LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig was finally too much to handle for VfL Wolfsburg with the goal of Dani Olmo (13′), Benjamin Sesko (68′) and Loïs Openda (81′).
The match was played at the Trainingszentrum RB Leipzig Platz 1 stadium in Leipzig on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 45,858 spectators. The referee was Christian Dingert with the help of Benedikt Kempkes and Nikolai Kimmeyer. The 4th official was Bastian Dankert. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.64 degrees Celsius or 69.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 6 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 7
- 5 Shots blocked 0
- 116 Attack 100
- 36 Dangerous attack 37
- 76 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. RB Leipzig was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. VfL Wolfsburg that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
VfL Wolfsburg had a more offensive attitude with 37 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, RB Leipzig succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
RB Leipzig shot 16 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
RB Leipzig received 3 yellow cards (Xavi Simons, Marco Rose and Xaver Schlager). Talking about the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg received 4 yellow cards (Mattias Svanberg, Kevin Behrens, Moritz Jenz and Kilian Fischer).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, RB Leipzig has 56 points like Borussia Dortmund to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg will stays with 28 points to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will play away against Heidenheim on the 20th of April with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (2 draws).
VfL Wolfsburg will host VfL Bochum 1848 on the 20th of April with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (2 draws).
RB Leipzig – Formation
RB Leipzig
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RB Leipzig started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi , Mohamed Simakan , Willi Orbán , Castello Lukeba , Benjamin Henrichs , Amadou Haidara , Xaver Schlager , Dani Olmo , Xavi Simons , Loïs Openda and Benjamin Sesko .
The home team had on the bench: Christopher Lenz, El Bitshiabu , Eljif Elmas , Nicolas Seiwald , Christoph Baumgartner , Lukas Klostermann , Janis Blaswich and Kevin Kampl.
Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Mohamed Simakan for Jonas Wind (79′), Amadou Haidara for El Bitshiabu (86′), Loïs Openda for Eljif Elmas (86′), Benjamin Sesko for Christoph Baumgartner (76′) and Xaver Schlager for Nicolas Seiwald (76′).
Player of the match: Dani Olmo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Dani Olmo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 15.
VfL Wolfsburg – Formation
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Ralph Hasenhüttl played with: Patrick Wimmer, Pavao Pervan , Moritz Jenz , Sebastiaan Bornauw , Cédric Zesiger , Kilian Fischer , M. Arnold , Aster Vranckx , Yannick Gerhardt , Ridle Baku and Amin Sarr , Kevin Behrens .
These were the players on the bench: Mattias Svanberg , Vaclav Cerny, Jakub Kamiński, Lovro Majer , Niklas Klinger, Kevin Paredes, Joakim Maehle , Tiago Tomás and Jonas Wind .
Substitutions
VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: Amin Sarr for Lovro Majer (55′), Kilian Fischer for Joakim Maehle (66′), Moritz Jenz for Mattias Svanberg (55′), Ridle Baku for Lukas Klostermann (78′) and Kevin Behrens for Tiago Tomás (78′).
Player of the match: Ridle Baku
The player that probably impressed the most for VfL Wolfsburg was Ridle Baku.
His rating is with 30 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfB Stuttgart – Eintracht Frankfurt – 3-0
- VfL Bochum 1848 – Heidenheim – 1-1
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – Borussia Dortmund – 1-2
- FSV Mainz 05 – TSG Hoffenheim – 4-1
- RB Leipzig – VfL Wolfsburg – 3-0
- FC Bayern München – FC Köln – 2-0
