Big names missing in Leipzig

It's an anniversary week for Marco Rose! Last Sunday, the Leipzig native celebrated his two-year anniversary as head coach of the Red Bulls. Tuesday marked the anniversary of his first game as RBL coach: a 3-0 home win against BVB.

On Wednesday he celebrated his 48th birthday. With an average of 2.04 points in the Bundesliga, Marco is our most successful coach in the top flight of German football. Against Union we will unfortunately have to do without him, as he will be suspended after being sent off last match.

Our captain Willi Orban, who is currently serving a two-game suspension, will also be missing. RB Leipzig has appealed against the ruling again, the outcome is still pending.

Willi was shown the red card shortly before the end of the Bundesliga opener against Bochum for a last-man tackle. Our defense chief will be eligible to play again against St. Pauli on Sunday, September 22nd at the latest.

You can find an overview of our current personnel situation in our Squad Update.

Union Berlin players missing:

Josip Juranovic (ankle injury)
Kevin Volland (knee injury)
Ivan Prtajin (muscle pain, possibly available)

Union Berlin's last starting lineup (1-0 vs. St. Pauli)

Rönnow - Doekhi, Vogt, Diogo Leite - Haberer, Tousart (68. Schäfer), Khedira (C), Rothe (89. Querfeld) - Hollerbach (78. Skarke), Jordan (88. Jeong), Vertessen (68. Benes)

Goalscorer: Benedict Hollerbach