RB Leipzig beat Union Berlin 3-1

Match report

Union Berlin were beaten 3-1 by RB Leipzig at Red Bull Arena on Friday, 24 April 2026 in Bundesliga matchday 31. M. Finkgrafe (22'), Romulo Cardoso (25') and R. Baku (63') scored for RB Leipzig, while D. Doekhi (78') found the net for Union Berlin. It was 2-0 at half-time.

RB Leipzig had 67% of the ball and 20 shots (10 on target) against Union Berlin’s 5 (1 on target). Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves RB Leipzig 9th in the Bundesliga table on 6 points and Union Berlin 17th on 1.

In the headlines this week

Form, table and head-to-head

RB Leipzig

9th · 6 points · P 4 W 2 D 0 L 2

Form

Union Berlin

17th · 1 point · P 4 W 0 D 1 L 3

Form

Bundesliga table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
8	Werder Bremen	4	0	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	+4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	-1	5
16	Hamburger SV	4	-11	3
17	Union Berlin	4	-13	1
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4	-10	0

Full Bundesliga table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sat, 21 Nov 2026, Union Berlin – RB Leipzig

Full RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin head-to-head

Match events

22'goalM. FinkgrafeNormal Goal
25'goalRomulo CardosoNormal Goal
31'substitutionF. RonnowOff: C. Klaus
34'yellow cardChristoph BaumgartnerYellow Card
59'substitutionA. IlicOff: I. Ansah
60'substitutionC. TrimmelOff: J. Juranovic
60'substitutionJ. HabererOff: A. Kemlein
63'goalR. BakuAssist: Y. Diomande
68'substitutionRomulo CardosoOff: B. Gruda
68'substitutionA. OuedraogoOff: C. Harder
78'goalD. DoekhiAssist: J. Juranovic
79'substitutionY. DiomandeOff: J. Bakayoko
79'substitutionR. BakuOff: B. Henrichs
83'substitutionA. SchaferOff: L. Burcu
84'yellow cardDiogo LeiteYellow Card
90'substitutionA. NusaOff: T. Gomis

Lineups

RB Leipzig

Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Ole Werner

Starting XI

Substitutes

Union Berlin

Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Marie-Louise Eta

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

67%Possession33%
4.49Expected goals (xG)0.19
20Total shots5
10Shots on target1
6Shots off target3
4Blocked shots1
14Shots inside the box3
6Shots outside the box2
10Corners4
1Offsides3
6Fouls10
1Yellow cards1
–Red cards–
0Goalkeeper saves6
602Passes296
524Accurate passes212
87%Pass accuracy72%
0.66Goals prevented0.66

Player statistics

RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
26Maarten VandevoordtG	90	6.2				40 · 70%			1/1
4Willi OrbanD	90	7.3				91 · 88%		4	9/14
5El Chadaille BitshiabuD	90	7.3				88 · 92%	1	1	2/6
17Ridle BakuDTop rated	79	8.2	1		1 (1)	57 · 95%	1	1	5/9
35Max FinkgräfeD	90	7.6	1		1 (1)	65 · 92%	1	2	2/2
14Christoph BaumgartnerM	90	6.5			5 (3)	41 · 80%		1	4/10
20Assan OuédraogoM	68	6.5			2 (1)	28 · 89%	2		2/7
24Xaver SchlagerM	90	7.6				82 · 95%	1	3	6/7
7Antonio NusaF	89	7.0			3 (1)	30 · 70%			7/15
40RômuloF	68	7.0	1		2 (2)	18 · 72%		1	3/12
49Yan DiomandeF	79	8.2		1		39 · 82%	4	1	8/11
1Péter GulácsiG	–	–
16Lukas KlostermannD	–	–
19Kosta NedeljkovićD	–	–
39Benjamin HenrichsD	11	6.9				5 · 100%	1		0/1
33Andrija MaksimovićM	–	–
9Johan BakayokoF	11	6.9			2 (1)	7 · 71%			0/2
10Brajan GrudaF	22	6.6				8 · 75%	1		2/4
11Conrad HarderF	22	7.2				2 · 100%	1	1	1/4
27Tidiam GomisF	1	–				1 · 100%	1		1/2

Union Berlin

Union Berlin player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Frederik RonnowG	31	6.2				6 · 67%			0/1
4Diogo LeiteD	90	6.3				33 · 79%		3	5/11
5Danilho DoekhiD	90	7.7	1		2 (1)	26 · 88%		3	8/13
14Leopold QuerfeldD	90	7.2				33 · 70%		3	8/11
8Rani KhediraM	90	6.2				17 · 71%		1	1/4
13András SchäferM	83	7.2				32 · 72%		2	2/3
15Tom RotheM	90	6.2				19 · 58%		1	4/10
19Janik HabererM	60	6.5				21 · 76%	1	3	3/8
28Christopher TrimmelM	60	6.3				23 · 74%	1	1	3/8
7Oliver BurkeF	90	6.5				25 · 76%			1/5
23Andrej IlićF	59	6.6			1 (0)	11 · 55%			7/15
25Carl KlausG	59	7.9				15 · 60%			1/1
18Josip JuranovićD	30	6.6		1		9 · 44%	2	3	3/3
34Stanley N'SokiD	–	–
39Derrick KöhnD	–	–
6Aljoscha KemleinM	30	6.9			1 (0)	18 · 67%		2	4/6
21Tim SkarkeM	–	–
33Alex KrálM	–	–
9Livan BurcuF	11	6.7				3 · 100%			2/3
10Ilyas AnsahF	31	6.3				5 · 80%		1	2/5