Week 20 features a match on Sun Jan 23rd, where RB Leipzig plays host to Wolfsburg in a meeting of these two mismatched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. RB Leipzig is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Hansa Rostock. Yussuf Poulsen struck first for RB Leipzig in the 6th minute, then Daniel Olmo added another in the 82nd minute In the end, Hansa Rostock couldn’t muster any offence and RB Leipzig ran away with the shutout win. RB Leipzig is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while wolfsburg is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Hertha BSC. Wolfsburg had 12 on net, and Hertha BSC had 6, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match on Aug 29th, Wolfsburg was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of just over 12000 excited fans. Jérôme Roussillon scored the first goal for Wolfsburg in the 52nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed RB Leipzig couldn’t manage to score, and Wolfsburg took the shutout win.
Wolfsburg hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Wout Weghorst and Lukas Nmecha, and they each have 1 goal. RB Leipzig is fortunate enough to have André Silva in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals
Benjamin Henrichs, Marcel Halstenberg, Konrad Laimer, Emil Forsberg, Nordi Mukiele and Daniel Olmo are unavailable to play for RB Leipzig, while Dodi Lukebakio, Lukas Nmecha, Xaver Schlager, Daniel Ginczek, Josuha Guilavogui, William and Paulo Otávio are unavailable to play for Wolfsburg.