In this week 3 match on Aug 20th, Union Berlin will play host to RB Leipzig in a Bundesliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. Union Berlin sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Mainz 05. Neither Mainz 05 nor Union Berlin could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Union Berlin is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed RB Leipzig is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Köln. Timo Werner scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 36th minute, then Florian Dietz tied it up for Köln in the 40th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10.
Union Berlin and RB Leipzig last played eachother at the Red Bull Arena on Wed Apr 20th. RB Leipzig was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Sheraldo Becker scored the first goal for Union Berlin in the 25th minute, but André Silva got the equalizer for RB Leipzig in the 61st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 93rd minute on a goal by Emil Forsberg.
Christopher Nkunku has been the most prolific scorer on RB Leipzig in his last five matches with 3 goals. Union Berlin’s top weapon lately has been Jordan Siebatcheu, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
Timo Baumgartl is unavailable to play for Urs Fischer’s team, while Yussuf Poulsen and Lukas Klostermann are unavailable to play for RB Leipzig.