RB Leipzig vs Wolfsburg Match Preview


Week 20 features a match on Sun Jan 23rd, where RB Leipzig will host Wolfsburg in a Bundesliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 7th placed RB Leipzig is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Hansa Rostock. Yussuf Poulsen struck first for RB Leipzig in the 6th minute, then Daniel Olmo added another in the 82nd minute In the end, Hansa Rostock couldn’t muster any offence and RB Leipzig ran away with the shutout win. RB Leipzig is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while wolfsburg sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hertha BSC. Neither Wolfsburg nor Hertha BSC could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.

Wolfsburg and RB Leipzig last played eachother at the Volkswagen Arena on Sun Aug 29th. Wolfsburg was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of just over 12000 excited fans. Jérôme Roussillon struck first for Wolfsburg in the 52nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed RB Leipzig couldn’t manage to score, and Wolfsburg took the shutout win.

Wolfsburg is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Wout Weghorst and Lukas Nmecha each only have 1 goal in their last five. André Silva has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for RB Leipzig

Benjamin Henrichs, Marcel Halstenberg, Konrad Laimer, Emil Forsberg, Nordi Mukiele and Daniel Olmo are unavailable to play for Domenico Tedesco’s team, while Wolfsburg will be without Dodi Lukebakio, Lukas Nmecha, Xaver Schlager, Daniel Ginczek, Josuha Guilavogui, William and Paulo Otávio.