The autumn champion intervenes in the second half of the season in the evening game on Saturday. RB Leipzig has the best team of the first half of the season and will now have to compete with the promoted Union Berlin at home. The two newest members of the Bundesliga meet. The Bulls were the 55th Bundesliga club in history, Union is number 56 as a newcomer.

RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin Betting Odds and Predictions

This leads to the only Eastern duel that the Bundesliga has to offer. Rostock, Cottbus or Dynamo Dresden are long history, but the bulls will stay in the upper house for a long time and if the Iron people manage to establish themselves first-class, there will again be regular derbies in the Bundesliga in the future.

Julian Nagelsmann’s team currently greets you from the top in the table. 37 points from 17 games are a great achievement, with which you can orientate yourself towards the title. However, Leipzig still has some pursuers on its neck. For Union, the snapshot is also glorious. The capitals are currently in eleventh place and have achieved half the rent for relegation with 20 points.

The age difference between these two clubs is the largest that can currently exist in the German upper house. RB has an average of 24.6 years, making it the youngest team in the league. The Köpenickers, on the other hand, represent the oldest team with an average age of 27.8 years. But it has always been true: there are no young or old players, only good and bad.

Leipzig is the clear favorite in this encounter. The bulls are right in the middle of the championship race and if you want to win the title, you can’t be naked at home against a promoted player. Therefore, before the kick-off between RB Leipzig and Union Berlin, there is a clear prediction towards a home win.

The iron are dangerous, however – but more at the old forester. With a high level of commitment, the newcomer will still try to take something countable with them. Nevertheless, a tip on the guests hardly seems sensible between RB Leipzig and Union Berlin.

RB Leipzig – Statistics & current form

It has been clear for years that Julian Nagelsmann is an outstanding coaching talent. With 2.2 points with RB Leipzig per game, the coach has the historically best values ​​in the Bundesliga, if we take the coaches from FC Bayern out of the rating. Nevertheless, it is unbelievable values ​​that RB brings in under Julian Nagelsmann.

No other team has been unbeaten in the Bundesliga for so long. The Bulls scored 22 out of a possible 24 points from their last eight championship games. This is a terrific result, which makes it clear that the winter break for Leipzig may have come at the wrong time. Overall, RB Leipzig has been without defeat for twelve competitive games.

RB Leipzig is the goal machine of the Bundesliga. The Saxons have scored a total of 48 goals in the first 17 league games and have an average of just under three goals per game. In the last eight games, the Bulls have always scored at least three goals. This means that between RB Leipzig and Union Berlin the odds on many hits are likely to be interesting.

Overall, the Saxons have always scored in the last 18 Bundesliga games, which is the current club record. In addition, the bulls are still in the race in the Champions League, the DFB Cup and the championship. Under these conditions, you are all the more looking forward to the start of the second half of the season, because the really big tasks are still waiting.

Winning the premier class still seems utopian. The DFB Cup is the easiest way to get a title, but Timo Werner makes it clear what the Leipzig team has written for.

“Winning the championship would of course be the ultimate.” – Timo Werner

The championship is the declared goal and would be the ultimate and the culmination of an outstanding season so far.

First of all, the game against Union Berlin is in focus. Julian Nagelsmann still has to do without the long-term injuries Kevin Kampl, Willi Orban and Ibrahima Konate. Otherwise, all players are on board at the start of the second half of the season – except for Diego Demme, who was in the winter break for SSC Napoli.

Probable lineup of RB Leipzig:
➤ Gulacsi – Mukiele, Klostermann, Upamecano, Halstenberg – Laimer, Adams, Sabitzer, Forsberg – Werner, Schick
➤ Coach: Nagelsmann

Last games from RB Leipzig:

⚽️ 12/21/2019 – RB Leipzig vs. Augsburg 3: 1 (Bundesliga)
⚽️ 12/17/2019 – Dortmund vs. RB Leipzig 3: 3 (Bundesliga)
⚽️ 12/14/2019 – Düsseldorf vs. RB Leipzig 0: 3 (Bundesliga)
⚽️ 12/10/2019 – Lyon vs. RB Leipzig 2: 2 (Champions League)
⚽️ 07.12.2019 – RB Leipzig vs. TSG Hoffenheim 3: 1 (Bundesliga)

Union Berlin – Statistics & current form

Union Berlin proved to be a real asset in the first season in the Bundesliga. The iron workers are very competitive, especially at the Alte Försterei. In the home table, the Köpenickers are even in seventh place in the table. For this, the newcomer has a lot of trouble as a guest, because so far there has only been one victory in the upper house.

