RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin
Ref: Sven Jablonski, GermanyRed Bull Arena, Leipzig · 47,800 cap
Match recap
RB Leipzig beat Union Berlin 3–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Finkgräfe, Rômulo, and Baku scored for RB Leipzig; Doekhi replied for Union Berlin. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 4.49 for RB Leipzig versus 0.19 for Union Berlin. RB Leipzig sit 3rd in the Bundesliga table while Union Berlin are 11th.
First Half
⚽
Finkgräfe
⚽
Rômulo
31'
⇄
Rønnow
Baumgartner
Yellow Card
Second Half
59'
⇄
Ilić
60'
⇄
Haberer
60'
⇄
Trimmel
⚽
Baku
Assist: Diomande
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Rômulo
⇄
Ouédraogo
78'
⚽
Doekhi
Assist: Juranović
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Baku
⇄
Diomande
83'
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Schäfer
84'
Diogo Leite
Yellow Card
⇄
Nusa
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | +36 | 73 |
| 3 |  RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | +19 | 65 |
| 4 |  VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | +22 | 62 |
| 10 |  FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 40 |
| 11 |  Union Berlin | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -11 | 38 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
RB LeipzigUnion Berlin
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
4.49VS0.19
Attack6 · 0 won
20
Shots
5
10
Shots on target
1
14
Shots in the box
3
6
Shots outside box
2
6
Shots off goal
3
10
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
67%
Possession
33%
602
Total passes
296
524
Accurate passes
212
87%
Pass accuracy
72%
Discipline2 · 0 won
6
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
6
4
Blocked shots
1
0.66
Goals prevented
0.66
RB Leipzig
4-3-3
Union Berlin
3-5-2
RB Leipzig
4-3-3Starting XI
- 4Vilmos Tamás OrbánD
- 5El Chadaille BitshiabuD
- 7Antonio Eromonsele Nordby NusaF
- 14Christoph BaumgartnerM
- 17Bote Ridle Nzuzi BakuD
- 20Forzan Assan OuédraogoM
- 24Xaver SchlagerM
- 26Maarten VandevoordtG
- 35Max FinkgräfeD
- 40RômuloF
- 49Yan DiomandeF
Substitutes
- 1Péter GulácsiG
- 9Saint-Cyr Johan BakayokoF
- 10Brajan GrudaF
- 11Conrad Harder Weibel SchandorfF
- 16Lukas Manuel KlostermannD
- 19Kosta NedeljkovićD
- 27Tidiam GomisF
- 33Andrija MaksimovićM
- 39Benjamin Paa Kwesi HenrichsD
Union Berlin
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1Frederik Riis RønnowG
- 4Diogo LeiteD
- 5Danilho Raimundo DoekhiD
- 7Oliver Jasen BurkeF
- 8Rani KhediraM
- 13András SchäferM
- 14Leopold QuerfeldD
- 15Tom Alexander RotheM
- 19Janik HabererM
- 23Andrej IlićF
- 28Christopher TrimmelM
Substitutes
- 6Aljoscha KemleinM
- 9Livan BurcuF
- 10Ilyas AnsahF
- 18Josip JuranovićD
- 21Tim SkarkeM
- 25Carl Friedrich Georg KlausG
- 33Alex KrálM
- 34Stanley Pierre NsokiD
- 39Derrick Arthur KöhnD
RB Leipzig
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridle Baku | D | 79 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Yan Diomande | F | 79 | 8.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 6/7 |
| Xaver Schlager(C) | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Max Finkgräfe | D | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| El Chadaille Bitshiabu | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Willi Orban | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rômulo | F | 68 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Antonio Nusa | F | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3/3 |
| Assan Ouédraogo | M | 68 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/4 |
| Christoph Baumgartner | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| Maarten Vandevoordt | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andrija Maksimović | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Péter Gulácsi | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukas Klostermann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kosta Nedeljković | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tidiam Gomis | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Conrad Harder | F | 22 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Benjamin Henrichs | D | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Johan Bakayoko | F | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Brajan Gruda | F | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Union Berlin
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danilho Doekhi | D | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| András Schäfer | M | 83 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leopold Querfeld | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrej Ilić | F | 59 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Janik Haberer | M | 60 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Oliver Burke | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/5 |
| Christopher Trimmel(C) | M | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Diogo Leite | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rani Khedira | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frederik Ronnow | G | 31 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Rothe | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Derrick Köhn | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Král | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Skarke | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stanley N'Soki | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Klaus | G | 59 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aljoscha Kemlein | M | 30 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Livan Burcu | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Josip Juranović | D | 30 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Ilyas Ansah | F | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |