
Season 2025/2026
Bundesliga
Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig – Lineups & Match Details
Union Berlin beat RB Leipzig 3-1. Goals: O. Burke (57'), T. Gomis (60'), Ilyas Ansah (63'), T. Skarke (90'). Union Berlin had 37% possession against RB Leipzig's 63%. Shots on target: 6-3.
Bundesliga · Regular Season - 14
Friday, 12 December 2025
Union Berlin3 - 1
Full Time
HT: 0 - 0
RB LeipzigReferee: Daniel Schlager, Germany
Lineups
Substitutes
Substitutes
Match Events
J. Haberer
D. Raum
D. Doekhi
O. Burke
Assist: Jeong Woo-Yeong
J. Bakayoko
Substitution 1
J. Haberer
Substitution 1
T. Gomis
Assist: C. Harder
Ilyas Ansah
Assist: C. Trimmel
Jeong Woo-Yeong
Substitution 2
O. Burke
Substitution 3
C. Harder
K. Nedeljković
Substitution 2
D. Köhn
Substitution 4
Ilyas Ansah
Substitution 5
N. Seiwald
Substitution 3
T. Skarke
Assist: A. Ilić
Statistics
Match preview
Union Berlin host RB Leipzig on Friday, 12 December 2025 at Stadion An der Alten Försterei. The kick-off time is 19:30 local. The fixture is part of the Bundesliga schedule. Union Berlin go into the match 12th in the table; RB Leipzig sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.
Form coming in
Union Berlin have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. RB Leipzig have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.
Head to head
The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 1 Feb 2025: Union Berlin 0-0 RB Leipzig; 14 Sept 2024: Union Berlin 0-0 RB Leipzig; 4 Feb 2024: Union Berlin 0-2 RB Leipzig. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.
Match recap
Union Berlin beat RB Leipzig 3-1. Union Berlin scored through O. Burke 57', Ilyas Ansah 63', T. Skarke 90'. RB Leipzig replied with T. Gomis 60'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.
Stat highlights
Union Berlin held 37% of the ball against 63% for RB Leipzig. Shots on target finished 6-3. Expected goals read 1.42 for Union Berlin, 0.55 for RB Leipzig.
Verdict
The win nudges Union Berlin forward and leaves RB Leipzig with work to do. Union Berlin sat 12th and RB Leipzig 3rd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.