RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin

18 January 2020 · Bundesliga · 2019/20 · Referee Bastian Dankert

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Timo Werner 51’, 83’
  • Marcel Sabitzer 57’
  • Marius Bülter 10’

Match summary

RB Leipzig came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Union Berlin. Union Berlin led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Marius Bülter put Union Berlin ahead in the 10th minute, set up by Sebastian Andersson. In the second half, Timo Werner equalised in the 51st minute, Marcel Sabitzer put RB Leipzig in front from a corner in the 57th minute, and Werner made it 3-1 in the 83rd minute, set up by Marcel Sabitzer.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 1.35 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Union Berlin's 1.03 from 14.

Match stats

RB Leipzig Union Berlin
19 Shots 15
8 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.35 xG 1.02
1.35 Non-penalty xG 1.02
12 Deep Completions 5

Key events

RB Leipzig Union Berlin
Kick-off
10’
Marius Bülter
Assist: Sebastian Andersson0-1 (Union Berlin)
Half-time0-1
Timo Werner1-1 (RB Leipzig)
51’
Marcel Sabitzer2-1 (RB Leipzig)
57’
Timo Werner
Assist: Marcel Sabitzer3-1 (RB Leipzig)
83’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

RB Leipzig
  • Amadou Haidara
Union Berlin
  • Michael Parensen
  • Julian Ryerson
  • Sebastian Andersson

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 1.03 10’ Marius Bülter (Union Berlin), 0-1 10’ 51’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), 1-1 51’ 57’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), 2-1 57’ 83’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), 3-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 1.03 10’ Marius Bülter (Union Berlin), 0-1 Bülter 10’ 51’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), 1-1 Werner 51’ 57’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), 2-1 Sabitzer 57’ 83’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), 3-1 Werner 83’
RB Leipzig 1.35 xGUnion Berlin 1.03 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Union Berlin attacking RB Leipzig attacking 
15’ Christian Gentner (Union Berlin), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 39’ Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.37 xG, blocked 10’ Marius Bülter (Union Berlin), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 57’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.14 xG, goal 40’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 77’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 24’ Patrik Schick (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 83’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 56’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 57’ Dayotchanculle Upamecano (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Yunus Malli (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 83’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 85’ Marius Bülter (Union Berlin), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Marius Bülter (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Patrik Schick (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Christian Gentner (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ Yunus Malli (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Christian Gentner (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Marius Bülter (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ Marius Bülter (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Neven Subotic (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Christian Gentner (Union Berlin), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 39’ Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.37 xG, blocked 10’ Marius Bülter (Union Berlin), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 57’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.14 xG, goal 77’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 40’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 53’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 24’ Patrik Schick (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 83’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 56’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 57’ Dayotchanculle Upamecano (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Yunus Malli (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 83’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 85’ Marius Bülter (Union Berlin), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Marius Bülter (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Patrik Schick (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Christian Gentner (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ Yunus Malli (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Christian Gentner (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Marius Bülter (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Marius Bülter (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 75’ Neven Subotic (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Péter Gulácsi GK900 0.000.000
Nordi Mukiele DEF902 0.070.122
Dayotchanculle Upamecano DEF901 0.050.000
Lukas Klostermann DEF901 0.370.000
Marcel Halstenberg DEF901 0.040.000
Konrad Laimer MID901 0.020.000
Tyler Adams MID862 0.070.102
Marcel Sabitzer MID90112 0.170.092
Christopher Nkunku MID791 0.070.432
Timo Werner MID9025 0.300.183
Patrik Schick FWD682 0.090.051
Yussuf Poulsen Sub221 0.080.000
Amadou Haidara Sub110 0.000.051
Stefan Ilsanker Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 76% Avg odds 1.26
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.33
Union Berlin win 9% Avg odds 10.50

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

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig WWWDW
Union Berlin LWDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Union Berlin 0-4 RB Leipzig, 18 Aug 19 Next meeting: RB Leipzig 1-0 Union Berlin, 20 Jan 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.