VfL Wolfsburg vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2022-23

VfL Wolfsburg

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RB Leipzig

Sat 18 Feb 2023 · 14:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 65' David Raum

Sebastiaan Bornauw 90' Y

Overview

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VfL Wolfsburg vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.

VfL Wolfsburg 34 games · 29 pts (2025/26)
RB Leipzig 34 games · 65 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Deniz Aytekin
Referee Eduard Beitinger
Referee Christian Dietz
Referee Michael Bacher
Referee Soren Storks
Referee Christian Fischer

16 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

VfL Wolfsburg 25 games · Avg 2.6 goals RB Leipzig

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-18 VfL Wolfsburg 0–3 RB Leipzig 2022-08-27 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2022-01-23 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2021-08-29 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 RB Leipzig 2021-05-16 RB Leipzig 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	RB Leipzig	H	0–3	L
10 Feb	FC Schalke 04	A	0–0	D
05 Feb	FC Bayern München	H	2–4	L
31 Jan	1. FC Union Berlin	A	1–2	L
28 Jan	SV Werder Bremen	A	1–2	L
24 Jan	Hertha BSC	A	5–0	W

RB Leipzig

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	VfL Wolfsburg	A	3–0	W
11 Feb	1. FC Union Berlin	H	1–2	L
04 Feb	1. FC Koln	A	0–0	D
01 Feb	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	3–1	W
27 Jan	VfB Stuttgart	H	2–1	W
24 Jan	FC Schalke 04	A	6–1	W

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' That's the starting whistle at Volkswagen Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between VfL Wolfsburg and RB Leipzig.
5' 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.
10' VfL Wolfsburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RB Leipzig's shape.
14' RB Leipzig is taking the lead after the goal scored by Emil Forsberg on 14.
19' Xaver Schlager is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RB Leipzig tonight.
24' With 0 assists to his name this season, Patrick Wimmer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for VfL Wolfsburg.
29' Germany international Gian-Luca Waldschmidt has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andre Silva made 123 appearances and scored 100 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
44' VfL Wolfsburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' The VfL Wolfsburg bench stirs into life. Paulo Otavio is withdrawn and Maxence Lacroix gets his opportunity.
51' Dominik Szoboszlai has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
56' Mickey van de Ven has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
59' The VfL Wolfsburg manager makes a substitution. Patrick Wimmer departs to be replaced by Mattias Svanberg.
64' Willi Orban, a Hungary , has 30 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for David Raum.
69' The RB Leipzig bench stirs into life. Andre Silva is withdrawn and Christopher Nkunku gets his opportunity.
74' The VfL Wolfsburg manager makes a substitution. Felix Kalu Nmecha departs to be replaced by Lukas Ambros.
75' The crowd applauds Emil Forsberg as he leaves the pitch. Konrad Laimer steps in for RB Leipzig.
80' Janis Blaswich has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 233 appearances.
85' What composure from Konrad Laimer! The Austria international strokes it home. 0-2.
88' A change in the RB Leipzig ranks — Amadou Haidara exits the field as Kevin Kampl enters on 88.
90' The referee shows VfL Wolfsburg player a Yellow card on 90.
0-3 the final result. VfL Wolfsburg will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

1
Koen Casteels
27
Maximilian Arnold
31
Yannick Gerhardt
20
Ridle Baku
7
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt ↓ Omar Marmoush 46'
6
Paulo Otavio ↓ Maxence Lacroix 46'
3
Sebastiaan Bornauw
23
Jonas Wind ↓ Lukas Nmecha 59'
22
Felix Kalu Nmecha ↓ Lukas Ambros 74'
39
Patrick Wimmer ↓ Mattias Svanberg 59'
5
Mickey van de Ven

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2023-02-18 VfL Wolfsburg 0–3 RB Leipzig L 2023-02-10 FC Schalke 04 0–0 VfL Wolfsburg D 2023-02-05 VfL Wolfsburg 2–4 FC Bayern München L 2023-01-31 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2023-01-28 SV Werder Bremen 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2023-01-24 Hertha BSC 0–5 VfL Wolfsburg W

RB Leipzig Form

2023-02-18 VfL Wolfsburg 0–3 RB Leipzig W 2023-02-11 RB Leipzig 1–2 1. FC Union Berlin L 2023-02-04 1. FC Koln 0–0 RB Leipzig D 2023-02-01 RB Leipzig 3–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2023-01-27 RB Leipzig 2–1 VfB Stuttgart W 2023-01-24 FC Schalke 04 1–6 RB Leipzig W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.94 VfL Wolfsburg xG

Expected Goals

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

2.5 RB Leipzig xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + RB Leipzig to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

VfL Wolfsburg17% Draw21% RB Leipzig62%

Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.44

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw

38%

Draw or RB Leipzig

83%

VfL Wolfsburg or RB Leipzig

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

VfL Wolfsburg12% Draw37% RB Leipzig51%

Actual: RB Leipzig win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

10%

1 – 2

9.1%

1 – 1

8.3%

0 – 3

Actual

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 3

7.5%

0 – 4

1 – 4

4.8%

0 – 0

4.5%

2 – 2

4.3%

2 – 3

3.6%

2 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap	VfL Wolfsburg covers	Push	RB Leipzig covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	8%	88%
-0.5	12%	—	88%
+0.5	30%	—	70%
+1	30%	21%	49%
+1.5	51%	—	49%
+2	51%	20%	28%
+2.5	72%	—	28%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

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