RB Leipzig vs Wolfsburg betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Red Bull Arena

Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Date: Sat 13.April
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Red Bull Arena (44345 seats)

The managers R. Rangnick and B. Labbadia are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Bundesliga league table.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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RB Leipzig form and stats

RB Leipzig, who have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Bundesliga, are steadily winning games and points here at Red Bull Arena. 8 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 14 games. RB Leipzig has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Borussia Dortmund defeat.

Happy days for RB Leipzig in their previous game, a Bundesliga match away at Bayer Leverkusen that ended with a 4-2 victory. Before that match, a DFB Pokal win away at Augsburg.

With an average of more than two goals per home game (30 in 14 games), RB Leipzig's attacking play is working. From these home matches, RB Leipzig have conceded only 8 goals.

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Wolfsburg form and stats

The visitors are W7-D2-L5 on the road this term. Wolfsburg has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

The supporters enjoyed Wolfsburg's previous game versus Hannover 96, a Bundesliga 3-1 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Borussia Dortmund wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

Wolfsburg has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches this season, 22 goals from 14 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Wolfsburg have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Wolfsburg - RB Leipzig 1-0. Last eight meetings between the teams: RB Leipzig won 4, Wolfsburg won 3 and 1 draw.

Top Goalscorers

Y. Poulsen
15 goals / 2 assists
T. Werner
13 goals / 7 assists
W. Weghorst
12 goals / 5 assists

RB Leipzig missing players

Wolfsburg missing players

RB Leipzig Wolfsburg
Total Home Statistic Away Total
28 14 Played 14 28
53 30 Scored 22 47
22 8 Conceded 21 42
86% 79% Over 0.5 93% 96%
68% 71% Over 1.5 86% 86%
50% 43% Over 2.5 64% 68%
32% 36% Over 3.5 29% 39%
25% 36% Over 4.5 21% 14%
36% 36% Both teams to score 43% 54%
50% 57% Clean Sheet 36% 29%
29% 29% Failed To Score 29% 21%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Bayern München 28 20 4 4 74 28 14 10 3 1 40 12 14 10 1 3 34 16 46 64
2 Borussia Dortmund 28 19 6 3 66 35 14 12 2 0 45 18 14 7 4 3 21 17 31 63
3 RB Leipzig 28 16 7 5 53 22 14 8 5 1 30 8 14 8 2 4 23 14 31 55
4 Eintracht Frankfurt 28 15 7 6 56 31 14 8 3 3 31 16 14 7 4 3 25 15 25 52
5 Borussia M'gladbach 27 14 5 8 46 34 13 9 1 3 27 15 14 5 4 5 19 19 12 47
6 Wolfsburg 28 13 6 9 47 42 14 6 4 4 25 21 14 7 2 5 22 21 5 45
7 Werder Bremen 27 11 9 7 49 39 14 6 5 3 29 22 13 5 4 4 20 17 10 42
8 Bayer Leverkusen 28 13 3 12 50 48 14 7 1 6 23 23 14 6 2 6 27 25 2 42
9 Hoffenheim 27 10 11 6 54 39 14 6 5 3 25 15 13 4 6 3 29 24 15 41
10 Fortuna Düsseldorf 28 11 4 13 38 52 14 7 0 7 20 22 14 4 4 6 18 30 -14 37
11 Hertha BSC 28 9 8 11 41 46 14 5 5 4 22 21 14 4 3 7 19 25 -5 35
12 Mainz 05 28 9 6 13 33 48 14 6 4 4 21 16 14 3 2 9 12 32 -15 33
13 Freiburg 28 7 11 10 38 48 14 5 6 3 26 21 14 2 5 7 12 27 -10 32
14 Schalke 04 28 7 5 16 29 46 14 4 1 9 14 23 14 3 4 7 15 23 -17 26
15 Augsburg 27 6 7 14 37 50 13 4 4 5 24 21 14 2 3 9 13 29 -13 25
16 Stuttgart 28 5 6 17 27 60 14 4 4 6 18 26 14 1 2 11 9 34 -33 21
17 Nürnberg 28 3 8 17 23 53 14 3 5 6 14 16 14 0 3 11 9 37 -30 17
18 Hannover 96 28 3 5 20 25 65 14 3 1 10 11 25 14 0 4 10 14 40 -40 14

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