RB Leipzig vs. VfL Wolfsburg Match Analysis and Prediction

Both RB Leipzig and VfL Wolfsburg will battle for the first win the new Bundesliga season this weekend when they square of at the Red Bull Arena in the fourth game week of the campaign. Kickoffs on August 27 at 16:30 EAT.

The home side RB Leiipzig is placed 11th with just two points after three opening league matches. In the opening matches they recorded two draws and a loss. Coming into this game, RB Leipzig is winless in all their last six matches across all the competitions (DDLDDL).

RB Leipzig gets into this fixture hoping for better results after 2-1 Bundesliga losing effort to Union Berlin in their last match. In that game, RB Leipzig managed 74% possession, 16 shots with two of them on target and a goal scored by Willi Orbán (83′). Union Berlin got seven shots at goal with three of them on target and goals by Jordan Siebatcheu (32′) and Sheraldo Becker (38′).

VfL Wolfsburg on the other hand is 14th with two points after recording two draws and a win the three league opening matches. Coming into this game, Wolfsburg is unbeaten in five of their last six matches across all the competitions (WDWDLD).

VfL Wolfsburg held each other to 0-0 Bundesliga draw with Schalke 04 in their most recent fixture. In that game, VfL Wolfsburg had 72% possession and 18 shots with six of them on target while Schalke 04 got 10 shots with two of them on target.

RB Leipzig vs. VfL Wolfsburg head to head

Since 2011, these two sides have had 18 head to head encounters, RB Leipzig claims eight wins, six matches ended in draws while Wolfsburg claims four wins.

• Leipzig 2-0 Wolfsburg 23/01/22
• Wolfsburg 1-0 Leipzig 29/08/21
• Leipzig 2-2 Wolfsburg 16/05/21
• Leipzig 2-0 Wolfsburg 03/03/21
• Wolfsburg 2-2 Leipzig 16/01/21

Home

• Union Berlin 2-1 Leipzig
• Leipzig 2-2 FC Cologne
• Stuttgart 1-1 Leipzig
• Leipzig 3-5 B. Munich
• Leipzig 0-5 Liverpool

Away

• Wolfsburg 0-0 Schalk
• B.Munich 2-0 Wolfsburg

• Wolfsburg 2-2 Bremen
• Jena 0-1 Wolfsburg
• Wolfsburg 4-0 Brentford

RB Leipzig team news

Domenico Tedesco will be without Lukas Klostermann, Péter Gulácsi and Yussuf Poulsen  through injuries and Dominik Szoboszlai through suspension.

VfL Wolfsburg team news

Patrick Wimmer, Yannick Gerhardt and Jonas Wind are unavailable for Niko Kovač side through injuries.

Prediction and odds

• VfL Wolfsburg win
• Draw
• Both teams to score