RB Leipzig vs 1. FC Union Berlin, 2020-21 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaForsberg winner keeps Leipzig on Bayern's heels
Emil Forsberg drilled in a second-half winner as RB Leipzig were made to work hard for a 1-0 victory over in-form Union Berlin.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 2': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Florian Hübner.
- 6': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Kampl.
- 6': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Marvin Friedrich.
- 7': Attempt missed. Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Dangerous play by Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 7': Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Robert Andrich tries a through ball, but Cedric Teuchert is caught offside.
- 10': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christopher Lenz tries a through ball, but Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
- 13': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Foul by Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 14': Attempt missed. Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
- 23': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).
- 23': Robert Andrich (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 29': Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg.
- 33': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Florian Hübner (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 33': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).
- 33': Marvin Friedrich (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth with a through ball.
- 39': Foul by Robert Andrich (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 39': Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Foul by Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 42': Foul by Robert Andrich (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 42': Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
- 45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 50': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Julian Ryerson.
- 52': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Marcel Halstenberg.
- 56': Foul by Florian Hübner (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 56': Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Attempt missed. Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 58': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele with a cross.
- 60': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Kevin Kampl.
- 60': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Leon Dajaku replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 60': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Marius Bülter replaces Cedric Teuchert.
- 65': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 65': Foul by Angeliño (RB Leipzig).
- 65': Julian Ryerson (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Angeliño (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Angeliño.
- 70': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
- 76': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christian Gentner replaces Florian Hübner.
- 77': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Marcus Ingvartsen tries a through ball, but Leon Dajaku is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Tyler Adams replaces Nordi Mukiele.
- 78': Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 80': Attempt missed. Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 81': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Keita Endo replaces Sebastian Griesbeck.
- 81': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Niko Gießelmann replaces Christopher Lenz.
- 82': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 83': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).
- 83': Marvin Friedrich (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tyler Adams.
- 85': Attempt missed. Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
- 86': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Marvin Friedrich.
- 87': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Dani Olmo.
- 87': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Christopher Nkunku.
- 87': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross.
- 87': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Andreas Luthe.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 87': Foul by Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig).
- 87': Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 89': Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross.
- 90': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig).
- 90': Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marvin Friedrich (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 90'+1': Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Marius Bülter (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
- 0': Match ends, RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
Statistics
 FCU |
RBL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 32.6 | Possession | 67.4 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 294 | Accurate Passes | 703 |
| 386 | Passes | 803 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 6 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 12 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 12 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 28 | +73 | 73 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 28 | +32 | 64 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 28 | +19 | 53 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 28 | +18 | 53 |
Line-Ups
RB Leipzig (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Péter Gulácsi (GK) |
| 5 | Dayot Upamecano |
| 23 | Marcel Halstenberg |
| 16 | Lukas Klostermann |
| 7 | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 44 | Kevin Kampl |
| 3 | Angeliño  |
| 22 | Nordi Mukiele |
| 19 | Alexander Sørloth |
| 18 | Christopher Nkunku |
| 25 | Dani Olmo |
1. FC Union Berlin (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Andreas Luthe (GK) |
| 31 | Robin Knoche |
| 19 | Florian Hubner |
| 5 | Marvin Friedrich |
| 30 | Robert Andrich |
| 32 | Marcus Ingvartsen |
| 33 | Sebastian Griesbeck |
| 25 | Christopher Lenz |
| 6 | Julian Ryerson |
| 14 | Taiwo Awoniyi |
| 36 | Cedric Teuchert |
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