German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, February 11, 2023
1. FC Union Berlin WWWWW 2
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RB Leipzig DWWWD 1
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Match Report

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Union battle back to win at Leipzig and stay on Bayern's heels

Union Berlin fought back to a 2-1 win over hosts RB Leipzig on Saturday to stay on the heels of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
15
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
1
36
Possession
64
6
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
243
Accurate Passes
551
358
Passes
648
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
14
Crosses
10
0.1
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
79
26
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
10
10
Tackles
13
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
9
18
Effective Clearances
18
18
Clearances
18

Head to Head

FCU leads series 4-1

Lineups

RBL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 21Janis BlaswichG
  2. 16Lukas KlostermannCD
  3. 32Josko GvardiolCD-L
  4. 2Mohamed SimakanCD-R
  5. 24Xaver SchlagerCM-L
  6. 27Konrad LaimerCM-R
  7. 39Benjamin HenrichsLM
  8. 23Marcel HalstenbergRM
  9. 19André SilvaF
  10. 11Timo WernerCF-L
  11. 17Dominik SzoboszlaiCF-R

FCU · 3-5-2

  1. 1Frederik RonnowG
  2. 31Robin KnocheCD
  3. 4Diogo LeiteCD-L
  4. 5Danilho DoekhiCD-R
  5. 19Janik HabererCM-L
  6. 20Aïssa LaïdouniCM-R
  7. 8Rani KhediraAM
  8. 23Niko GießelmannLM
  9. 18Josip JuranovicRM
  10. 27Sheraldo BeckerCF-L
  11. 17Kevin BehrensCF-R

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by André Silva.
  2. 57' Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 60' Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 61' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 1. Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  5. 62' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Kevin Behrens.
  6. 63' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sven Michel replaces Sheraldo Becker.
  7. 63' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Konrad Laimer.
  8. 64' Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 69' Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 72' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 2. Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  11. 74' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Mohamed Simakan.
  12. 74' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces André Silva.
  13. 80' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Paul Seguin replaces Janik Haberer.
  14. 80' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Niko Gießelmann.
  15. 81' Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 86' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Morten Thorsby replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
  17. 88' Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 88' Substitution, RB Leipzig. David Raum replaces Marcel Halstenberg.
  19. 90'+1' Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90'+5' Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Bundesliga News

All news
ESPN PA Bayern Munich hold off Freiburg in first game without Kompany Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga table thanks to a 3-1 away win at Freiburg on Sunday. News Associated Press Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany 'stable,' could be away for weeks after collapse Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany will have more tests to determine why he collapsed during a training session the previous day, the club said Saturday. News ESPN News Services USMNT's Scally scores, helps Gladbach avoid worst-ever Bundesliga start Borussia Mönchengladbach avoided becoming the first team in Bundesliga history to lose seven straight games to start the season, thanks to a 3-2 win at Stuttgart on Friday. News ESPN News Services Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany hospitalized after collapsing at training Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany is undergoing tests in hospital after collapsing during a training session Friday, the German club confirmed.