VfL Wolfsburg vs RB Leipzig
Ref: Robin Braun, GermanyVolkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg · 30,000 cap
Match recap
RB Leipzig beat VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 in their Bundesliga fixture. Bakayoko scored for RB Leipzig. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.05 for VfL Wolfsburg versus 2.41 for RB Leipzig. VfL Wolfsburg sit 16th in the Bundesliga table while RB Leipzig are 3rd.
First Half
8'
⚽
Bakayoko
Assist: Rômulo
24'
Diomande
Yellow Card
45'
Orbán
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Wimmer
Arnold
Yellow Card
64'
⇄
Ouédraogo
⇄
Wind
⇄
Svanberg
79'
⇄
Diomande
79'
⇄
Rômulo
88'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⇄
Souza
⇄
Fischer
90+3'
⇄
Bakayoko
90+3'
⇄
Baumgartner
Koulierakis
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | +36 | 73 |
| 3 |  RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | +19 | 65 |
| 4 |  VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | +22 | 62 |
| 15 |  Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
| 16 |  VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 29 |
| 17 |  1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -31 | 26 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
VfL WolfsburgRB Leipzig
10Won
Statistical edge
10–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.05VS2.41
Attack3 · 3 won
22
Shots
20
4
Shots on target
6
17
Shots in the box
10
5
Shots outside box
10
9
Shots off goal
6
6
Corners
11
Possession & Passing3 · 0 won
51%
Possession
49%
447
Total passes
435
367
Accurate passes
358
82%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline2 · 0 won
7
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
5
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
4
9
Blocked shots
8
0.73
Goals prevented
0.73
VfL Wolfsburg
4-2-3-1
RB Leipzig
4-3-3
VfL Wolfsburg
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Kamil Mieczysław GrabaraG
- 2Kilian FischerD
- 4Konstantinos KoulierakisD
- 5Vinicius SouzaM
- 9Mohammed El Amine AmouraM
- 15Moritz JenzD
- 21Joakim Mæhle PedersenD
- 23Jonas Older WindF
- 27Maximilian ArnoldM
- 32Mattias Olof SvanbergM
- 39Patrick WimmerM
Substitutes
- 8Bence DárdaiM
- 10Lovro MajerM
- 11Adam DaghimF
- 17Dženan PejčinovićF
- 24Christian Dannemann EriksenM
- 25Aaron ZehnterD
- 26Saël Kumbedi NsekeD
- 29Marius MüllerG
- 31Yannick GerhardtM
RB Leipzig
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Péter GulácsiG
- 4Vilmos Tamás OrbánD
- 9Saint-Cyr Johan BakayokoF
- 13Nicolas SeiwaldM
- 14Christoph BaumgartnerM
- 17Bote Ridle Nzuzi BakuD
- 20Forzan Assan OuédraogoM
- 22David RaumD
- 23Castello Junior LukebaD
- 40RômuloF
- 49Yan DiomandeF
Substitutes
- 5El Chadaille BitshiabuD
- 6Ezechiel BanzuziM
- 7Antonio Eromonsele Nordby NusaM
- 11Conrad Harder Weibel SchandorfF
- 16Lukas Manuel KlostermannD
- 26Maarten VandevoordtG
- 33Andrija MaksimovićM
- 36Timo WernerF
- 44Kevin KamplM
VfL Wolfsburg
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamil Grabara | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moritz Jenz | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Wind | F | 70 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Vinícius Souza | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Maximilian Arnold(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Kilian Fischer | D | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Patrick Wimmer | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Konstantinos Koulierakis | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mattias Svanberg | M | 70 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Joakim Mæhle | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Mohamed Amoura | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lovro Majer | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yannick Gerhardt | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marius Müller | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Zehnter | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saël Kumbedi | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bence Dárdai | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Daghim | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Dženan Pejčinović | F | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Eriksen | M | 20 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
RB Leipzig
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Bakayoko | F | 89 | 8.7 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Péter Gulácsi | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Raum(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2/4 |
| Ridle Baku | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Willi Orbán | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nicolas Seiwald | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Assan Ouédraogo | M | 64 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Castello Lukeba | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Yan Diomande | F | 79 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/5 |
| Rômulo | F | 79 | 6.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Christoph Baumgartner | M | 89 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Maarten Vandevoordt | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| El Chadaille Bitshiabu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrija Maksimović | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukas Klostermann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Kampl | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Werner | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antonio Nusa | M | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/3 |
| Ezechiel Banzuzi | M | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Conrad Harder | F | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |