Union Berlin vs. RB Leipzig Match Analysis and Prediction

2022-2023 Bundesliga will unfold for the third round this weekend when Union Berlin welcomes RB Leipzig to Stadion An der Alten Försterei. Match day schedules for August 20 at 19:30 EAT.

Union Berlin finished fifth with 57 points last season. They came so close to finishing in the top four, which would have been an astonishing accomplishment for a club that was playing in Bundesliga recently. Coming into this game, Union Berlin is unbeaten in their last six matches, they recorded two draws and four wins.

Union Berlin held each other to 0-0 Bundesliga 1 draw with Mainz in their most recent game. In that match, Union Berlin had 50% possession and 10 shots with two of them on target while Mainz 05 got 11 shots with five of them on target.

RB Leipzig meanwhile entered the current campaign with high hopes after they finished on place above Saturday’s hosts. Currently, they are in the middle of the table after two matches in the league in which they shared the spoils in both. Coming into this game, Leipzig is winless in five of their last six matches.

RB Leipzig drew head into this meeting coming off 2-2 Bundesliga stalemate with FC Cologne last time out. In that match, RB Leipzig had 52% possession, 10 shots with six of them on target and goals scored by Timo Werner (36′), Christopher Nkunku (56′) and Joško Gvardiol (72′ OG). Köln got 13 shots with four of them on target and a goal by Florian Dietz (40′).

Union Berlin vs. RB Leipzig head to head

Saturday’s meeting will be the 12 head to head encounter between these two sides; Leipzig claims six victories and Union Berlin four victories while one match ended in a draw.  

• Leipzig 1-2 Union Berlin 23/04/22
• Leipzig 2-1Union Berlin 20/04/22
• Union Berlin 2-1 Leipzig 03/12/21
• Union Berlin 2-1 Leipzig 22/05/21
• Leipzig 1-0 Union Berlin 20/01/21

Home

• Main 0-0 Union Berlin
• Union Berlin 1-1 Hannover
• Union Berlin 3-1 Hertha
• Chemnitz 1-2 Union Berlin
• Union Berlin 1-0 Nottingham

Away

• Leipzig 2-2 FC Cologne
• Stuttgart 1-1 Leipzig
• Leipzig 3-5 B. Munich
• Leipzig 0-5 Liverpool
• Leipzig 3-1 Southampton

Union Berlin team news

Boss Urs Fischer will be without the services of Timo Baumgartl who is recovering from injury.

RB Leipzig team news

Lukas Klostermann and Yussuf Poulsen will be unavaialable for the visitors through injuries.

Prediction and odds

• Leipzig Win
• Draw
• Goals under 2.5