RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th April 2026

When Union Berlin come to Red Bull Arena Leipzig for the Bundesliga match on Friday, RB Leipzig will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

RB Leipzig are third in the Bundesliga standings after collecting 59 points from their initial 30 encounters. Union Berlin trail them on 32 points after 30 rounds, leaving them as number 11 in the table.

RB Leipzig are looking for revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the last meeting against Union Berlin. Judging by the odds from the bookmakers, they have a good chance of making it.

RB Leipzig scored 2.1 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 21 times. They conceded ten goals, an average of one and pulled off two clean sheets.

Union Berlin scored nine goals, conceded 19 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time RB Leipzig played against Union Berlin. It finished 3-1 in a great match between the pair.

RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 1-2 win against Werder Bremen. They went on to beat Borussia Moenchengladbach by 1-0, before also getting the better of Eintracht Frankfurt in a 1-3 victory. RB Leipzig won three of their previous six matches at Red Bull Arena Leipzig in the Bundesliga. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 13 goals to seven against.

RB Leipzig went into the season highly expected to come away with medals. As such, they are right on track, as we are closing in on the end of the season.

Union Berlin Form

In their previous three games, Union Berlin drew 1-1 with St. Pauli, then lost 3-1 against FC Heidenheim and 1-2 against Wolfsburg. Union Berlin managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 14 time and letting in five.

Most observers thought Union Berlin were doomed this season, but they have done very well for themselves and now look into another season in the Bundesliga.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when RB Leipzig renew Union Berlin their acquaintance.

RB Leipzig scored 26 goals and conceded 13 in their last 16 games against teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 36 points and 11 victories. Union Berlin won three and claimed 11 points in their 11 most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored 12 conceded 24 goals. RB Leipzig are looking at a record of 18 wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Union Berlin enjoy a record of eight wins, eight draws and 14 defeats in the Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin Squads

RB Leipzig Squad

Ole Werner will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Union Berlin from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Maarten Vandevoordt (0/9), Peter Gulacsi (0/22), Benjamin Henrichs (1/13), Castello Lukeba (1/23), David Raum (3/29), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/9), Kosta Nedeljkovic (0/5), Lukas Klostermann (0/5), Max Finkgrafe (0/9), Willi Orban (1/29), Andrija Maksimovic (0/8), Antonio Nusa (4/27), Benno Kaltefleiter (0/0), Christoph Baumgartner (12/29), Ezechiel Banzuzi (0/24), Forzan Assan Ouedraogo (3/15), Nicolas Seiwald (0/30), Ridle Baku (1/28), Viggo Gebel (0/0), Xaver Schlager (2/23), Ayodele Thomas (0/0), Brajan Gruda (3/9), Conrad Harder (3/26), Johan Bakayoko (2/18), Romulo Cruz (8/26), Samba Konate (0/1), Sani Suleiman (0/0), Tidiam Gomis (1/16), Yan Diomande (12/29).

Union Berlin Squad

Below is the full team squad of Union Berlin. The manager Eta will pick his starting XI against RB Leipzig from these players:

Carl Klaus (0/0), Frederik Roennow (0/29), Matheo Raab (0/1), Andrik Markgraf (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/25), Danilho Doekhi (4/30), Derrick Koehn (1/28), Diogo Leite (0/19), Stanley N'Soki (1/12), Tom Rothe (1/17), Alex Kral (0/19), Aljoscha Kemlein (0/26), Andras Schafer (1/24), Janik Haberer (0/27), Josip Juranovic (0/7), Leopold Querfeld (3/29), Linus Guether (0/0), Oliver Burke (5/25), Rani Khedira (5/29), Robert Skov (0/3), Tim Skarke (1/19), Woo-Yeong Jeong (3/26), Andrej Ilic (2/28), David Preu (0/0), Dmytro Bogdanov (0/1), Ilyas Ansah (5/29), Livan Burcu (0/14).

RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin Team News

Union Berlin have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting RB Leipzig at Red Bull Arena Leipzig. For instance, Union Berlin won't be able to field Tom Rothe as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin Lineups

RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time RB Leipzig played against Union Berlin. It finished 3-1 in a great match between the pair. Union Berlin seem to have a bit of a love affair with RB Leipzig, as they have beaten them six times in last ten encounters. The bookies have Union Berlin to win this match at best price odds of 7/1.

RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when RB Leipzig welcome Union Berlin as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/7 with the bookies this coming Friday.

RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin Betting Tips

Yan Diomande has been great for RB Leipzig lately, hitting the target three times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Union Berlin are optimistic that Oliver Burke doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

RB Leipzig won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing three as well. Union Berlin won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost five in this run. Goals are usually flowing for RB Leipzig on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Union Berlin in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. RB Leipzig managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Union Berlin averaging 1.3 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of RB Leipzig’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Union Berlin, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.