German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig vs Wolfsburg 2022-23 German Bundesliga

  • 5': Christopher Nkunku (P)
  • 90': Christopher Nkunku
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2 - 0

Introduction

RB Leipzig are hosting VfL Wolfsburg at Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 8': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Josko Gvardiol replaces Benjamin Henrichs.
  • 45': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha replaces Josuha Guilavogui.
  • 45': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Omar Marmoush replaces Jakub Kaminski.
  • 47': Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  • 51': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Luca Waldschmidt replaces Lukas Nmecha.
  • 59': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Josip Brekalo replaces Maximilian Philipp.
  • 64': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Kevin Kampl.
  • 64': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Timo Werner replaces André Silva.
  • 72': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Mattias Svanberg replaces Maximilian Arnold.
  • 82': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Xaver Schlager replaces Marcel Halstenberg because of an injury.
  • 88': Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 41,243

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+48 Bayer Leverkusen 26 70 0
+47 Bayern Munich 26 60 4
+29 VfB Stuttgart 26 56 6
+21 Borussia Dortmund 26 50 4
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Statistics

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15 Fouls 20
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 8
5 Saves 4
57.7 Possession 42.3
9 SHOTS 16
4 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
406 Accurate Passes 271
495 Passes 359
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
16 Crosses 17
0.1 Cross % 0.2
77 Long Balls 53
49 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 4
13 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
18 Interceptions 4
13 Effective Clearances 15
13 Clearances 15

Line-Ups

RBL RB Leipzig (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
21 Janis Blaswich (GK)
4 Willi Orbán
23 Marcel Halstenberg
2 Mohamed Simakan
44 Kevin Kampl
27 Konrad Laimer Yellow Card
7 Dani Olmo
22 David Raum
39 Benjamin Henrichs Yellow Card
18 Christopher Nkunku
19 André Silva

WOB VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Koen Casteels (GK)
5 Micky van de Ven
4 Maxence Lacroix
6 Paulo Otávio Yellow Card
20 Ridle Baku Yellow Card
9 Max Kruse
27 Maximilian Arnold Yellow Card
29 Josuha Guilavogui
10 Lukas Nmecha
17 Maximilian Philipp
16 Jakub Kaminski

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