RB Leipzig vs Wolfsburg

27 August 2022 · Bundesliga · 2022/23 · Referee Bastian Dankert

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Christopher Nkunku 5’ (pen), 90’

Match summary

RB Leipzig won 2-0 at home to Wolfsburg. RB Leipzig led 1-0 at half-time.

Christopher Nkunku put RB Leipzig ahead from the penalty spot in the 5th minute and Nkunku made it 2-0 in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 3.79 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Wolfsburg's 0.53 from 9.

Match stats

RB Leipzig Wolfsburg
16 Shots 9
7 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3.79 xG 0.52
3.03 Non-penalty xG 0.52
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

RB Leipzig Wolfsburg
Kick-off
Christopher Nkunku
Penalty1-0 (RB Leipzig)
5’
Half-time1-0
Christopher Nkunku2-0 (RB Leipzig)
90’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

RB Leipzig
  • Benjamin Henrichs
  • Konrad Laimer
  • Timo Werner
Wolfsburg
  • Bote Baku
  • Paulo Otávio
  • Maximilian Arnold

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.79 0.53 5’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), 1-0 5’ 90’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), 2-0 90’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.79 0.53 5’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), 1-0 Nkunku 5’ 90’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), 2-0 Nkunku 90’
RB Leipzig 3.79 xGWolfsburg 0.53 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolfsburg attacking RB Leipzig attacking 
90’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 5’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 49’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.45 xG, saved 15’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.40 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 62’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 76’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 90’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 35’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 84’ Max Kruse (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 84’ Max Kruse (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 55’ André Silva (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 60’ Omar Marmoush (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 12’ André Silva (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 57’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 70’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 35’ André Silva (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 58’ Max Kruse (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Omar Marmoush (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Omar Marmoush (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 60’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 5’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 49’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.45 xG, saved 15’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.40 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 62’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 76’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 90’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 84’ Max Kruse (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 35’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 84’ Max Kruse (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 55’ André Silva (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 60’ Omar Marmoush (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 12’ André Silva (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 57’ Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 70’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 35’ André Silva (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 58’ Max Kruse (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Omar Marmoush (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Omar Marmoush (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 60’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Janis Blaswich GK900 0.000.000
Willi Orban DEF901 0.080.000
Mohamed Simakan DEF902 0.580.000
Marcel Halstenberg DEF840 0.000.371
Benjamin Henrichs MID411 0.030.000
Konrad Laimer MID902 0.030.000
Kevin Kampl MID660 0.000.071
David Raum MID900 0.000.000
Dani Olmo MID901 0.400.464
Christopher Nkunku FWD9024 1.910.071
André Silva FWD663 0.250.231
Josko Gvardiol Sub490 0.000.000
Timo Werner Sub242 0.530.000
Amadou Haidara Sub240 0.000.000
Xaver Schlager Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 62% Avg odds 1.56
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.51
Wolfsburg win 17% Avg odds 5.67

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

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig WDDDL
Wolfsburg WDDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: RB Leipzig 2-0 Wolfsburg, 23 Jan 22 Next meeting: Wolfsburg 0-3 RB Leipzig, 18 Feb 23  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.