Abroad, Berliners still have a lot of catching up to do. However, Urs Fischer is more than satisfied with his team after 20 points from the first half of the season. In the Bundesliga, Union scored only one point in the last three games. In contrast to Leipzig, the winter break came at an optimal time for the Iron.

For Köpenicker, it is only a matter of getting the relegation class as quickly as possible. Looking up is currently forbidden, because the cushion on the relegation places is just five points. Nevertheless, before the match between RB Leipzig and Union Berlin, the prediction is in the direction of the remaining class in the capital.

In preparation, the Berliners were very active compared to some other competitors and also relatively successful. The Belgians from Oud-Heverlee Leuven won in a blitz tournament before playing against Union Saint-Gilloise. Then the Iron won 3-2 at the dress rehearsal against Ferencvaros Budapest.

Urs Fischer has declared war on the established Bundesliga teams – including RB Leipzig, who have a completely different philosophy than the Iron.

“You can still spend so much money in your hand – in the end, success is the result of hard work.” – Urs Fischer

The Swiss coach has little to do with football as a money machine. For him, hard work always leads to a successful team, no matter how expensive it is.

At the start of the second half of the season, Berliners will surely have to do without the injured Suleiman Abdullahi, Laurenz Dehl, Akaki Gogia, Lennard Maloney and Joshua Mees. There are also three thick question marks. For Grischa Prömel (patella tendon), Keven Schlotterbeck (knee) and Florian Hübner (infection and ankle) it will be a race against time until the match in Leipzig.

Probable lineup of Union Berlin:
➤ Gikiewicz – Friedrich, Subotic, Parensen – Trimmel, Andrich, Gentner, Lenz, Ingvartsen – Ujah, Andersson
➤ Coach: Fischer

Last games from Union Berlin:

⚽️ 11.01.2020 – Union Berlin vs. Ferencvaros 3: 2 (friendly match)
⚽️ 06.01.2020 – Union Berlin vs. Union Saint-Gilloise 2-2 (friendly match)
⚽️ 06.01.2020 – Union Berlin vs. Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2-1 (friendly game)
⚽️ 22.12.2019 – Düsseldorf vs. Union Berlin 2-1 (Bundesliga)
⚽️ 12/17/2019 – Union Berlin vs. TSG Hoffenheim 0-2 (Bundesliga)

RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin Direct comparison & statistics highlights

So far, the teams from RasenBallsport Leipzig and Union Berlin have faced each other. Four of these duels were still played in the second division. The direct comparison speaks with a 3-1 win for the bulls. Only one duel ended in a draw. For four games, the Ironmen have not had the upper hand against the Saxons.

So far, Leipzig has won both home games against Union. The Bundesliga debut for Union went badly on the first match day against Leipzig. The Saxons won 4-0 at the Alte Försterei. Marcel Halstenberg, Marcel Sabitzer and Timo Werner scored a 3-0 lead at the break. Christopher Nkunku ended with the 4: 0.

RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin Betting odds comparison – Bundesliga

🔺 Betting Prediction: RB Leipzig
🔺 Betting Odds: 1.29
🔺 Betting Prediction: Draw
🔺 Betting Odds: 6.00
🔺 Betting Prediction: Union Berlin
🔺 Betting Odds: 11.25

RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin Betting Odds and Predictions

RB Leipzig is not only the league leader in the Bundesliga, but also the team of the hour. The Saxons have been unbeaten in the Upper House for eight matches. In total, there are already twelve games without defeat. Leipzig also has the strongest attack in the Bundesliga. Many goals could be pre-programmed on Saturday.

Union can be seen much more at home than abroad. Only one win away. In addition, the Berliners have scored only a single point from the last three Bundesliga games. That doesn’t sound like a successful start to the new year. Before the kick-off between RB Leipzig and Union Berlin, a tip on a home win should have the best chance of a successful bet.

Key facts – RB Leipzig vs Union Berlin tips

🔻 RB Leipzig has not been defeated in the last twelve competitive games.
🔻 Leipzig has always scored at least three goals in the last eight Bundesliga games.
🔻 Union has only got one point from the last three Bundesliga games.

Especially in their own stadium, the cops will be very difficult to crack. The question is whether they lost their hunger for goals over Christmas or start again as in the 4-0 in the first leg. We think that the latter will be the case. Therefore, we place our bets in the game between RB Leipzig and Union Berlin on the betting odds for halftime / final score on Leipzig and over 3.5 goals.

🔺 Competition: Bundesliga
🔺 Date: Jan 18, 2020
🔺 Betting Prediction: HT / FT RB and over 3.5 goals
🔺 Betting Odds: 3.2
🔺 Stake: 6/10 units