Union Berlin host RB Leipzig for their upcoming 2021/22 Bundesliga meeting this Friday, 03 December at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei stadium with both teams having dropped the points in their last league games.
Union Berlin enjoy a great performance in the campaign and they head into this clash with just one point less after 13 rounds than in 2020/21 this being their best ever Bundesliga season. The hosts have won 5 times, drawn 5 times and have lost 3 times in the 13 fixtures played so far.
FC Union Berlin come from a defeat in the last match with a 2-1 loss at Frankfurt which was their first defeat of the Bundesliga season against opposition sitting below them. This loss denied the top 4 chasers to sit fourth with 23 points just on top SC Freiburg.
Union Berlin haven’t had any problems with scoring and have hit the target in one hundred percent of their last 6 matches.
Leipzig on the other hand are positioned 8th with 5 victories, 3 draws and have lost 5 times to settle for 18 points, 2 points just below Wolfsburg and are aat level with Mainz. This has put to record one of their worst-ever start after 13 league games.
Leipzig have been on a rough run compared to last season and now with two consecutive half-time/full-time league defeats coming into this clash makes for particularly negative reading. The visitors here will be looking to make amends in this match but it’s important to note that they currently possess the second-worst away attack.
Leipzig last away league win came back in April at relegated Werder Bremen.
Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig head to head
In the previous 8 encounters between the two sides, the visitors have been the favorites with 5 victories and a draw while their hosts have won twice. A year ago, Leipzig were number 3 in the table with 28 points. Now they are number 8 with 18 points.
- Union Berlin 2-1 Leipzig 22/05/21
- Leipzig 1-0 Union Berlin 20/01/21
- Leipzig 3-1 Union Berlin 18/01/20
- Union Berlin 0-4 Leipzig 18/08/19
- Leipzig 3-0 Union Berlin 19/02/16
Home
- Frankfurt 2-1 Union Berlin
- Maccabi Haifa 0-1 Union Berlin
- Union Berlin 2-0 Hertha
- FC Cologne 2-2 Union Berlin
- Union Berlin 1-2 Feyenoord
Away
- Leipzig 1-3 Leverkusen
- Brugge 0-5 Leipzig
- Hoffenheim 2-0 Leipzig
- Leipzig 2-1 Dortmund
- Leipzig 2-2 PSG
Union Berlin team news
Kevin Behrens tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss out.
Leipzig team news
Dani Olmo, Yussuf Poulsen, Marcel Halstenberg and Marcelo Saracchi are all injured and will miss out while Mohammed Simakan, Hugo Novoa, Willi Orban and Peter Gulacsi are Covid-19 positive.
Prediction and odds
- Leipzig to win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both sides to score
