LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig had a surprising win over FC Union Berlin with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Openda (11′) and a goal from B. Sesko (48′). RB Leipzig was decisively better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Marco Fritz with the support of Dominik Schaal and Marcel Pelgrim. The 4th official was Wolfgang Haslberger. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.99 degrees Celsius or 49.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

RB Leipzig

2 - 0

FC Union Berlin

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 16 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 6 Shots blocked 5
  • 146 Attack 75
  • 57 Dangerous attack 30
  • 83 Ball safe 66
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 13 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

RB Leipzig had a strong ball possession 66% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

RB Leipzig had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match​.

RB Leipzig shot 16 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, FC Union Berlin shot 10 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card (Kevin Kampl). On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin received 2 yellow cards (Benedict Hollerbach and Lucas Tousart).

Also, FC Union Berlin didn’t end the match with 11 players after Christopher Trimmel (FC Union Berlin) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (73′).

Match Timeline

Loïs Openda(goal)
11'
Kevin Kampl- Yellow
20'
22'
Benedict Hollerbach- Yellow
47'
Lucas Tousart- Yellow
Benjamin Sesko(goal)David Raum
48'
58'
Rani Khedira- sub ->Lucas Tousart
58'
Aïssa Laïdouni- sub ->András Schäfer
58'
Kevin Volland- sub ->Janik Haberer
Benjamin Sesko(VAR)
57'
Castello Lukeba- sub ->Willi Orbán
70'
73'
Christopher Trimmel - Red
75'
Brenden Aaronson- sub ->Yorbe Vertessen
75'
Chris Bedia- sub ->Benedict Hollerbach
Eljif Elmas- sub ->Dani Olmo
77'
Yussuf Poulsen - sub ->Loïs Openda
77'
El Bitshiabu- sub ->David Raum
85'
Nicolas Seiwald- sub ->Kevin Kampl
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After this match, RB Leipzig has 36 points to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Union Berlin will stays with 17 points to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will play away with FC Augsburg on the 10th of February with a 10-3 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (6 draws).

FC Union Berlin will play away against FSV Mainz 05 on the 7th of February with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of FC Union Berlin (2 draws).

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig
G
Péter Gulácsi 1.Hungary
7.1
D
Lukas Klostermann 16.Germany
7.7
D
David Raum 22.Germany
8.1
85'
D
Benjamin Henrichs 39.Germany
7.9
D
Willi Orbán 4.Hungary
7.7
70'
M
Dani Olmo 7.Spain
7.3
77'
M
Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia
7.0
85' 20'
M
Xavi Simons 20.Netherlands
8.4
M
Xaver Schlager 24.Austria
7.7
F
Benjamin Sesko 30.Slovenia
7.7
48'
F
Loïs Openda 17.Belgium
7.5
77' 11'
Substitutes
G
Janis Blaswich 21.Germany
D
Castello Lukeba 23.France
7.0
70'
D
Christopher Lenz 3.Germany
D
El Bitshiabu 5.France
6.8
85'
M
Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria
M
Nicolas Seiwald 13.Austria
7.1
85'
M
Eljif Elmas 6.Macedonia
6.4
77'
F
Yussuf Poulsen 9.Denmark
6.4
77'

RB Leipzig started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi (7.1), Benjamin Henrichs (7.9), Lukas Klostermann (7.7), Willi Orbán (7.7), David Raum (8.1), Kevin Kampl (7.0), Xaver Schlager (7.7), Dani Olmo (7.3), Xavi Simons (8.4), Loïs Openda (7.5) and Benjamin Sesko (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Christopher Lenz, El Chadaille Bitshiabu (6.8), Eljif Elmas (6.4), Janis Blaswich, Castello Lukeba (7.0), Nuha Jatta, Christoph Baumgartner, Nicolas Seiwald (7.1) and Yussuf Poulsen (6.4).

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Kevin Kampl for Nicolas Seiwald (85′), David Raum for El Chadaille Bitshiabu (85′), Dani Olmo for Eljif Elmas (77′), Loïs Openda for Yussuf Poulsen (77′) and Willi Orbán for Castello Lukeba (70′).

Player of the match: Xavi Simons​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Xavi Simons even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 61 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin
G
Alexander Schwolow 37.Germany
7.7
G
Frederik Rönnow 1.Denmark
D
Danilho Doekhi 5.Netherlands
6.7
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
6.8
D
Kevin Vogt 2.Germany
7.5
D
Diogo Leite 4.Portugal
M
Janik Haberer 19.Germany
6.3
58'
M
Christopher Trimmel 28.Austria
6.3
73'
M
Lucas Tousart 29.France
6.8
58' 47'
M
Robin Gosens 6.Germany
7.1
M
András Schäfer 13.Hungary
6.3
58'
F
Yorbe Vertessen 14.Belgium
7.0
75'
F
Benedict Hollerbach 16.Germany
6.6
75' 22'
Substitutes
G
Jakob Busk 12.Denmark
D
Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany
M
Brenden Aaronson 7.United States
6.4
75'
M
Rani Khedira 8.Germany
6.7
58'
M
Aïssa Laïdouni 20.Tunisia
6.7
58'
F
Mikkel Kaufmann 9.Denmark
F
Kevin Volland 10.Germany
7.0
58'
F
Chris Bedia 11.Ivory Coast
6.4
75'

FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Nenad Bjelica played with: Frederik Rönnow, Diogo Leite, Alexander Schwolow (7.7), Robin Knoche (6.8), Kevin Vogt (7.5), Danilho Doekhi (6.7), Christopher Trimmel (6.3), Janik Haberer (6.3), Lucas Tousart (6.8), András Schäfer  (6.3) and Robin Gosens (7.1), Yorbe Vertessen (7.0), Benedict Hollerbach (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Paul Jaeckel, Brenden Aaronson (6.4), Mikkel Kaufmann, Chris Bedia (6.4), Jakob Busk, Aïssa Laïdouni (6.7), Oluwaseun God Power Osaro Ogbemudia, Rani Khedira  (6.7) and Kevin Volland  (7.0).

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: András Schäfer  for Aïssa Laïdouni (58′), Yorbe Vertessen for Brenden Aaronson (75′), Benedict Hollerbach for Chris Bedia (75′), Lucas Tousart for Rani Khedira  (58′) and Janik Haberer for Kevin Volland  (58′).

Player of the match: Alexander Schwolow​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Union Berlin was the goalkeeper: Alexander Schwolow. His rating is 7.65. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​