German Bundesliga

FT Sunday, February 4, 2024
1. FC Union Berlin LWDLW 0
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RB Leipzig WDLLL 2
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Match Report

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RB Leipzig ease to 2-0 win over struggling Union Berlin

RB Leipzig beat Union Berlin 2-0 thanks to goals from Lois Openda and Benjamin Sesko in a match where the visitors finished with 10 men.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
2
34
Possession
66
10
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
269
Accurate Passes
606
348
Passes
687
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
12
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.2
45
Long Balls
46
24
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
6
4
Effective Tackles
7
10
Tackles
12
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
10
22
Effective Clearances
19
22
Clearances
19

Head to Head

FCU leads series 3-2

Lineups

RBL · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 4Willi OrbánCD-L
  3. 16Lukas KlostermannCD-R
  4. 22David RaumLB
  5. 39Benjamin HenrichsRB
  6. 24Xaver SchlagerCM-L
  7. 44Kevin KamplCM-R
  8. 30Benjamin SeskoCF-L
  9. 17Loïs OpendaCF-R
  10. 20Xavi SimonsAM-L
  11. 7Dani OlmoAM-R

FCU · 3-5-2

  1. 37Alexander SchwolowG
  2. 2Kevin VogtCD
  3. 5Danilho DoekhiCD-L
  4. 31Robin KnocheCD-R
  5. 13András SchäferCM-L
  6. 19Janik HabererCM-R
  7. 29Lucas TousartAM
  8. 6Robin GosensLM
  9. 28Christopher TrimmelRM
  10. 16Benedict HollerbachCF-L
  11. 14Yorbe VertessenCF-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  2. 20' Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 22' Benedict Hollerbach (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 47' Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 48' Goal! RB Leipzig 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a set piece situation.
  6. 58' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Volland replaces Janik Haberer.
  7. 58' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Aïssa Laïdouni replaces András Schäfer.
  8. 58' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Rani Khedira replaces Lucas Tousart.
  9. 70' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Castello Lukeba replaces Willi Orbán.
  10. 73' Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the red card.
  11. 75' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Brenden Aaronson replaces Benedict Hollerbach.
  12. 75' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Chris Bedia replaces Yorbe Vertessen.
  13. 77' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Loïs Openda.
  14. 77' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Eljif Elmas replaces Dani Olmo.
  15. 85' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nicolas Seiwald replaces Kevin Kampl.
  16. 85' Substitution, RB Leipzig. El Chadaille Bitshiabu replaces David Raum.

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