German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, January 16, 2021
RB Leipzig WDWWL 2
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VfL Wolfsburg LWWLD 2
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RBL112
WOB202
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Match Report

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Leipzig miss out on top spot with 2-2 draw at Wolfsburg

RB Leipzig missed the chance to go top of the Bundesliga after drawing 2-2 at Wolfsburg on Saturday to stay a point behind Bayern Munich.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
6
0
Saves
6
52.3
Possession
47.7
13
SHOTS
9
9
ON GOAL
2
0.7
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
369
Accurate Passes
325
479
Passes
438
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
5
18
Crosses
17
0.4
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
51
25
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
5
13
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.3
14
Interceptions
6
28
Effective Clearances
24
28
Clearances
24

Head to Head

RBL leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

WOB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Koen CasteelsG
  2. 25John BrooksCD-L
  3. 4Maxence LacroixCD-R
  4. 6Paulo OtávioLB
  5. 19Kevin MbabuRB
  6. 31Yannick GerhardtAM
  7. 23Josuha GuilavoguiLM
  8. 24Xaver SchlagerRM
  9. 9Wout WeghorstF
  10. 8Renato SteffenAM-L
  11. 20Ridle BakuAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Bartosz BialekSUB
  2. 39Tim SierslebenSUB
  3. 14Admir MehmediSUB
  4. 12Pavao PervanSUB
  5. 17Maximilian PhilippSUB
  6. 40Joao VictorSUB
  7. 2WilliamSUB
  8. 33Daniel GinczekSUB
  9. 7Josip BrekaloSUB

RBL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 5Dayot UpamecanoCD
  3. 23Marcel HalstenbergCD-L
  4. 4Willi OrbánCD-R
  5. 7Marcel SabitzerCM-L
  6. 44Kevin KamplCM-R
  7. 3AngeliñoLM
  8. 22Nordi MukieleRM
  9. 10Emil ForsbergF
  10. 25Dani OlmoCF-L
  11. 8Amadou HaidaraCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Yussuf PoulsenSUB
  2. 33Josep MartínezSUB
  3. 18Christopher NkunkuSUB
  4. 19Alexander SørlothSUB
  5. 14Tyler AdamsSUB
  6. 20Lazar SamardzicSUB
  7. 21Justin KluivertSUB
  8. 16Lukas KlostermannSUB
  9. 11Hwang Hee-ChanSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, RB Leipzig 1. Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
  2. 22' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, RB Leipzig 1. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt with a cross.
  3. 34' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, RB Leipzig 1. Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt.
  4. 42' Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christopher Nkunku replaces Emil Forsberg.
  6. 48' Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 50' Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 54' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, RB Leipzig 2. Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  9. 59' Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 66' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Nordi Mukiele.
  11. 69' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Josip Brekalo replaces Ridle Baku.
  12. 71' Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 78' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Justin Kluivert replaces Kevin Kampl.
  14. 81' Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 85' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Maximilian Philipp replaces Renato Steffen.
  16. 89' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Dani Olmo.
  17. 90'+1' Angeliño (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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