Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig 2023-24 German Bundesliga

1. FC Union Berlin

64': Kevin Volland

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RB Leipzig

51': Xavi Simons
85': Benjamin Sesko
87': Benjamin Sesko

RB Leipzig beat Union Berlin 3-0 to climb Bundesliga

Xavi Simons Kevin Kampl goal celeb RB Leipzig vs. Union Berlin [1296x729]

RB Leipzig struck three times in a strong second-half performance to ease past 10-man Union Berlin 3-0 on Sunday and snap their opponents' club record unbeaten run at home.

Match Commentary

26': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Alex Král (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 0, RB Leipzig 0.
45': Second Half begins 1. FC Union Berlin 0, RB Leipzig 0.
51': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 0, RB Leipzig 1. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
61': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Benedict Hollerbach replaces David Datro Fofana.
64': Kevin Volland (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the red card.
67': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Mohamed Simakan because of an injury.
71': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Janik Haberer replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
71': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christopher Trimmel replaces Josip Juranovic.
75': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Loïs Openda.
75': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
80': Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
85': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 0, RB Leipzig 2. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons following a fast break.
86': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Mikkel Kaufmann replaces Robin Gosens.
86': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Kevin Behrens.
87': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 0, RB Leipzig 3. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.
88': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Castello Lukeba replaces Benjamin Henrichs.
88': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Xavi Simons.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: An der alten Försterei
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 22,012

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+61	Bayern Munich	32	76	2
+31	Bayer Leverkusen	32	68	2
+20	Eintracht Frankfurt	32	56	8
-3	SC Freiburg	32	52	10

Full Table

Statistics

RBL		FCU
9	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	4
65.1	Possession	34.9
14	SHOTS	3
7	ON GOAL	1
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
546	Accurate Passes	240
643	Passes	338
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	6
20	Crosses	15
0.2	Cross %	0.4
47	Long Balls	48
21	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	1
16	Effective Tackles	8
26	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	9
9	Effective Clearances	17
9	Clearances	17

Line-Ups

1. FC Union Berlin (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Frederik Ronnow (GK)
31	Robin Knoche
4	Diogo Leite
5	Danilho Doekhi
20	Aïssa Laïdouni
33	Alex Král
6	Robin Gosens
18	Josip Juranovic
17	Kevin Behrens
11	David Datro Fofana
10	Kevin Volland

Substitutes:

Jérôme Roussillon, Christopher Trimmel, Janik Haberer, Alexander Schwolow, Paul Jaeckel, Benedict Hollerbach, Mikkel Kaufmann, Leonardo Bonucci, Aljoscha Kemlein.

RB Leipzig (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
21	Janis Blaswich (GK)
4	Willi Orbán
2	Mohamed Simakan
22	David Raum
39	Benjamin Henrichs
44	Kevin Kampl
24	Xaver Schlager
9	Yussuf Poulsen
17	Loïs Openda
7	Dani Olmo
20	Xavi Simons

Substitutes:

Nicolas Seiwald, Fabio Carvalho, Benjamin Sesko, Christoph Baumgartner, Timo Werner, Castello Lukeba, Lukas Klostermann, Emil Forsberg, Leopold Zingerle.