Bundesliga

Season 2025/2026

Bundesliga

RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin – Lineups & Match Details

RB Leipzig beat Union Berlin 3-1. Goals: Max Finkgräfe (22'), Rômulo (25'), R. Baku (63'), D. Doekhi (78'). RB Leipzig had 67% possession against Union Berlin's 33%. Shots on target: 10-1.

Bundesliga · Regular Season - 31

Friday, 24 April 2026

RB LeipzigRB Leipzig

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

Union BerlinUnion Berlin

Referee: Sven Jablonski, Germany

Lineups

RB LeipzigRB Leipzig4-3-3
Maarten Vandevoordt26Maarten VandevoordtG
Ridle Baku17Ridle BakuD
Willi Orban4Willi OrbanD
El Chadaille Bitshiabu5El Chadaille BitshiabuD
Max Finkgräfe35Max FinkgräfeD
Assan Ouédraogo20Assan OuédraogoM
Xaver Schlager24Xaver SchlagerM
Christoph Baumgartner14Christoph BaumgartnerM
Yan Diomande49Yan DiomandeF
RĂ´mulo40RĂ´muloF
Antonio Nusa7Antonio NusaF

Substitutes

10Brajan GrudaF
11Conrad HarderF
39Benjamin HenrichsD
9Johan BakayokoF
27Tidiam GomisF
1Péter GulácsiG
19Kosta NedeljkovićD
16Lukas KlostermannD
33Andrija MaksimovićM
Union BerlinUnion Berlin3-5-2
Frederik Ronnow1Frederik RonnowG
Danilho Doekhi5Danilho DoekhiD
Leopold Querfeld14Leopold QuerfeldD
Diogo Leite4Diogo LeiteD
Christopher Trimmel28Christopher TrimmelM
András Schäfer13András SchäferM
Rani Khedira8Rani KhediraM
Janik Haberer19Janik HabererM
Tom Rothe15Tom RotheM
Oliver Burke7Oliver BurkeF
Andrej Ilić23Andrej IlićF

Substitutes

25Carl KlausG
10Ilyas AnsahF
18Josip JuranovićD
6Aljoscha KemleinM
9Livan BurcuF
34Stanley N'SokiD
21Tim SkarkeM
33Alex KrálM
39Derrick KöhnD

Match Events

22'G

Max Finkgräfe

25'G

RĂ´mulo

31'S

F. Rønnow

Substitution 1

34'Y

C. Baumgartner

59'S

A. Ilić

Substitution 2

60'S

C. Trimmel

Substitution 3

60'S

J. Haberer

Substitution 4

63'G

R. Baku

Assist: Y. Diomande

68'S

A. Ouédraogo

Substitution 1

68'S

RĂ´mulo

Substitution 2

78'G

D. Doekhi

Assist: J. Juranović

79'S

Y. Diomande

Substitution 3

79'S

R. Baku

Substitution 4

83'S

A. Schäfer

Substitution 5

84'Y

Diogo Leite

90'S

A. Nusa

Substitution 5

Statistics

RB Leipzig
67%33%
Union Berlin
4.19Expected Goals (xG)0.18
20Total Shots4
10Shots on Target1
10Corners4
6Fouls10
1Offsides3
87Pass Accuracy (%)72
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

RB Leipzig host Union Berlin on Friday, 24 April 2026. The kick-off time is 18:30 local. The fixture is part of the Bundesliga schedule. RB Leipzig go into the match 3rd in the table; Union Berlin sit 12th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

RB Leipzig have taken 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 4 wins in a row. Union Berlin have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 12 Dec 2025: RB Leipzig 1-3 Union Berlin; 1 Feb 2025: RB Leipzig 0-0 Union Berlin; 14 Sept 2024: RB Leipzig 0-0 Union Berlin. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

RB Leipzig beat Union Berlin 3-1. RB Leipzig scored through Max Finkgräfe 22', Rômulo 25', R. Baku 63'. Union Berlin replied with D. Doekhi 78'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 78 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

RB Leipzig held 67% of the ball against 33% for Union Berlin. Shots on target finished 10-1. Expected goals read 4.19 for RB Leipzig, 0.18 for Union Berlin.

Verdict

The win nudges RB Leipzig forward and leaves Union Berlin with work to do. RB Leipzig sat 3rd and Union Berlin 12th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.