On Aug 20th, Union Berlin hosts RB Leipzig in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Union Berlin is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Mainz 05. Neither Mainz 05 nor Union Berlin could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Union Berlin is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed RB Leipzig, recorded a 2-2 draw against Köln. Timo Werner scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 36th minute, then Florian Dietz tied it up for Köln in the 40th minute on a feed from Florian Kainz . RB Leipzig looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Red Bull Arena, RB Leipzig won by a score of 2 to 1. Sheraldo Becker struck first for Union Berlin in the 25th minute, but André Silva got the equalizer for RB Leipzig in the 61st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 93rd minute on a goal by Emil Forsberg.
Christopher Nkunku has been the most effective weapon for RB Leipzig lately. The French midfielder has netted three goals in his last five matches. Union Berlin’s most prolific scorer has been Jordan Siebatcheu. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches
Union Berlin will be without Timo Baumgartl, while Domenico Tedesco’s RB Leipzig squad will be without Yussuf Poulsen and Lukas Klostermann.