LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig defeats VfL Wolfsburg with a 2-0 win with a goal from W. Orban (76′) and a goal from J. Gvardiol (84′).
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Siebert with the support of Lasse Koslowski and Norbert Grudzinski. The 4th official was Benjamin Cortus. The weather was drizly. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 10 Total 9
- 5 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 133 Attack 98
- 55 Dangerous attack 43
- 93 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 17 Total 16
- 5 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. RB Leipzig was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. VfL Wolfsburg that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
RB Leipzig had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match.
RB Leipzig shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
RB Leipzig received 5 yellow cards (M. Simakan, B. Henrichs, K. Kampl, D. Olmo and T. Adams). Talking about the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg received 1 yellow card (M. Lacroix).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, RB Leipzig will have 31 points like TSG Hoffenheim to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg will stay with 21 points like DSC Arminia Bielefeld to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will play away against FC Bayern München on the 5th of February with a 7-1 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (5 draws).
VfL Wolfsburg will host SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 6th of February with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (1 draw).
RB Leipzig – Formation
RB Leipzig
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RB Leipzig adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Domenico Tedesco decided to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi , Mohamed Simakan , Willi Orbán , Joško Gvardiol , Benjamin Henrichs , Konrad Laimer , Kevin Kampl , Angeliño , Hugo Novoa Ramos , Christopher Nkunku and André Silva .
The home team had on the bench: Lars Sidney Raebiger, Josep Martínez, Philipp Tschauner, Dominik Szoboszlai, Yussuf Poulsen , Lukas Klostermann , Nordi Mukiele , Tyler Adams and Dani Olmo .
Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: H. Novoa Ramos for D. Olmo (55′), B. Henrichs for L. Klostermann (55′), K. Laimer for T. Adams (56′), M. Simakan for N. Mukiele (74′) and C. Nkunku for Y. Poulsen (81′).
Best player: Willi Orbán
The player that probably impressed the most for RB Leipzig was Willi Orbán.
His rating is with 1 goal, 53 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
VfL Wolfsburg – Formation
VfL Wolfsburg
Also VfL Wolfsburg adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Florian Kohfeldt played with: Koen Casteels , Maxence Lacroix , Sebastiaan Bornauw , John Brooks , Ridle Baku , Maximilian Arnold , Yannick Gerhardt , Jérôme Roussillon , Aster Vranckx , Luca Waldschmidt and Wout Weghorst .
They had on the bench: Felix Nmecha , Micky van de Ven, Maximilian Philipp , Josuha Guilavogui, Daniel Ginczek, Bartosz Białek, Pavao Pervan, Dodi Lukebakio and Kevin Mbabu.
VfL Wolfsburg could not rely on the presence of M. Philipp (injured).
Substitutions
VfL Wolfsburg made 3 changes: L. Waldschmidt for M. Philipp (46′), A. Vranckx for D. Lukebakio (79′) and Y. Gerhardt for F. Nmecha (79′).
Best player: Jérôme Roussillon
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Jérôme Roussillon.
His rating is with 32 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
