
Wolfsburg vs RB Leipzig 2021-22 German Bundesliga
Roussillon fires Wolfsburg top of Bundesliga
![Wolfsburg's Maximilian Philipp and Leipzig's Emil Forsberg battle for the ball. [1296x729]](https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2021/0829/r902012_1296x729_16-9.jpg&w=900&h=360&scale=crop&cquality=80&location=origin)
VfL Wolfsburg's defender Jerome Roussillon struck the only goal as they beat visitors RB Leipzig 1-0 to go top of the Bundesliga table ahead of the
Match Commentary
- 26': Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 35': Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 0, RB Leipzig 0.
- 52': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, RB Leipzig 0. Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 59': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Konrad Laimer replaces Amadou Haidara.
- 65': Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 69': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Josuha Guilavogui replaces Xaver Schlager because of an injury.
- 70': Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Lukas Nmecha replaces Maximilian Philipp.
- 86': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Tyler Adams.
- 86': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nordi Mukiele replaces Josko Gvardiol.
- 86': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Brian Brobbey replaces Mohamed Simakan.
- 88': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Omar Marmoush replaces Renato Steffen.
- 88': Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 12,058
German Bundesliga Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | RB Leipzig | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | TSG Hoffenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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WOB![]() |
|
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18 | Fouls | 13 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 3 |
7 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
1 | Saves | 2 |
52.8 | Possession | 47.2 |
11 | SHOTS | 8 |
2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
328 | Accurate Passes | 285 |
424 | Passes | 376 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
13 | Crosses | 14 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
50 | Long Balls | 75 |
22 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
23 | Tackles | 14 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
7 | Interceptions | 3 |
13 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
13 | Clearances | 19 |
VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
25 | John Brooks |
4 | Maxence Lacroix |
15 | Jérôme Roussillon |
19 | Kevin Mbabu |
17 | Maximilian Philipp |
27 | Maximilian Arnold |
24 | Xaver Schlager ![]() |
9 | Wout Weghorst |
11 | Renato Steffen ![]() |
20 | Ridle Baku |
RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Péter Gulácsi (GK) |
2 | Mohamed Simakan |
4 | Willi Orbán |
32 | Josko Gvardiol ![]() |
16 | Lukas Klostermann |
10 | Emil Forsberg |
8 | Amadou Haidara |
14 | Tyler Adams ![]() |
33 | André Silva |
18 | Christopher Nkunku |
17 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
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