Overview
Wolfsburg entered the match against RB Leipzig with extremely unstable form. They are currently on a 4-match winless streak, including 3 consecutive defeats against Augsburg, Heidenheim and Union Berlin.
The situation got worse when the Volkswagen Arena team completely failed to score in all 3 losses. More broadly, coach Ralph Hasenhuttl's team has only won 1 of their last 9 matches in all competitions.
As for Leipzig, they have just had the joy of winning their second consecutive home match. They beat Hoffenheim and before that Dortmund. However, the away results are much less positive for the team of interim coach Zsolt Low.
Leipzig are winless in their last nine away games, including five defeats and four draws. Not to mention, RB Leipzig has only scored 1 goal in the last 6 matches.
At the moment, Wolfsburg and Leipzig still have a common problem: their squads are broken due to injuries. The home team is lacking in personnel at all levels in the lines such as Vavro, Bornauw, Koulierakis, Kinger, Svanberg, Bialek and Majer.
Similarly, Leipzig also does not have the services of Henrichs, Ouedraogo,lager Schinger or Nusa.
With both teams showing disappointment, Wolfsbug and Leipzig are likely to share points in a low-scoring match.
In the last 10 meetings between the two teams, Leipzig have won 5, Wolfsburg have won 4 and the rest are draws. But perhaps more importantly, Wolfsburg have won 3 of their last 5 matches.
The two teams have met twice this season. Leipzig eliminated Wolfsburg from DFB Pokal after a 1-0 victory. In contrast, Wolfsburg won the first leg of the Bundesliga with a score of 5-1.
Personnel situation
In this match, Wolfsburg could not use players who were still in the recovery period such as Bialek, Koulierakis, Majer, Svanberg or Vavro.
On the other side of the front line, Henrichs, Nusa, Ouedraogo and Schlager are also in a similar situation.
Expected lineup:
Wolfsburg: Grabara, Roerslev, Fischer, Odogu, Maehle, Vranckx, Arnold, Kaminski, Wind, Skov Olsen, Nmecha.
Leipzig: Gulacsi, Geertruida, Orban, Lukeba, Raum, Vermeeren, Seiwald, Baku, Simons, Sesko, Openda.
The match between Wolfsburg and Leipzig takes place at 1:30 am on April 12 (Vietnam time).
