Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig

3 - 1
🕒 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadion An der Alten Försterei 🧑‍⚖️ Daniel Schlager 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 14
Regular Season Table
Union Berlin 11 · RB Leipzig 3
Referee Stats
14 matches · 3.64 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.64
Reds avg 0.29
Penalties avg 0.21
Over 4.5 cards 29%
Home wins 50%
Draws 29%
Away wins 21%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-9).
  • RB Leipzig controlled possession (63%).
  • Union Berlin had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Union Berlin (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 5-7-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 26
Avg: 1.53 / 1.53

Points

22
Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

3
RB Leipzig (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 8-3-6

Goals For / Against

26 / 27
Avg: 1.53 / 1.59

Points

27
Avg: 1.59

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.29
PPG
1.59
1.53
GF
1.53
1.53
GA
1.59
71%
O2.5
65%
71%
BTTS
59%
47%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Union Berlin rank11th
RB Leipzig rank3rd
Union Berlin points39
RB Leipzig points65
Union Berlin: #11 · 39 pts · GD -14
34 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
RB Leipzig: #3 · 65 pts · GD +19
8 pts off the top 2. 22 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.
26-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Union Berlin last 5 home

W D L D L
Points5/15
Weighted index47
Goals9-9
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

RB Leipzig last 5 away

L L W W L
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals7-11
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Union Berlin trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 12%

RB Leipzig trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Union Berlin score at home82%
Union Berlin clean sheet at home24%
RB Leipzig score away82%
RB Leipzig clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Union Berlin score first47%
Union Berlin win after scoring first63%
RB Leipzig score first53%
RB Leipzig win after scoring first78%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Union Berlin 63% · RB Leipzig 20%
Avg first goal minute: Union Berlin 23.4' · RB Leipzig 23.0'

Vs league average

Union Berlin score at home1.53 vs 1.78
Union Berlin concede at home1.53 vs 1.46
RB Leipzig score away1.53 vs 1.46
RB Leipzig concede away1.59 vs 1.78
Union Berlin score 14% below league average, while RB Leipzig score 5% above league average.
Defensive side: Union Berlin are 5% above league average at home, and RB Leipzig are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Union Berlin goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
16-30 5
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
31-45 7
46-60 4
16-30 3
61-75 3
0-15 2

RB Leipzig goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
0-15 5
16-30 4
46-60 4
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
16-30 6
31-45 5
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
3
Total Shots
12
9
Shots off Goal
5
4
Blocked Shots
1
2
Shots Inside Box
9
4
Shots Outside Box
3
5
Ball Possession
37%
63%
Corner Kicks
4
6
Fouls
7
8
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
311
558
Passes Accurate
210
464
Passes %
68%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
37'
37' J. Haberer
50'
50' D. Raum
54'
54' D. Doekhi
57'
57' Goal · 1-0
O. Burke
Normal Goal · Assist: Jeong Woo-Yeong
58'
58' J. Bakayoko
1st substitution · For: T. Gomis
59'
59' J. Haberer
1st substitution · For: C. Trimmel
60'
60' Goal · 1-1
T. Gomis
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Harder
63'
63' Goal · 2-1
Ilyas Ansah
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Trimmel
67'
67' Jeong Woo-Yeong
2nd substitution · For: A. Schäfer
67'
67' O. Burke
3rd substitution · For: A. Ilić
72'
72' C. Harder
81'
81' K. Nedeljković
2nd substitution · For: A. Maksimović
85'
85' D. Köhn
4th substitution · For: S. Nsoki
85'
85' Ilyas Ansah
5th substitution · For: T. Skarke
90'
90' N. Seiwald
3rd substitution · For: T. Werner
90'
90' Goal · 3-1
T. Skarke
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Ilić

Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Union Berlin beat RB Leipzig 3-1 on Friday, 12 December 2025 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Daniel Schlager. It was played at Stadion An der Alten Försterei.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Haberer received a yellow card for Union Berlin at 37'.

Second half: D. Raum received a yellow card for RB Leipzig at 50'. D. Doekhi received a yellow card for Union Berlin at 54'. Union Berlin took the lead at 57' when O. Burke scored, with the assist credited to Jeong Woo-Yeong, making the score 1-0. RB Leipzig made their 1st substitution at 58', with J. Bakayoko replacing T. Gomis. Union Berlin made their 1st substitution at 59', with J. Haberer replacing C. Trimmel. RB Leipzig leveled the score at 60' when T. Gomis scored, with the assist credited to C. Harder, making the score 1-1. Union Berlin took the lead at 63' when Ilyas Ansah scored, with the assist credited to C. Trimmel, making the score 2-1. Union Berlin made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Jeong Woo-Yeong replacing A. Schäfer. Union Berlin made their 3rd substitution at 67', with O. Burke replacing A. Ilić. C. Harder received a yellow card for RB Leipzig at 72'. RB Leipzig made their 2nd substitution at 81', with K. Nedeljković replacing A. Maksimović. Union Berlin made their 4th substitution at 85', with D. Köhn replacing S. Nsoki. Union Berlin made their 5th substitution at 85', with Ilyas Ansah replacing T. Skarke. RB Leipzig made their 3rd substitution at 90', with N. Seiwald replacing T. Werner. Union Berlin added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when T. Skarke scored, with the assist credited to A. Ilić, making the score 3-1.

Union Berlin used 5 substitutions while RB Leipzig used 3 substitutions. Union Berlin got 2 yellow cards, while RB Leipzig got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-9).
  • RB Leipzig controlled possession (63%).
  • Union Berlin had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins6
Draws2
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals10 (71.4%)
BTTS8 (57.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals6 (85.7%)
BTTS4 (57.1%)

Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig Head-to-Head History by Season