Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig

20 August 2022 · Bundesliga · 2022/23 · Referee Deniz Aytekin

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Jordan Siebatcheu 32’
  • Sheraldo Becker 38’
  • Willi Orban 83’

Match summary

Union Berlin beat RB Leipzig 2-1. Union Berlin led 2-0 at half-time.

Jordan Siebatcheu put Union Berlin ahead in the 32nd minute, set up by Sheraldo Becker, Sheraldo Becker made it 2-0 in the 38th minute, set up by Jordan Siebatcheu, and Willi Orban pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 83rd minute, set up by David Raum.

RB Leipzig can feel hard done by, creating 0.97 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Union Berlin's 0.64 from 7.

Match stats

Union Berlin RB Leipzig
9 Shots 16
4 Shots on Target 2
1 Corners 13
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.64 xG 0.96
0.64 Non-penalty xG 0.96
3 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Union Berlin RB Leipzig
Kick-off
Jordan Siebatcheu
Assist: Sheraldo Becker1-0 (Union Berlin)
32’
Sheraldo Becker
Assist: Jordan Siebatcheu2-0 (Union Berlin)
38’
Half-time2-0
83’
Willi Orban
Assist: David Raum2-1 (RB Leipzig)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Union Berlin
  • Frederik Rönnow
  • Kevin Behrens
RB Leipzig
  • Kevin Kampl

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.64 0.97 32’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Union Berlin), 1-0 32’ 38’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), 2-0 38’ 83’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), 2-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.64 0.97 32’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Union Berlin), 1-0 Siebatcheu 32’ 38’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), 2-0 Becker 38’ 83’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), 2-1 Orban 83’
Union Berlin 0.64 xGRB Leipzig 0.97 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 RB Leipzig attacking Union Berlin attacking 
19’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.32 xG, hit the woodwork 38’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 59’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Union Berlin), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 44’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 68’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 32’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Union Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 15’ Julian Ryerson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 89’ Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 31’ Rani Khedira (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 26’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Julian Ryerson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 19’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.32 xG, hit the woodwork 38’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 59’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Union Berlin), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 44’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 68’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 32’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Union Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 15’ Julian Ryerson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 89’ Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 31’ Rani Khedira (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 26’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Julian Ryerson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Frederik Rönnow GK900 0.000.000
Robin Knoche DEF900 0.000.000
Paul Jäckel DEF900 0.000.000
Diogo Leite DEF900 0.000.000
Christopher Trimmel MID900 0.000.000
Julian Ryerson MID812 0.090.000
Rani Khedira MID901 0.050.000
Janik Haberer MID750 0.000.202
Andras Schafer MID750 0.000.000
Sheraldo Becker FWD76112 0.280.232
Jordan Siebatcheu FWD63112 0.230.141
Kevin Behrens Sub270 0.000.000
Genki Haraguchi Sub150 0.000.021
Morten Thorsby Sub150 0.000.000
Sven Michel Sub140 0.000.000
Niko Gießelmann Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Union Berlin win 29% Avg odds 3.33
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.48
RB Leipzig win 43% Avg odds 2.21

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

Form going into the game

Union Berlin DWWWD
RB Leipzig LWDDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: RB Leipzig 1-2 Union Berlin, 23 Apr 22 Next meeting: RB Leipzig 1-2 Union Berlin, 11 Feb 23  All Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig 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.