RB Leipzig vs Wolfsburg 2022-23 German Bundesliga

5': Christopher Nkunku (P)
90': Christopher Nkunku

FT
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
+55	Bayer Leverkusen	29	79	0
+46	Bayern Munich	29	63	6
+33	VfB Stuttgart	29	63	6
+34	RB Leipzig	29	56	7

Full Table

Statistics

WOB		RBL
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

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
7	Dani Olmo
22	David Raum
39	Benjamin Henrichs
18	Christopher Nkunku
19	André Silva

Substitutes:

Josko Gvardiol, Timo Werner, Amadou Haidara, Emil Forsberg, Hugo Novoa, Xaver Schlager, Sanoussy Ba, Jonas Nickisch.

VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)

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