Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-12-11 19:30.
[p]Mid-table Union Berlin host an in-form RB Leipzig side who currently rank as the âbest of the restâ in the Bundesliga this season.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Union lost 3-1 at Wolfsburg last weekend and have now won just one of their last six league games (D2, L3). That poor run means they start this round down in 12th, equidistant from the 17th-placed team in the automatic relegation zone, and a European place. At home, they are winless in three in the Bundesliga (D2, L1), having lost five points via goals in added time, two of which came during their 2-1 loss against relegation-threatened Heidenheim in their last home league game. On the plus side, they have collected five of their nine home points against teams from the current top half, including a 2-2 draw against Bayern, making them the only Bundesliga side to date not to have lost against league leaders![/p]
[p]Courtesy of a 6-0 win against Frankfurt, which was their third consecutive and a joint-league high seventh league clean sheet (W2, D1), Leipzig maintained their status as Bayernâs nearest challengers, albeit a rather distant one. If they want to improve further, then better performances on the road are required, as Leipzig have dropped all of their points away from home (W3, D2, L2) this season, winning all six Bundesliga games at home. Whether they can do that here remains to be seen, as they drew their last Friday night fixture at Gladbach, and have now won just one of their last six on this day.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Union are winless and goalless in four H2Hs (D2, L2), although they drew both 0-0 last season. All of Unionâs five wins against Leipzig (W5, D2, L5) came by a 2-1 scoreline. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Union have a great Friday-night Bundesliga record at home, only losing their first-ever game in 2019 (W7, D2, L1). [/p]
[p]In the eight Bundesliga games where Union have netted this season, they scored first in six (W4, D1, L1).[/p]
[p]Leipzig have scored eight of their ten away league goals before half-time. [/p]
[p]Leipzig are yet to concede an away league goal in the first 15 minutes of both halves.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Rani Khedira scored in his last two Bundesliga games, opening the scoring in both and netting last in Unionâs last home league win. Yan DiomandĂ© was very productive with three goals in Leipzigâs win last weekend, making it six goals this season, albeit only two came away.[/p]
[p]While Union seem to have no fresh absentees from last weekend, Leipzig will be without the injured Ridle Baku for another matchday. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Though recent results have been mediocre, Union often put up a decent fight at home, while Leipzig have been vulnerable in away games, so we predict a draw with the hosts scoring first.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Daniel vom Bruch[/i][/p]