Bundesliga: RB Leipzig conquers VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 on Sunday
LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig tops VfL Wolfsburg with a 2-0 win with a goal from W. Orban (76') and a goal from J. Gvardiol (85').
LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig conquers VfL Wolfsburg with a 2-0 win with a goal from W. Orban (76′) and a goal from J. Gvardiol (85′).
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Siebert with the help of Lasse Koslowski and Norbert Grudzinski. The 4th official was Benjamin Cortus. The weather was drizzle. The temperature was quite cold around 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.72 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 91%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. RB Leipzig was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. VfL Wolfsburg that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
RB Leipzig was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons RB Leipzig won the match.
RB Leipzig shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
RB Leipzig received 5 yellow cards (M. Simakan, B. Henrichs, K. Kampl, D. Olmo and T. Adams). On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg received 1 yellow card (M. Lacroix).
After this match, RB Leipzig will have 28 points like Eintracht Frankfurt to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg will stay with 21 points like DSC Arminia Bielefeld to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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34'34'
M. Simakan
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37'37'
B. Henrichs
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46'46'
M. Philipp
L. Waldschmidt
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55'55'
D. Olmo
H. Novoa Ramos
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55'55'
Dani Olmo
Hugo Novoa
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56'56'
T. Adams
K. Laimer
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60'60'
M. Lacroix
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67'67'
K. Kampl
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73'73'
D. Olmo
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74'74'
N. Mukiele
M. Simakan
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76'76'
W. Orban
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79'79'
D. Lukebakio
A. Vranckx
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79'79'
F. Nmecha
Y. Gerhardt
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81'81'
Y. Poulsen
C. Nkunku
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82'82'
T. Adams
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85'85'
J. Gvardiol
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, RB Leipzig will play away with FC Bayern München on the 5th of February with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (4 draws).
VfL Wolfsburg will host SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 6th of February with a 2-0 head to head in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (1 draw).
RB Leipzig: Formation and Lineups
RB Leipzig adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Domenico Tedesco chose to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi , Mohamed Simakan , Willi Orbán , Joško Gvardiol , Benjamin Henrichs , Konrad Laimer , Kevin Kampl , Angeliño , Hugo Novoa Ramos , Christopher Nkunku and André Silva .
Substitutes
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: H. Novoa Ramos for D. Olmo (55′), B. Henrichs for L. Klostermann (55′), K. Laimer for T. Adams (56′), M. Simakan for N. Mukiele (74′) and C. Nkunku for Y. Poulsen (81′).
Top player: Joško Gvardiol
Probably the most impressive player in RB Leipzig was Joško Gvardiol.
His rating is with 1 goal, 62 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12.
VfL Wolfsburg: Formation and Lineups
Also VfL Wolfsburg adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Florian Kohfeldt played with: Koen Casteels , Maxence Lacroix , Sebastiaan Bornauw , John Brooks , Ridle Baku , Maximilian Arnold , Yannick Gerhardt , Jérôme Roussillon , Aster Vranckx , Luca Waldschmidt and Wout Weghorst .
Substitutes
VfL Wolfsburg made 3 changes: L. Waldschmidt for M. Philipp (46′), A. Vranckx for D. Lukebakio (79′) and Y. Gerhardt for F. Nmecha (79′).
Top player: Jérôme Roussillon
Probably the most impressive player in VfL Wolfsburg was Jérôme Roussillon.
His rating is with 28 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
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