7%0 – 2 4.4%2 – 2 3.8%3 – 0 3.7%3 – 1 3.6%1 – 3 1.8%Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF
Handicap Real Madrid CF covers Push 1. FC Union Berlin covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 13% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 23% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 16% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet 41% ✗1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.