Week 17 features a match on Wed Jan 20th, where RB Leipzig will play host to Union Berlin in a meeting of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. In their last match, RB Leipzig recorded a 2-2 draw against Wolfsburg. Nordi Mukiele struck first for RB Leipzig in the 5th minute on a feed from Emil Forsberg, then Wout Weghorst tied it up for Wolfsburg in the 22nd minute . RB Leipzig should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while union Berlin is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Bayer Leverkusen. Cedric Teuchert struck first for Union Berlin in the 88th minute on a feed from Christopher Lenz, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Bayer Leverkusen was frustrated by Union Berlin’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Union Berlin ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Union Berlin should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season RB Leipzig won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Union Berlin is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Taiwo Awoniyi and Sheraldo Becker each having 2 goals in their last five. Willi Orbán has been the most prolific scorer on RB Leipzig in his last five matches with 2 goals
Hee Chan Hwang, Benjamin Henrichs, Marcel Sabitzer, Konrad Laimer, Christopher Nkunku, Kevin Kampl, Ibrahima Konaté, Nordi Mukiele, Lukas Klostermann, Justin Kluivert and Lazar Samardžić are unavailable to play for Julian Nagelsmann’s team, while Union Berlin will be without Christian Gentner, Anthony Ujah, Maurice Opfermann, Grischa Prömel, Joel Pohjanpalo, Nico Schlotterbeck and Max Kruse.