German Bundesliga

FT Sunday, August 18, 2019
RB Leipzig DLLWW 4
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1. FC Union Berlin WDDDW 0
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Stadion An der Alten Försterei · 22,467 att.

Match Report

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Leipzig spoil promoted Union's Bundesliga debut

RB Leipzig spoiled hosts Union Berlin's Bundesliga debut on Sunday, crushing the top division newcomers 4-0 with a convincing win.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
14
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
4
64.2
Possession
35.8
14
SHOTS
13
8
ON GOAL
2
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
516
Accurate Passes
231
605
Passes
325
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
1
9
Crosses
17
0.4
Cross %
0.1
48
Long Balls
54
26
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
11
14
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
16
32
Effective Clearances
14
32
Clearances
14

Head to Head

RBL leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

FCU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Rafal GikiewiczG
  2. 31Keven SchlotterbeckCD-L
  3. 5Marvin FriedrichCD-R
  4. 25Christopher LenzLB
  5. 28Christopher TrimmelRB
  6. 34Christian GentnerAM
  7. 30Robert AndrichLM
  8. 21Grischa PrömelRM
  9. 10Sebastian AnderssonF
  10. 15Marius BulterAM-L
  11. 20Suleiman AbdullahiAM-R

RBL · 3-4-3

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 6Ibrahima KonatéCD
  3. 4Willi OrbánCD-L
  4. 22Nordi MukieleCD-R
  5. 44Kevin KamplCM-L
  6. 31Diego DemmeCM-R
  7. 23Marcel HalstenbergLM
  8. 16Lukas KlostermannRM
  9. 9Yussuf PoulsenF
  10. 11Timo WernerCF-L
  11. 7Marcel SabitzerCF-R

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 0, RB Leipzig 1. Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
  2. 24' VAR Decision: No Goal 1. FC Union Berlin 0-1 RB Leipzig.
  3. 31' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 0, RB Leipzig 2. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg.
  4. 42' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 0, RB Leipzig 3. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
  5. 45' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Anthony Ujah replaces Christian Gentner.
  6. 58' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sheraldo Becker replaces Suleiman Abdullahi.
  7. 62' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Konrad Laimer replaces Diego Demme.
  8. 65' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christopher Nkunku replaces Timo Werner.
  9. 69' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 0, RB Leipzig 4. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a headed pass.
  10. 69' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sebastian Polter replaces Sebastian Andersson.
  11. 73' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Kevin Kampl.
  12. 82' Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Bundesliga News

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