Watch live Bundesliga games on Friday nights on the BBC
Bundesliga Goals of the Week: Week 13
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Top-flight German football is being shown live on the BBC this season after rights were secured to broadcast Friday night Bundesliga matches through to 2027.
The coverage will continue on Friday, 12 December where RB Leipzig look to overturn their Friday curse as they travel to mid-table Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.
All matches will be available to watch live on the BBC Sport website, app and on BBC iPlayer every Friday, with clips of the biggest in-game moments across BBC Sport's social media channels.
Who plays next
RB Leipzig have won nine of their last 12 Bundesliga matches.
Union Berlin are struggling for form, having picked up just five points from their last six matches. Their only win in those six matches came on the road against strugglers St. Pauli, and their last home win was in October against a struggling Borussia Monchengladbach.
Despite their recent struggle for form, Union are currently sat in 12th in the table and a win on Friday night could see them jump up to eighth. The Berlin side will take comfort in the fact that they are unbeaten at home on a Friday for six years, having won seven of their nine matches in that time.
RB Leipzig, on the other hand, have nine wins in their last 12 Bundesliga matches, drawing twice and losing just once. Without European football to contend with in midweek, Leipzig have been able to find better form this season, with them also in the quarterfinals for the DFB-Pokal.
However, Leipzig do not like playing on a Friday night. Their two Friday night fixtures this season have ended without them scoring, having been thumped 6-0 at Bayern Munich on the opening night and then drawing to Borussia Monchengladbach on matchday 12. These are the only two times this season Leipzig have failed to find the back of the net.
These two sides have met 17 times in all competitions, with Leipzig coming out on top on eight of those occasions, losing six and drawing three. Of those three draws, two came last season as both sides failed to score in either fixture.
Upcoming fixtures on BBC
List of confirmed fixtures and dates with more to be announced in due course:
(Kick-off times 19:30 GMT)
Union Berlin v RB Leipzig- 12 December
Borussia Dortmund v Borussia Monchengladbach- 19 December
Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Dortmund- 9 January
Hamburger SV v Bayer Leverkusen- (Tuesday) 13 January
Werder Bremen v Eintracht Frankfurt- 16 January
St. Pauli v Hamburger SV- 23 January
