Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st February 2025

RB Leipzig take on Union Berlin this coming Saturday at Alte Foersterei with both fighting to improve on their current position at either end of the Bundesliga standings.

Placed 14th in the table Union Berlin have amassed 20 points after 19 matches. On 32 points, RB Leipzig rank fiveth with 19 matches played this season.

Union Berlin as well as RB Leipzig suffered disappointing defeats in their most previous match. This could lead to a cautious encounter as neither side naturally fancies losing once again already.

Union Berlin are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net seven times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.7 goals per game, as they conceded 19 goals. They managed one clean sheets in these matches.

RB Leipzig scored 19 goals, conceded 24 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

It finished all square on when Union Berlin last faced RB Leipzig. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 12/5.

Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig Prediction

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 only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 16 goals to 11.

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

Union Berlin fought their way to one wins and six points from their last seven games against teams inside the top six. They were on target seven times in these matches, but also let in 11 goals. Union Berlin claimed five wins, five draws as well as nine defeats in the Bundesliga this season. RB Leipzig enjoy a record of nine wins, five draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga.

Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig Squads

Union Berlin Squad

The 53-year-old coach of the home team, Steffen Baumgart, will select the lineup against RB Leipzig from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Alexander Schwolow (0/4), Carl Klaus (0/0), Frederik Roennow (0/15), Yannic Stein (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/14), Danilho Doekhi (1/19), Diogo Leite (0/18), Jerome Roussillon (0/3), Kevin Vogt (1/15), Oluwaseun Ogbemudia (0/0), Tom Rothe (2/14), Aljoscha Kemlein (1/15), Andras Schafer (1/15), Janik Haberer (0/14), Josip Juranovic (0/5), Laszlo Benes (1/12), Leopold Querfeld (0/14), Lucas Tousart (0/5), Rani Khedira (0/17), Robert Skov (2/12), Tim Skarke (0/18), Woo-Yeong Jeong (2/15), Andrej Ilic (0/2), Benedict Hollerbach (4/19), David Preu (0/0), Ivan Prtajin (0/2), Jordan Pefok (0/17), Kevin Volland (0/2), Yorbe Vertessen (1/17).

RB Leipzig Squad

Listed below is the full squad of RB Leipzig players that the manager Marco Rose will choose from for the upcoming game:

Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Maarten Vandevoordt (0/2), Peter Gulacsi (0/18), Benjamin Henrichs (0/15), Castello Lukeba (0/9), David Raum (1/11), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/9), Hugo Novoa (0/0), Lukas Klostermann (0/17), Lutsharel Geertruida (1/14), Willi Orban (5/17), Amadou Haidara (0/16), Antonio Nusa (3/19), Arthur Vermeeren (0/17), Christoph Baumgartner (2/19), Eljif Elmas (0/2), Forzan Assan Ouedraogo (0/3), Kevin Kampl (1/16), Nicolas Seiwald (0/15), Ridle Baku (2/19), Xaver Schlager (0/4), Xavi Simons (4/11), Andre Silva (1/8), Benjamin Sesko (8/18), Fabrice Hartmann (0/0), Ikoma Lois Openda (6/18), Yussuf Poulsen (0/11).

Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig Team News

Union Berlin seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Saturday. Kevin Volland and Leopold Querfeld can't be called up by the Union Berlin-manager, with both serving a ban.

Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig Lineups

Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Union Berlin played RB Leipzig. The pair finished even in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. Union Berlin won five times, while RB Leipzig ran out winners four times. A home win gets you odds at 21/10 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 5/4.

Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Union Berlin welcome RB Leipzig 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 8/11 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig Betting Tips

Benedict Hollerbach is the most prolific Bundesliga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. RB Leipzig look to Benjamin Sesko, hoping he can add to his current total of four Bundesliga goals in his latest games.

In their last 10 matches at Alte Foersterei across all tournaments Union Berlin won three times, drew three and lost four times. RB Leipzig claimed two wins, one draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Union Berlin on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for RB Leipzig in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams scored six times in the last ten encounters between Union Berlin and RB Leipzig, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Union Berlin scored 1.1 goals on average, while RB Leipzig pulled 1.4 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Union Berlin’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches RB Leipzig played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals themselves during this run.