Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th August 2022

The new Bundesliga campaign continues this coming Saturday in a round three match between Union Berlin and last season’s top 4 finishers RB Leipzig at Alte Foersterei. Union Berlin beat RB Leipzig in their last two meetings, as they followed up a 2-1 win with a 2-1 victory.

Union Berlin will be satisfied after collecting four points from a possible six in their new Bundesliga campaign, as they aim for three more points this time around. RB Leipzig have yet to lose a match this season, but at the same time they are winless as well. Having failed to break the deadlock so far, they will be thirsty for a win in round three.

It is early days yet, anything can happen and both Union Berlin and RB Leipzig are still highly motivated of getting off to a good start. They both have talented squads, and we expect a cracking affair at Alte Foersterei as the teams look to get one over each other.

Union Berlin show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored two goals on average per match. That makes a total of 20 goals, whilst they allowed 11 goals against, for an average of 1.1 per outing. They pulled off three clean sheets.

RB Leipzig scored 18 goals, conceded ten and kept their opponents from scoring four times in their last ten matches.

Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig Prediction

Union Berlin are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 1-1 with Chemnitzer FC, beating Hertha Berlin3-1 and drawing 0-0 with Mainz 05. Union Berlin put four wins on the board in their previous six Bundesliga matches at the Alte Foersterei. They drew twice while losing none, scored 11 goals while conceding five.

Union Berlin go into the season with the clear aim of a top half finish, perhaps even contesting for a place in a European competition.

Following three draws in their last three matches, RB Leipzig could do with a win again. Against Freiburg, they shared the points in a 1-1 draw, before splitting the points in a 1-1 with VfB Stuttgart. Another 2-2 stalemate against FC Koln followed. RB Leipzig won three of a possible six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 14 while also conceding seven times.

While a title challenge may be a bit of a stretch, RB Leipzig look a solid bet for a top three finish at the end of the season.

RB Leipzig and Union Berlin seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues this coming Saturday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig Stats

Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Union Berlin, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Fabio Schneider and Timo Baumgartl are all absent from the Union Berlin squad that faces RB Leipzig at Alte Foersterei.

RB Leipzig have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of the match this coming Saturday against Union Berlin.

Lukas Klostermann, Konrad Laimer, Ilaix Moriba, Yussuf Poulsen, Marcel Halstenberg and Xaver Schlager all face a spell on the sidelines for RB Leipzig due to various injuries.

Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig H2H

Union Berlin beat RB Leipzig in their last two meetings, as they followed up a 2-1 win with a 2-1 victory. Union Berlin have a 50% win rate in the against RB Leipzig, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 3-0-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig Results

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the past six matches between home side Union Berlin and RB Leipzig. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 1.70.

Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig Betting Tips

Sven Michel scored twice in the six most recent games for Union Berlin, with Christopher Nkunku providing five goals for RB Leipzig in his last six.

Of their 10 most recent games at Alte Foersterei across all tournaments, Union Berlin won seven times, drew two and lost one. RB Leipzig won six of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing two and losing two. RB Leipzig racked up three win from their last 10 possible away games without conceding a goal.

In the past six encounters between Union Berlin and RB Leipzig over 2.5 goals came out five times, with Union Berlin scoring an average of 1.16 goals per game. RB Leipzig averaged 1.85 goals, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Union Berlin’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.7 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the visitor's last ten games. RB Leipzig managed to hit the net 2.1 times on average in these games.