Bundesliga · 2024

VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 RB Leipzig · Bundesliga

2–3Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

RB Leipzig won 2–3.

Shots
1716
Shots on target
65
Expected goals
1.621.34
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

RB Leipzig beat VfL Wolfsburg 3–2. Recorded in this match (VfL Wolfsburg – RB Leipzig): shots 17–16, shots on target 6–5, expected goals 1.62–1.34, possession 47%–53%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

VfL Wolfsburg's recent record differs from the season

moderate

VfL Wolfsburg's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.76 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.76 goals/match1.61 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots16 shotsVfL Wolfsburg 17 shots, RB Leipzig 16 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots5 shotsVfL Wolfsburg 6 shots, RB Leipzig 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.62 xG1.34 xGVfL Wolfsburg 1.62 xG, RB Leipzig 1.34 xG
  • Possession47%53%VfL Wolfsburg 47%, RB Leipzig 53%
  • Corners8 corners5 cornersVfL Wolfsburg 8 corners, RB Leipzig 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls13 foulsVfL Wolfsburg 14 fouls, RB Leipzig 13 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Jakub Kamiński · VfL Wolfsburg · 28′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedKosta Nedeljković · RB Leipzig · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedXavi Simons · RB Leipzig · 2′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRidle Baku · RB Leipzig · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRidle Baku · RB Leipzig · 10′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLoïs Openda · RB Leipzig · 11′ · 0.03 xG · goalPatrick Wimmer · VfL Wolfsburg · 37′ · 0.03 xG · on targetKilian Fischer · VfL Wolfsburg · 58′ · 0.03 xG · goalBenjamin Šeško · RB Leipzig · 66′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Amoura · VfL Wolfsburg · 70′ · 0.03 xG · on targetBenjamin Šeško · RB Leipzig · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetLoïs Openda · RB Leipzig · 47′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedXavi Simons · RB Leipzig · 49′ · 0.04 xG · goalJonas Wind · VfL Wolfsburg · 7′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBenjamin Šeško · RB Leipzig · 61′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedYannick Gerhardt · VfL Wolfsburg · 82′ · 0.06 xG · on targetMohamed Amoura · VfL Wolfsburg · 65′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedBence Dárdai · VfL Wolfsburg · 22′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedBence Dárdai · VfL Wolfsburg · 35′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Amoura · VfL Wolfsburg · 68′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedLukas Nmecha · VfL Wolfsburg · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedNicolas Seiwald · RB Leipzig · 20′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedJakub Kamiński · VfL Wolfsburg · 38′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedBenjamin Šeško · RB Leipzig · 89′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedChristoph Baumgartner · RB Leipzig · 86′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedXavi Simons · RB Leipzig · 26′ · 0.14 xG · goalYannick Gerhardt · VfL Wolfsburg · 53′ · 0.14 xG · on targetBenjamin Šeško · RB Leipzig · 4′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedBence Dárdai · VfL Wolfsburg · 22′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedDavid Odogu · VfL Wolfsburg · 55′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedJonas Wind · VfL Wolfsburg · 73′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedAndreas Skov Olsen · VfL Wolfsburg · 75′ · 0.22 xG · goalChristoph Baumgartner · RB Leipzig · 88′ · 0.43 xG · on target
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VfL Wolfsburg: 17 shots, 6 on target, 1.65 xG. RB Leipzig: 16 shots, 5 on target, 1.36 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Kilian Fischer · VfL Wolfsburg · 58′Andreas Skov Olsen · VfL Wolfsburg · 75′Loïs Openda · RB Leipzig · 11′Xavi Simons · RB Leipzig · 26′Xavi Simons · RB Leipzig · 49′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: VfL Wolfsburg 1.65 xG · RB Leipzig 1.36 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2VfL Wolfsburg
0Draws
3RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig — VfL Wolfsburg · Bundesliga1–5
RB Leipzig — VfL Wolfsburg · Bundesliga3–0
VfL Wolfsburg — RB Leipzig · Bundesliga2–1
VfL Wolfsburg — RB Leipzig · Bundesliga0–3
RB Leipzig — VfL Wolfsburg · Bundesliga2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: VfL Wolfsburg favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · RB Leipzig in 2 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

VfL Wolfsburg29 matchesRB Leipzig29 matches
1.76 goals/match ▲Goals scored29/291.62 goals/match
1.55 goals/matchGoals allowed29/29▲ 1.28 goals/match
1.47 xG/match ▲Expected goals29/291.37 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShots29/2912.3 shots/match
4.31 shots/matchShots on target29/294.48 shots/match
45.9%Possession29/29● 52.8%
4.72 corners/matchCorners29/294.72 corners/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls29/2911.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 29home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 11 Apr 2025, 22:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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