RB Leipzig vs Wolfsburg

13 April 2024 · Bundesliga · 2023/24 · Referee Christian Dingert

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Dani Olmo 13’
  • Benjamin Sesko 68’
  • Loïs Openda 82’

Match summary

RB Leipzig won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Wolfsburg. RB Leipzig led 1-0 at half-time.

Dani Olmo put RB Leipzig ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Xaver Schlager, Benjamin Sesko made it 2-0 in the 68th minute, set up by Xavi Simons, and Loïs Openda made it 3-0 in the 82nd minute.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 1.71 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Wolfsburg's 0.32 from 10.

Match stats

RB Leipzig Wolfsburg
15 Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.68 xG 0.32
1.68 Non-penalty xG 0.32
6 Deep Completions 6

Key events

RB Leipzig Wolfsburg
Kick-off
Dani Olmo
Assist: Xaver Schlager1-0 (RB Leipzig)
13’
Half-time1-0
Benjamin Sesko
Assist: Xavi Simons2-0 (RB Leipzig)
68’
Loïs Openda3-0 (RB Leipzig)
82’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

RB Leipzig
  • Xaver Schlager
  • Xavi Simons
Wolfsburg
  • Moritz Jenz
  • Kilian Fischer
  • Kevin Behrens
  • Mattias Svanberg

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.71 0.32 13’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), 1-0 13’ 68’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), 2-0 68’ 82’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), 3-0 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.71 0.32 13’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), 1-0 Olmo 13’ 68’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), 2-0 Sesko 68’ 82’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), 3-0 Openda 82’
RB Leipzig 1.71 xGWolfsburg 0.32 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolfsburg attacking RB Leipzig attacking 
82’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 78’ Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 75’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 68’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 49’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 87’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 5’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 23’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+6’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Kilian Fischer (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Kilian Fischer (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 6’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 63’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 67’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Cédric Zesiger (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 82’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 78’ Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 75’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 68’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 49’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 87’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 5’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 23’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+6’ Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Kilian Fischer (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Kilian Fischer (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 6’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 63’ Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 22’ Cédric Zesiger (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Péter Gulácsi GK900 0.000.000
Mohamed Simakan DEF822 0.190.000
Castello Lukeba DEF900 0.000.000
Willi Orban DEF902 0.100.000
Benjamin Henrichs DEF901 0.280.231
Amadou Haidara MID890 0.000.000
Xaver Schlager MID7910 0.000.052
Xavi Simons MID9010 0.000.476
Dani Olmo MID9016 0.360.091
Loïs Openda FWD8912 0.400.000
Benjamin Sesko FWD7913 0.380.000
Christoph Baumgartner Sub110 0.000.000
Nicolas Seiwald Sub110 0.000.000
Lukas Klostermann Sub80 0.000.000
El Chadaille Bitshiabu Sub10 0.000.000
Eljif Elmas Sub10 0.000.081

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 76% Avg odds 1.26
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.35
Wolfsburg win 9% Avg odds 10.66

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig WWWDW
Wolfsburg LLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolfsburg 2-1 RB Leipzig, 25 Nov 23 Next meeting: RB Leipzig 1-5 Wolfsburg, 30 Nov 24  All RB Leipzig vs Wolfsburg meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.