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RB Leipzig vs VfL Wolfsburg: result 2-0 and analysis

BundesligaRegular Season - 4Kick-off on August 27, 2022 at 01:30 PM (UTC)Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

RB Leipzig
2-0
VfL Wolfsburg

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What was the result of RB Leipzig vs VfL Wolfsburg?

RB Leipzig won 2-0 on August 27, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 5′C. NkunkuRB Leipzig (pen.)
  • 90′C. NkunkuRB Leipzig

Official lineup for RB Leipzig vs VfL Wolfsburg

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

RB Leipzig

3-4-1-2
  1. 18C. Nkunku
  2. 19André Silva
  1. 7Dani Olmo
  1. 22D. Raum
  2. 44K. Kampl
  3. 27K. Laimer
  4. 39B. Henrichs
  1. 23M. Halstenberg
  2. 4W. Orbán
  3. 2M. Simakan
  1. 21J. Blaswich

VfL Wolfsburg

4-2-3-1
  1. 10L. Nmecha
  1. 17M. Philipp
  2. 9M. Kruse
  3. 16J. Kamiński
  1. 27M. Arnold
  2. 29J. Guilavogui
  1. 6Paulo Otávio
  2. 5M. van de Ven
  3. 4M. Lacroix
  4. 20R. Baku
  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 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; VfL Wolfsburg have 8, 4 and 3.

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

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 20, 2022Union Berlin(away)1-2Bundesliga
Aug 13, 20221. FC Köln(home)2-2Bundesliga
Aug 7, 2022VfB Stuttgart(away)1-1Bundesliga
Jul 30, 2022Bayern München(home)3-5Super Cup
Jul 21, 2022Liverpool(home)0-5Friendlies Clubs
VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 20, 2022FC Schalke 04(home)0-0Bundesliga
Aug 14, 2022Bayern München(away)0-2Bundesliga
Aug 6, 2022Werder Bremen(home)2-2Bundesliga
Jul 31, 2022Hessen Kassel(home)3-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 30, 2022FC Carl Zeiss Jena(away)1-0DFB Pokal

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 RB Leipzig wins, 3 draws, 1 VfL Wolfsburg win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 23, 2022RB Leipzig 2-0 VfL WolfsburgBundesliga
Aug 29, 2021VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 RB LeipzigBundesliga
May 16, 2021RB Leipzig 2-2 VfL WolfsburgBundesliga
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

Last archived meeting: RB Leipzig vs VfL Wolfsburg on Jan 23, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

RB Leipzig score 1.5 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; VfL Wolfsburg score 2.3 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
RB Leipzig1.51.8311/1510/15
VfL Wolfsburg2.31.467/1510/15

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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