German Bundesliga

FT Sunday, September 3, 2023
RB Leipzig WLWLW 3
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1. FC Union Berlin LWWWW 0
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Match Report

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RB Leipzig beat Union Berlin 3-0 to climb Bundesliga

RB Leipzig struck three times in a strong second-half performance to ease past 10-man Union Berlin 3-0 on Sunday and snap their opponents' club record unbeaten run at home.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
4
65.1
Possession
34.9
14
SHOTS
3
7
ON GOAL
1
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
546
Accurate Passes
240
643
Passes
338
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
6
20
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.4
47
Long Balls
48
21
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
1
16
Effective Tackles
8
26
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
9
9
Effective Clearances
17
9
Clearances
17

Head to Head

FCU leads series 4-1

Lineups

FCU · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Frederik RonnowG
  2. 31Robin KnocheCD
  3. 4Diogo LeiteCD-L
  4. 5Danilho DoekhiCD-R
  5. 20Aïssa LaïdouniCM-L
  6. 33Alex KrálCM-R
  7. 6Robin GosensLM
  8. 18Josip JuranovicRM
  9. 17Kevin BehrensF
  10. 11David Datro FofanaCF-L
  11. 10Kevin VollandCF-R

RBL · 4-2-2-2

  1. 21Janis BlaswichG
  2. 4Willi OrbánCD-L
  3. 2Mohamed SimakanCD-R
  4. 22David RaumLB
  5. 39Benjamin HenrichsRB
  6. 44Kevin KamplCM-L
  7. 24Xaver SchlagerCM-R
  8. 9Yussuf PoulsenCF-L
  9. 17Loïs OpendaCF-R
  10. 7Dani OlmoAM-L
  11. 20Xavi SimonsAM-R

Timeline

  1. 26' Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 27' Alex Král (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 51' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 0, RB Leipzig 1. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
  4. 61' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Benedict Hollerbach replaces David Datro Fofana.
  5. 64' Kevin Volland (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the red card.
  6. 67' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Mohamed Simakan because of an injury.
  7. 71' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Janik Haberer replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
  8. 71' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christopher Trimmel replaces Josip Juranovic.
  9. 75' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Loïs Openda.
  10. 75' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
  11. 80' Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 81' Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 85' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 0, RB Leipzig 2. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons following a fast break.
  14. 86' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Mikkel Kaufmann replaces Robin Gosens.
  15. 86' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Kevin Behrens.
  16. 87' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 0, RB Leipzig 3. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.
  17. 88' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Castello Lukeba replaces Benjamin Henrichs.
  18. 88' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Xavi Simons.

Bundesliga News

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