Fight in the downward trend: Union Berlin against RB Leipzig in the meeting!
Fight in the downward trend: Union Berlin against RB Leipzig in the meeting!
On January 31, 2025, the 1st FC Union Berlin faces a decisive game against RB Leipzig, which will be held in the Stadium on the old forester on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are currently in a downward trend. While Union Berlin was only able to win one of the last twelve Bundesliga games, RB Leipzig has been without a win for three encounters. Union of the 19 total of 19 games this season has just gathered 19 points and thus ranks 14th in the table, which is the worst placement of the season.
The form curve of both teams shows worrying trend reversal. Leipzig surprisingly lost 0-1 against Sturm Graz on Wednesday and has already had to take seven defeats in eight games in the Champions League. Leipzig is currently in fifth place in the Bundesliga, with a total of 32 points. This shows that they too have supposedly got out of the trail.
direct comparison and historical record
The record of the last meetings isAn additional attention is paid to Rani Khedira, the defensive midfielder of Union, who played for RB Leipzig from 2014 to 2017 and played 54 competitive games. In his first Bundesliga season, the 2016/17 season, Khedira also played ten games for Leipziger.
current form and upcoming games
The services of Union in the current season are alarming. The last five games have brought the following results:
| date
| ||
|---|---|---|
| 26.01.2025 | FC St. Pauli - 1. FC Union Berlin | 0: 3 |
| 19.01.2025 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FSV Mainz 05 | 2: 1 |
| 15.01.2025 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Augsburg | 0: 2 |
| 11.01.2025 | 1. FC Heidenheim - 1. FC Union Berlin | 2: 0 |
| 21.12.2024 | SV Werder Bremen - 1. FC Union Berlin | 4: 1 |
future challenges are already waiting: After the game against Leipzig, Union will compete against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on February 8, followed by further difficult encounters against Borussia Mönchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund.
Overall, it remains to be seen whether Union can tear the helm around in the duel against Leipzig to end the negative series. Coach Steffen Baumgart is under pressure, because in the past he and his former teams have not seen a single win in seven attempts against Leipzig - a series that he absolutely wants to stop.
The game on Saturday promises not only for the fan camps of both teams, but also for the coaches and players to become a real yardstick. The hope of an upward trend lives, but the reality of the last games warns for caution.
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