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RB Leipzig vs VfL Wolfsburg: result 2-2 and analysis

BundesligaRegular Season - 33Kick-off on May 16, 2021 at 06:30 PM (UTC)Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

RB Leipzig
2-2
VfL Wolfsburg

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What was the result of RB Leipzig vs VfL Wolfsburg?

RB Leipzig and VfL Wolfsburg drew 2-2 on May 16, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 12′M. PhilippVfL Wolfsburg
  • 45′M. PhilippVfL Wolfsburg
  • 51′J. KluivertRB Leipzig
  • 78′M. SabitzerRB Leipzig (pen.)

Official lineup for RB Leipzig vs VfL Wolfsburg

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

RB Leipzig

3-5-2
  1. 21J. Kluivert
  2. 9Y. Poulsen
  1. 39B. Henrichs
  2. 10E. Forsberg
  3. 7M. Sabitzer
  4. 18C. Nkunku
  5. 27K. Laimer
  1. 4W. Orbán
  2. 6I. Konaté
  3. 16L. Klostermann
  1. 1P. Gulácsi

VfL Wolfsburg

4-2-3-1
  1. 9W. Weghorst
  1. 31Y. Gerhardt
  2. 17M. Philipp
  3. 20R. Baku
  1. 27M. Arnold
  2. 24X. Schlager
  1. 6Paulo Otávio
  2. 25J. Brooks
  3. 4M. Lacroix
  4. 19K. Mbabu
  1. 1K. Casteels
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, RB Leipzig have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; VfL Wolfsburg have 9, 1 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 13, 2021Borussia Dortmund(home)1-4DFB Pokal
May 8, 2021Borussia Dortmund(away)2-3Bundesliga
Apr 30, 2021Werder Bremen(away)2-1DFB Pokal
Apr 25, 2021VfB Stuttgart(home)2-0Bundesliga
Apr 20, 20211. FC Köln(away)1-2Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 8, 2021Union Berlin(home)3-0Bundesliga
Apr 24, 2021Borussia Dortmund(home)0-2Bundesliga
Apr 21, 2021VfB Stuttgart(away)3-1Bundesliga
Apr 17, 2021Bayern München(home)2-3Bundesliga
Apr 10, 2021Eintracht Frankfurt(away)3-4Bundesliga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 RB Leipzig wins, 4 draws, 0 VfL Wolfsburg wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 3, 2021RB Leipzig 2-0 VfL WolfsburgDFB Pokal
Jan 16, 2021VfL Wolfsburg 2-2 RB LeipzigBundesliga
Jul 30, 2020RB Leipzig 1-1 VfL WolfsburgFriendlies Clubs
Mar 7, 2020VfL Wolfsburg 0-0 RB LeipzigBundesliga
Oct 30, 2019VfL Wolfsburg 1-6 RB LeipzigDFB Pokal
Oct 19, 2019RB Leipzig 1-1 VfL WolfsburgBundesliga

Last archived meeting: RB Leipzig vs VfL Wolfsburg on Mar 3, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

RB Leipzig score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; VfL Wolfsburg score 1.9 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
RB Leipzig1.71.167/158/15
VfL Wolfsburg1.91.085/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5RB Leipzig53021559

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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