Thursday , 2 July 2026

RB Leipzig vs VfL Wolfsburg, DFB-Pokal 2020-21 QUARTER FINALS

DFB-Pokal · 2020-21
RB Leipzig
2 – 0
Full Time
VfL Wolfsburg
Wed 3 Mar 2021 · 19:45 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Y 5' Paulo Otavio
Kevin Kampl 20' Y
Dani Olmo 21' Y
Christopher Nkunku 26' Y
Y 34' Maxence Lacroix

Overview

Match Preview

RB Leipzig vs VfL Wolfsburg — DFB-Pokal at Red Bull Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Tobias Welz
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Deniz Aytekin
  • Referee Dominik Schaal
  • Referee Marcel Pelgrim
19 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

11
5
9
RB Leipzig 25 games · Avg 2.6 goals VfL Wolfsburg
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-03 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2021-01-16 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 RB Leipzig 2020-03-07 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 RB Leipzig 2019-10-30 VfL Wolfsburg 1–6 RB Leipzig 2019-10-19 RB Leipzig 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar VfL Wolfsburg H 2–0 W
27 Feb Borussia Monchengladbach H 3–2 W
21 Feb Hertha BSC A 3–0 W
16 Feb Liverpool FC H 0–2 L
12 Feb FC Augsburg H 2–1 W
06 Feb FC Schalke 04 A 3–0 W
VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar RB Leipzig A 0–2 L
27 Feb Hertha BSC H 2–0 W
19 Feb Arminia Bielefeld A 3–0 W
14 Feb Borussia Monchengladbach H 0–0 D
06 Feb FC Augsburg A 2–0 W
03 Feb FC Schalke 04 H 1–0 W

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against RB Leipzig and VfL Wolfsburg has kicked off!
  • 5' Paulo Otavio picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. RB Leipzig in their trying to find a way past VfL Wolfsburg's compact .
  • 20' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kevin Kampl.
  • 21' RB Leipzig player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 26' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Christopher Nkunku.
  • 31' Xaver Schlager, a Austria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Maxence Lacroix.
  • 39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RB Leipzig side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 44' Paulo Otavio has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' Amadou Haidara is ready to make an impact after coming on for Willi Orban at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' VfL Wolfsburg is showing some good football. However, VfL Wolfsburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Julian Nagelsmann will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Justin Kluivert as he leaves the pitch. Alexander Sorloth steps in for RB Leipzig.
  • 63' Brilliant from the ! Yussuf Poulsen makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 63.
  • 68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' The VfL Wolfsburg manager makes a substitution. Renato Steffen departs to be replaced by Josip Brekalo.
  • 72' VfL Wolfsburg make a change. Ridle Baku trudges off to be replaced by Maximilian Philipp on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Ridle Baku needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 30 Yellow cards this season.
  • 80' The RB Leipzig bench stirs into life. Yussuf Poulsen is withdrawn and Emil Forsberg gets his opportunity.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Hwang Heechan. He replaces Christopher Nkunku on 84 minute.
  • 85' Another substitution for VfL Wolfsburg to replace Xaver Schlager by Bartosz Bialek on 85 minute.
  • 88' Hwang Heechan doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from RB Leipzig to claim maximum points.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Timo Werner 4
Wout Weghorst 3
Willi Orban 3
Yussuf Poulsen 2
Maximilian Philipp 2
Josko Gvardiol 2
Mohammed Amoura 2
Emil Forsberg 2

Head to Head

2021-03-03 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2021-01-16 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 RB Leipzig 2020-03-07 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 RB Leipzig 2019-10-30 VfL Wolfsburg 1–6 RB Leipzig 2019-10-19 RB Leipzig 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg

RB Leipzig Form

2021-03-03 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg W 2021-02-27 RB Leipzig 3–2 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2021-02-21 Hertha BSC 0–3 RB Leipzig W 2021-02-16 RB Leipzig 0–2 Liverpool FC L 2021-02-12 RB Leipzig 2–1 FC Augsburg W 2021-02-06 FC Schalke 04 0–3 RB Leipzig W

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2021-03-03 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-02-27 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Hertha BSC W 2021-02-19 Arminia Bielefeld 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2021-02-14 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Borussia Monchengladbach D 2021-02-06 FC Augsburg 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg W 2021-02-03 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 FC Schalke 04 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.53 RB Leipzig xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 VfL Wolfsburg xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig49% Draw26% VfL Wolfsburg25%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw
76%
Draw or VfL Wolfsburg
51%
RB Leipzig or VfL Wolfsburg
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig32% Draw47% VfL Wolfsburg21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
10%
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.