German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin 2022-23 German Bundesliga

  • 24': Benjamin Henrichs
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1 - 2
  • 61': Janik Haberer
  • 72': Robin Knoche (P)

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

Competition: German Bundesliga

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
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

RBL RB Leipzig (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
21 Janis Blaswich (GK)
16 Lukas Klostermann
32 Josko Gvardiol
2 Mohamed Simakan
24 Xaver Schlager Yellow Card
27 Konrad Laimer
39 Benjamin Henrichs
23 Marcel Halstenberg Yellow Card
19 André Silva
11 Timo Werner Yellow Card
17 Dominik Szoboszlai

FCU 1. FC Union Berlin (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Frederik Ronnow (GK)
31 Robin Knoche Yellow Card
4 Diogo Leite Yellow Card
5 Danilho Doekhi
19 Janik Haberer
20 Aïssa Laïdouni Yellow Card
8 Rani Khedira
23 Niko Gießelmann
18 Josip Juranovic
27 Sheraldo Becker
17 Kevin Behrens

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