Bundesliga: Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 20 match between Union Berlin and RB Leipzig and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Union Berlin welcome RB Leipzig this coming Saturday in the Bundesliga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 20 match.

Union Berlin are placed 14th with 20 points after 19 matches. RB Leipzig occupy a position as fiveth in the league on 32 points.

Form: Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig

Union Berlin Form

Showing inconsistent form, Union Berlin lost two of their past three matches, going down 0-2 against Augsburg, before beating Mainz 05 2-1. The joy was short-lived, as St. Pauli proved too strong in a 3-0 defeat. Union Berlin only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Alte Foersterei in the Bundesliga. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded seven goals.

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 2-1 win against Sporting CP, before drawing 2-2 with Bayer Leverkusen. This little streak came to an end, when Sturm Graz proved too strong in a 1-0 defeat for RB Leipzig. RB Leipzig managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 16 time and letting in 11.

Betting facts for Union Berlin and RB Leipzig

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Union Berlin and RB Leipzig played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig

Look no further than Benedict Hollerbach, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Union Berlin in the Bundesliga, while Benjamin Sesko managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for RB Leipzig in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

Union Berlin claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. RB Leipzig won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing seven in this series of matches. RB Leipzig conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Union Berlin only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. RB Leipzig scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive RB Leipzig games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Union Berlin managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, RB Leipzig kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. RB Leipzig have scored in 7 consecutive meetings with Union Berlin when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Union Berlin saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for RB Leipzig, who managed to hit the net 1.9 times on average in these games. Somehow Union Berlin failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches. RB Leipzig scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.