RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin 2022-23 German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig

24': Benjamin Henrichs

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1. FC Union Berlin

61': Janik Haberer
72': Robin Knoche (P)

Union battle back to win at Leipzig and stay on Bayern's heels

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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
+55	Bayer Leverkusen	30	80	0
+50	Bayern Munich	30	66	6
+32	VfB Stuttgart	30	63	7
+35	RB Leipzig	30	59	7

Full Table

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Willi Orbán, David Raum, Yussuf Poulsen, Sanoussy Ba, Emil Forsberg, Kevin Kampl, Amadou Haidara, Ørjan Nyland.

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