VfL Wolfsburg vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

VfL Wolfsburg

2 – 2

Full Time

RB Leipzig

Sat 16 Jan 2021 · 14:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'

Y 42' Nordi Mukiele

Paulo Otavio 48' Y

Kevin Mbabu 50' Y

Wout Weghorst 59' Y

Y 71' Kevin Kampl

Maxence Lacroix 81' Y

Y 90' Angelino

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.

VfL Wolfsburg 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
RB Leipzig 4 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bastian Dankert
Referee Christian Gittelmann
Referee Tobias Stieler
Referee Eduard Beitinger

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Borussia Dortmund	4	12
2	FC Bayern München	4	10
3	SC Freiburg	4	10
4	FC Augsburg	4	7
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	4	7
6	1. FSV Mainz 05	4	7
7	SV 07 Elversberg	4	7
8	SV Werder Bremen	4	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	5
11	FC Schalke 04	4	5
12	SC Paderborn 07	4	4
13	1. FC Köln	4	4
14	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	4	3
15	VfB Stuttgart	4	3
16	Hamburger SV	4	3
17	1. FC Union Berlin	4	1
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4	0

Head-to-Head

VfL Wolfsburg 25 games · Avg 2.6 goals RB Leipzig

Last 5 meetings

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 2019-04-13 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jan	RB Leipzig	H	2–2	D
09 Jan	1. FC Union Berlin	A	2–2	D
03 Jan	Borussia Dortmund	A	0–2	L
23 Dec	SV Sandhausen 1916	H	4–0	W
20 Dec	VfB Stuttgart	H	1–0	W
16 Dec	FC Bayern München	A	1–2	L

RB Leipzig

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jan	VfL Wolfsburg	A	2–2	D
09 Jan	Borussia Dortmund	H	1–3	L
02 Jan	VfB Stuttgart	A	1–0	W
22 Dec	FC Augsburg	A	3–0	W
19 Dec	1. FC Köln	H	0–0	D
16 Dec	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	1–0	W

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

RB Leipzig

0-15

–/1

16-30

3/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

3/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RB Leipzig

Antonio Nusa	2 G	2 A
Ridle Baku	2 G
Rocco Reitz	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! VfL Wolfsburg vs RB Leipzig — let the football do the talking.
4' Nordi Mukiele adds to his 0 season tally! RB Leipzig lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
9' 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.
14' Koen Casteels, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
19' RB Leipzig are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
22' A goal from the Netherlands international Wout Weghorst! He fires home on 22 to make it 1-1!
27' Both keepers have barely been tested. VfL Wolfsburg and RB Leipzig are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
32' RB Leipzig come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
34' Goal! Renato Steffen scores his 21 goal in 476 matches.
39' Amadou Haidara is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RB Leipzig so far.
42' The referee shows RB Leipzig player a Yellow card on 42.
46' RB Leipzig ring the changes. Emil Forsberg has done his job and it is now time for Christopher Nkunku to step up.
48' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Paulo Otavio on 48 minutes.
50' Kevin Mbabu has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 50.
54' Brilliant from the ! Willi Orban makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 54.
59' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Wout Weghorst.
64' RB Leipzig have won 728 goals from 516 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
66' The RB Leipzig bench stirs into life. Nordi Mukiele is withdrawn and Lukas Klostermann gets his opportunity.
70' Josip Brekalo gets the nod from VfL Wolfsburg. He replaces Ridle Baku and will look to change the dynamic.
71' The referee shows RB Leipzig player a Yellow card on 71.
76' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
78' Fresh legs for RB Leipzig! Justin Kluivert comes on to replace Kevin Kampl.
81' The referee has no hesitation. Maxence Lacroix is booked for VfL Wolfsburg — Yellow card on 81.
85' A change in the VfL Wolfsburg ranks — Renato Steffen exits the field as Maximilian Philipp enters on 85.
90' Angelino has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
90' The whistle greets Dani Olmo as he departs to be replaced by Yussuf Poulsen.
It finishes all square. VfL Wolfsburg and RB Leipzig share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

4
Maxence Lacroix
1
Koen Casteels
9
Wout Weghorst
25
John Brooks
23
Josuha Guilavogui C
31
Yannick Gerhardt
8
Renato Steffen ↓ Maximilian Philipp 85'
20
Ridle Baku ↓ Josip Brekalo 70'
6
Paulo Otavio
19
Kevin Mbabu
24
Xaver Schlager

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

3
Angelino
10
Emil Forsberg ↓ Christopher Nkunku 46'
22
Nordi Mukiele ↓ Lukas Klostermann 66'
1
Peter Gulacsi
4
Willi Orban
23
Marcel Halstenberg
5
Dayot Upamecano
44
Kevin Kampl ↓ Justin Kluivert 78'
7
Marcel Sabitzer C
25
Dani Olmo ↓ Yussuf Poulsen 90'
8
Amadou Haidara

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Timo Werner	4
Willi Orban	3
Wout Weghorst	3
Marcel Sabitzer	2
Xavi Simons	2
Lois Openda	2
Jerome Roussillon	2
Benjamin Sesko	2

Head to Head

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2021-01-16 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 RB Leipzig D 2021-01-09 1. FC Union Berlin 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg D 2021-01-03 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2020-12-23 VfL Wolfsburg 4–0 SV Sandhausen 1916 W 2020-12-20 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 VfB Stuttgart W 2020-12-16 FC Bayern München 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg L

RB Leipzig Form

2021-01-16 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 RB Leipzig D 2021-01-09 RB Leipzig 1–3 Borussia Dortmund L 2021-01-02 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 RB Leipzig W 2020-12-22 FC Augsburg 0–3 RB Leipzig W 2020-12-19 RB Leipzig 0–0 1. FC Köln D 2020-12-16 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0–1 RB Leipzig W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.29 VfL Wolfsburg xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.4 RB Leipzig xG

I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or RB Leipzig 71% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

VfL Wolfsburg35% Draw29% RB Leipzig36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw

63%

Draw or RB Leipzig

65%

VfL Wolfsburg or RB Leipzig

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

VfL Wolfsburg25% Draw47% RB Leipzig28%

Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 0

8.7%

0 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

8.3%

1 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 1

3.3%

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap	VfL Wolfsburg covers	Push	RB Leipzig covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	20%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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