VfL Wolfsburg 2-2 RB Leipzig: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 16 January 2021

Result

VfL Wolfsburg 2-2 RB Leipzig

Bundesliga · Saturday 16 January 2021, 14:30 UTC · half-time 2-1

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VfL Wolfsburg 2-2 RB Leipzig: match report

VfL Wolfsburg drew with RB Leipzig 2-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 16 January 2021. The half-time score was 2-1.

Nordi Mukiele opened the scoring in the 4th minute. VfL Wolfsburg's goals came from Wout Weghorst (22') and Renato Steffen (34'). RB Leipzig scored through Nordi Mukiele (4') and Willi Orbán (54').

Discipline: VfL Wolfsburg received 4 yellow cards; RB Leipzig received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game VfL Wolfsburg were 6th on 25 points from 15 and RB Leipzig 2nd on 31 points from 15. VfL Wolfsburg went on to finish that season 4th with 61 points, and RB Leipzig 2nd with 65.

VfL Wolfsburg lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and RB Leipzig in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Yannick Gerhardt of VfL Wolfsburg (8.1), ahead of Willi Orbán (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 VfL Wolfsburg wins, 3 draws and 3 for RB Leipzig.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

4'Goal · Nordi MukieleRB Leipzig · 0-1
22'Goal · Wout WeghorstVfL Wolfsburg · 1-1
34'Goal · Renato SteffenVfL Wolfsburg · 2-1
42'Yellow card · Nordi MukieleRB Leipzig
48'Yellow card · Paulo OtávioVfL Wolfsburg
50'Yellow card · Kevin MbabuVfL Wolfsburg
54'Goal · Willi OrbánRB Leipzig · 2-2
59'Yellow card · Wout WeghorstVfL Wolfsburg
71'Yellow card · Kevin KamplRB Leipzig
81'Yellow card · Maxence LacroixVfL Wolfsburg
90+1'Yellow card · AngeliñoRB Leipzig

Head-to-head

8 meetings: VfL Wolfsburg 2, draws 3, RB Leipzig 3.

VfL Wolfsburg 0-0 RB LeipzigBundesliga · 7 Mar 2020
RB Leipzig 1-1 VfL WolfsburgBundesliga · 19 Oct 2019
RB Leipzig 2-0 VfL WolfsburgBundesliga · 13 Apr 2019
VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 RB LeipzigBundesliga · 24 Nov 2018
RB Leipzig 4-1 VfL WolfsburgBundesliga · 5 May 2018
VfL Wolfsburg 1-1 RB LeipzigBundesliga · 12 Dec 2017

Team news

Unavailable

Ibrahima KonatéRB Leipzig · injury (Ankle Injury)
Jérôme RoussillonVfL Wolfsburg · injury (Fitness)
Konrad LaimerRB Leipzig · injury (Ankle Fracture)
Benjamin HenrichsRB Leipzig · injury (Patella Problems)

VfL Wolfsburg line-up (4-2-3-1)

Koen Casteels, Kevin Mbabu, Maxence Lacroix, John Brooks, Paulo Otávio, Xaver Schlager, Josuha Guilavogui, Ridle Baku, Yannick Gerhardt, Renato Steffen, Wout Weghorst

RB Leipzig line-up (3-4-2-1)

Péter Gulácsi, Willi Orbán, Dayot Upamecano, Marcel Halstenberg, Nordi Mukiele, Kevin Kampl, Marcel Sabitzer, Angeliño, Amadou Haidara, Dani Olmo, Emil Forsberg