Sunday , 16 August 2026

VfL Wolfsburg vs RB Leipzig, DFB-Pokal 2019-20 ROUND OF 32

DFB-Pokal · 2019-20
VfL Wolfsburg
1 – 6
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Wed 30 Oct 2019 · 17:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Kevin Mbabu 6' Y
Y 35' Nordi Mukiele
Maximilian Arnold 42' Y
Wout Weghorst 60' Y
Y 84' Ethan Ampadu

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Thorsten Schiffner
  • Referee Sascha Thielert
  • Referee Lasse Koslowski
16 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Head-to-Head

9
5
11
VfL Wolfsburg 25 games · Avg 2.6 goals RB Leipzig
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-30 VfL Wolfsburg 1–6 RB Leipzig 2019-10-19 RB Leipzig 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-04-13 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-02-06 RB Leipzig 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2018-11-24 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Oct RB Leipzig H 1–6 L
27 Oct FC Augsburg H 0–0 D
24 Oct KAA Gent A 2–2 D
19 Oct RB Leipzig A 1–1 D
06 Oct 1. FC Union Berlin H 1–0 W
03 Oct AS Saint-Étienne A 1–1 D
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Oct VfL Wolfsburg A 6–1 W
26 Oct SC Freiburg A 1–2 L
23 Oct FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 2–1 W
19 Oct VfL Wolfsburg H 1–1 D
05 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–1 D
02 Oct Olympique Lyonnais H 0–2 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Volkswagen Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' RB Leipzig is showing some good football. However, RB Leipzig are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 6' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kevin Mbabu.
  • 11' Yussuf Poulsen, a Denmark , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 13' GOAL! Jeffrey Bruma scores on 13.
  • 18' VfL Wolfsburg have won 479 goals from 471 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 23' Yvon Mvogo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RB Leipzig tonight.
  • 26' RB Leipzig manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stefan Ilsanker is hanging Willi Orban on the field on 26 minute.
  • 31' The home supporters are growing impatient. VfL Wolfsburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Nordi Mukiele catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' It’s high time Julian Nagelsmann made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' Poor challenge from Maximilian Arnold. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 47' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VfL Wolfsburg that had 471 games and scored 479 goals.
  • 52' Christopher Nkunku needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 55' What a moment for Marcel Sabitzer! That strike on 55 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 58' Emil Forsberg has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 58 minutes.
  • 60' Wout Weghorst picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 61' A goal from the Austria international Konrad Laimer! He fires home on 61 to make it 1-3!
  • 64' VfL Wolfsburg make a change. Josip Brekalo trudges off to be replaced by Lukas Nmecha on 64 minutes.
  • 65' The RB Leipzig bench stirs into life. Marcel Sabitzer is withdrawn and Christopher Nkunku gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Goal! Timo Werner scores his 115 goal in 166 matches.
  • 70' It is a substitution in VfL Wolfsburg team. Yannick Gerhardt is replaced by Elvis Rexhbecaj on 70 minute.
  • 72' Ethan Ampadu is replacing Dayot Upamecano for the RB Leipzig side.
  • 76' Fresh legs for VfL Wolfsburg! Robin Knoche comes on to replace William.
  • 81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ethan Ampadu on 84.
  • 88' What composure from Timo Werner! The Germany international strokes it home. 1-5.
  • 89' Wout Weghorst makes no mistake. The score reads 2-5 and VfL Wolfsburg are in front.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-6 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

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

2019-10-30 VfL Wolfsburg 1–6 RB Leipzig 2019-10-19 RB Leipzig 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-04-13 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-02-06 RB Leipzig 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2018-11-24 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 RB Leipzig

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2019-10-30 VfL Wolfsburg 1–6 RB Leipzig L 2019-10-27 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 FC Augsburg D 2019-10-24 KAA Gent 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg D 2019-10-19 RB Leipzig 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg D 2019-10-06 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin W 2019-10-03 AS Saint-Étienne 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg D

RB Leipzig Form

2019-10-30 VfL Wolfsburg 1–6 RB Leipzig W 2019-10-26 SC Freiburg 2–1 RB Leipzig L 2019-10-23 RB Leipzig 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2019-10-19 RB Leipzig 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg D 2019-10-05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 RB Leipzig D 2019-10-02 RB Leipzig 0–2 Olympique Lyonnais L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.09 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg26% Draw27% RB Leipzig47%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
53%
Draw or RB Leipzig
74%
VfL Wolfsburg or RB Leipzig
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg18% Draw44% RB Leipzig38%
Actual: RB Leipzig win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–6 not predicted
1 – 6
Actual
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 1
9.2%
0 – 2
8.9%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 3
5.7%
2 – 1
5.7%
0 – 3
5.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 0
5.1%
2 – 3
3.2%
2 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 13% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 23% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 16% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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