RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin 2022-23 German Bundesliga
1 - 2
Union battle back to win at Leipzig and stay on Bayern's heels
Union Berlin fought back to a 2-1 win over hosts RB Leipzig on Saturday to stay on the heels of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 24': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by André Silva.
- 57': Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 1. Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
- 62': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Kevin Behrens.
- 63': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sven Michel replaces Sheraldo Becker.
- 63': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Konrad Laimer.
- 64': Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 2. Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 74': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Mohamed Simakan.
- 74': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces André Silva.
- 80': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Paul Seguin replaces Janik Haberer.
- 80': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Niko Gießelmann.
- 81': Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Morten Thorsby replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
- 88': Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Substitution, RB Leipzig. David Raum replaces Marcel Halstenberg.
- 90'+1': Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 47,069
German Bundesliga Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+48 | Bayer Leverkusen | 26 | 70 | 0 |
+47 | Bayern Munich | 26 | 60 | 4 |
+29 | VfB Stuttgart | 26 | 56 | 6 |
+21 | Borussia Dortmund | 26 | 50 | 4 |
Statistics
FCU | RBL | |
---|---|---|
13 | Fouls | 15 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 4 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
1 | Saves | 1 |
36 | Possession | 64 |
6 | SHOTS | 10 |
3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
243 | Accurate Passes | 551 |
358 | Passes | 648 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
14 | Crosses | 10 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
60 | Long Balls | 79 |
26 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
10 | Tackles | 13 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
8 | Interceptions | 9 |
18 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
18 | Clearances | 18 |
RB Leipzig (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
21 | Janis Blaswich (GK) |
16 | Lukas Klostermann |
32 | Josko Gvardiol |
2 | Mohamed Simakan |
24 | Xaver Schlager |
27 | Konrad Laimer |
39 | Benjamin Henrichs |
23 | Marcel Halstenberg |
19 | André Silva |
11 | Timo Werner |
17 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
1. FC Union Berlin (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Frederik Ronnow (GK) |
31 | Robin Knoche |
4 | Diogo Leite |
5 | Danilho Doekhi |
19 | Janik Haberer |
20 | Aïssa Laïdouni |
8 | Rani Khedira |
23 | Niko Gießelmann |
18 | Josip Juranovic |
27 | Sheraldo Becker |
17 | Kevin Behrens |
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