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VfL Wolfsburg vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
VfL Wolfsburg
1 – 0
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Sat 24 Nov 2018 · 14:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 6' Willi Orban
Elvis Rexhbecaj 82' Y
Y 90' Ibrahima Konate

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Christian Gittelmann
  • Referee Tobias Stieler
  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Robert Kempter
  • Referee Soren Storks

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 34 89
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62
5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59
7 SC Freiburg 34 47
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44
9 FC Augsburg 34 43
10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40
11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39
12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 38
14 1. FC Koln 34 32
15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32
16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26

Head-to-Head

9
5
11
VfL Wolfsburg 25 games · Avg 2.6 goals RB Leipzig
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-24 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 RB Leipzig 2017-05-06 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 RB Leipzig 2016-12-18 RB Leipzig 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2016-02-20 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 RB Leipzig 2015-09-19 RB Leipzig 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Nov RB Leipzig H 1–0 W
09 Nov Hannover 96 A 1–2 L
03 Nov Borussia Dortmund H 0–1 L
30 Oct Hannover 96 A 2–0 W
27 Oct TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf A 3–0 W
20 Oct FC Bayern München H 1–3 L
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Nov VfL Wolfsburg A 0–1 L
11 Nov Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 3–0 W
08 Nov Celtic FC A 1–2 L
03 Nov Hertha BSC A 3–0 W
31 Oct TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 2–0 W
28 Oct FC Schalke 04 H 0–0 D

Season Stats

VfL Wolfsburg RB Leipzig
#16 Position #3
29 Points 65
34 Played 34
7 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 20 / 5 / 9
45 Scored 66
69 Conceded 47
-24 GD +19
0.85 PPG 1.91
21% Win % 59%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season
32% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season

VfL Wolfsburg are 16th (29 pts). RB Leipzig are 3rd (65 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfL Wolfsburg
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
–/3
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
RB Leipzig
0-15
1/–
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! VfL Wolfsburg welcome RB Leipzig for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Marcelo Saracchi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RB Leipzig.
  • 6' Willi Orban picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 11' VfL Wolfsburg have won 479 goals from 471 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 16' RB Leipzig seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 26' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 31' RB Leipzig come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 41' The 31-year-old Bruma has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' It looks surprising RB Leipzig does not make any changes. Matheus Cunha has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' Goal! Jerome Roussillon scores his 5 goal in 471 matches.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 60' The travelling RB Leipzig supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' RB Leipzig has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 70' Marcelo Saracchi is replacing Willi Orban for the RB Leipzig side.
  • 73' VfL Wolfsburg ring the changes. Admir Mehmedi has done his job and it is now time for Renato Steffen to step up.
  • 78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Diego Demme, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 80' Time for substitution for RB Leipzig. Konrad Laimer is replaced by Matheus Cunha.
  • 82' Poor challenge from Elvis Rexhbecaj. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 87' Fresh legs for VfL Wolfsburg! Ohis Uduokhai comes on to replace Elvis Rexhbecaj.
  • 90' Ibrahima Konate has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 RB Leipzig.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Labbadia

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralf Rangnick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Timo Werner 4
Willi Orban 3
Wout Weghorst 3
Xavi Simons 2
Lois Openda 2
Jerome Roussillon 2
Benjamin Sesko 2
Yussuf Poulsen 2

Head to Head

2018-11-24 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 RB Leipzig 2017-05-06 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 RB Leipzig 2016-12-18 RB Leipzig 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2016-02-20 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 RB Leipzig 2015-09-19 RB Leipzig 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2018-11-24 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 RB Leipzig W 2018-11-09 Hannover 96 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2018-11-03 VfL Wolfsburg 0–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2018-10-30 Hannover 96 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg W 2018-10-27 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2018-10-20 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 FC Bayern München L

RB Leipzig Form

2018-11-24 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 RB Leipzig L 2018-11-11 RB Leipzig 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2018-11-08 Celtic FC 2–1 RB Leipzig L 2018-11-03 Hertha BSC 0–3 RB Leipzig W 2018-10-31 RB Leipzig 2–0 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2018-10-28 RB Leipzig 0–0 FC Schalke 04 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.28 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or RB Leipzig 74% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg39% Draw26% RB Leipzig35%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
65%
Draw or RB Leipzig
61%
VfL Wolfsburg or RB Leipzig
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg24% Draw46% RB Leipzig30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
8.2%
0 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
6.9%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 20% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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