On Sat Feb 18th, in week 21, Wolfsburg and RB Leipzig will play a match in Wolfsburg in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Wolfsburg recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Schalke 04. Neither Schalke 04 nor Wolfsburg could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 24 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Wolfsburg should be reasonably happy with their performance, while rB Leipzig is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Union Berlin. Benjamin Henrichs scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 24th minute, but Janik Haberer got the equalizer for Union Berlin in the 61st minute Finally they completed the comback in the 72nd minute on a penalty goal by Robin Knoche to cap off a wild match. RB Leipzig should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
Wolfsburg and RB Leipzig last played eachother at the Red Bull Arena on Sat Aug 27th. RB Leipzig was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Christopher Nkunku scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 5th minute on a penalty, then Christopher Nkunku added another in the 90th minute In the end, Wolfsburg couldn’t muster any offence and RB Leipzig ran away with the shutout win.
RB Leipzig is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with André Silva and Dominik Szoboszlai each having 2 goals in their last 5. Wolfsburg’s top weapon lately has been Mattias Svanberg, who has two goals in the last 5 matches
Niko Kovač’s squad will be without Lukas Nmecha, while Christopher Nkunku, Daniel Olmo, Péter Gulácsi and Timo Schlieck are unavailable to play for RB Leipzig.