RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin

20 January 2021 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Markus Schmidt

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Emil Forsberg 70’

Match summary

RB Leipzig saw off Union Berlin 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Emil Forsberg put RB Leipzig ahead in the 70th minute, set up by Dani Olmo.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 1.35 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Union Berlin's 0.12 from 4.

Match stats

RB Leipzig Union Berlin
15 Shots 4
5 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.35 xG 0.12
1.35 Non-penalty xG 0.12
7 Deep Completions 1

Key events

RB Leipzig Union Berlin
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Emil Forsberg
Assist: Dani Olmo1-0 (RB Leipzig)
70’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

RB Leipzig
  • Angelino
Union Berlin
  • Niko Gießelmann

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 0.12 70’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), 1-0 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 0.12 70’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), 1-0 Forsberg 70’
RB Leipzig 1.35 xGUnion Berlin 0.12 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Union Berlin attacking RB Leipzig attacking 
37’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 70’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 65’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 82’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 57’ Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 87’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Marius Bülter (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 7’ Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 70’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 65’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 82’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 57’ Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 87’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Marius Bülter (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Péter Gulácsi GK900 0.000.000
Dayotchanculle Upamecano DEF900 0.000.000
Marcel Halstenberg DEF901 0.020.021
Lukas Klostermann DEF902 0.070.000
Nordi Mukiele MID770 0.000.021
Angelino MID900 0.000.134
Marcel Sabitzer MID902 0.040.273
Kevin Kampl MID601 0.020.021
Christopher Nkunku MID872 0.610.142
Dani Olmo MID8712 0.050.321
Alexander Sørloth FWD903 0.150.371
Emil Forsberg Sub3011 0.320.000
Tyler Adams Sub130 0.000.031
Yussuf Poulsen Sub31 0.060.000
Amadou Haidara Sub31 0.020.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 62% Avg odds 1.55
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.19
Union Berlin win 15% Avg odds 6.20

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig WDWLD
Union Berlin DWWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: RB Leipzig 3-1 Union Berlin, 18 Jan 20 Next meeting: Union Berlin 2-1 RB Leipzig, 22 May 21  All RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.