German Bundesliga

FT Wednesday, January 20, 2021
1. FC Union Berlin WLWDW 0
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RB Leipzig DWWLD 1
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Match Report

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Forsberg 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

RBL leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

RBL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 5Dayot UpamecanoCD
  3. 23Marcel HalstenbergCD-L
  4. 16Lukas KlostermannCD-R
  5. 7Marcel SabitzerCM-L
  6. 44Kevin KamplCM-R
  7. 3AngeliñoLM
  8. 22Nordi MukieleRM
  9. 19Alexander SørlothF
  10. 18Christopher NkunkuCF-L
  11. 25Dani OlmoCF-R

FCU · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Andreas LutheG
  2. 31Robin KnocheCD
  3. 19Florian HubnerCD-L
  4. 5Marvin FriedrichCD-R
  5. 30Robert AndrichSW
  6. 32Marcus IngvartsenCM-L
  7. 33Sebastian GriesbeckCM-R
  8. 25Christopher LenzLM
  9. 6Julian RyersonRM
  10. 14Taiwo AwoniyiCF-L
  11. 36Cedric TeuchertCF-R

Timeline

  1. 60' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Kevin Kampl.
  2. 60' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Leon Dajaku replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
  3. 60' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Marius Bülter replaces Cedric Teuchert.
  4. 66' Angeliño (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 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.
  6. 76' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christian Gentner replaces Florian Hübner.
  7. 77' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Tyler Adams replaces Nordi Mukiele.
  8. 81' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Keita Endo replaces Sebastian Griesbeck.
  9. 81' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Niko Gießelmann replaces Christopher Lenz.
  10. 87' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Dani Olmo.
  11. 87' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  12. 89' Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Bundesliga News

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