RB Leipzig 1-2 FC Union Berlin: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 11 February 2023

Result

RB Leipzig 1-2 FC Union Berlin

Bundesliga · Saturday 11 February 2023, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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RB Leipzig 1-2 FC Union Berlin: match report

RB Leipzig lost to FC Union Berlin 1-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 11 February 2023. The half-time score was 1-0.

B. Henrichs opened the scoring in the 24th minute. RB Leipzig's goal came from B. Henrichs (24'). FC Union Berlin scored through Janik Haberer (61') and Robin Knoche (72', penalty).

Discipline: RB Leipzig received 4 yellow cards; FC Union Berlin received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game RB Leipzig were 5th on 36 points from 19 and FC Union Berlin 3rd on 39 points from 19. RB Leipzig went on to finish that season 3rd with 66 points, and FC Union Berlin 4th with 62.

RB Leipzig lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and FC Union Berlin in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Dominik Szoboszlai of RB Leipzig (7.7), ahead of Robin Knoche (7.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 RB Leipzig wins, 0 draws and 4 for FC Union Berlin.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 24'Goal · B. HenrichsRB Leipzig · 1-0
  • 57'Yellow card · Robin KnocheFC Union Berlin
  • 60'Yellow card · Marcel HalstenbergRB Leipzig
  • 61'Goal · Janik HabererFC Union Berlin · 1-1
  • 64'Yellow card · Aïssa LaïdouniFC Union Berlin
  • 69'Yellow card · Xaver SchlagerRB Leipzig
  • 72'Penalty goal · Robin KnocheFC Union Berlin · 1-2
  • 81'Yellow card · Timo WernerRB Leipzig
  • 88'Yellow card · Yussuf PoulsenRB Leipzig
  • 90+1'Yellow card · JordanFC Union Berlin
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Diogo LeiteFC Union Berlin

Head-to-head

7 meetings: RB Leipzig 3, draws 0, FC Union Berlin 4.

Team news

RB Leipzig line-up (3-4-2-1)

Janis Blaswich, Mohamed Simakan, Lukas Klostermann, Josko Gvardiol, Marcel Halstenberg, Konrad Laimer, Xaver Schlager, Benjamin Henrichs, Dominik Szoboszlai, Timo Werner, André Silva

FC Union Berlin line-up (3-5-2)

Frederik Rönnow, Danilho Doekhi, Robin Knoche, Diogo Leite, Josip Juranovic, Aïssa Laïdouni, Rani Khedira, Janik Haberer, Niko Gießelmann, Kevin Behrens, Sheraldo Becker