VfL Wolfsburg 1-1 RB Leipzig: result and report

Bundesliga · Tuesday 12 December 2017

Result

VfL Wolfsburg 1-1 RB Leipzig

Bundesliga · Tuesday 12 December 2017, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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VfL Wolfsburg 1-1 RB Leipzig: match report

VfL Wolfsburg drew with RB Leipzig 1-1 in the Bundesliga on Tuesday 12 December 2017. The half-time score was 1-0.

Paul Verhaegh opened the scoring in the 15th minute. VfL Wolfsburg's goal came from Paul Verhaegh (15', penalty). RB Leipzig scored through Marcel Halstenberg (53').

Discipline: VfL Wolfsburg received 2 yellow cards; RB Leipzig received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game VfL Wolfsburg were 11th on 18 points from 15 and RB Leipzig 2nd on 27 points from 15. VfL Wolfsburg went on to finish that season 16th with 33 points, and RB Leipzig 6th with 53.

VfL Wolfsburg lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and RB Leipzig in a 4-2-2-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Stefan Ilsanker of RB Leipzig (8.1), ahead of Marcel Halstenberg (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 VfL Wolfsburg win, 0 draws and 1 for RB Leipzig.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Penalty goal · Paul VerhaeghVfL Wolfsburg · 1-0
  • 30'Yellow card · Josuha GuilavoguiVfL Wolfsburg
  • 53'Goal · Marcel HalstenbergRB Leipzig · 1-1
  • 58'Yellow card · Dayot UpamecanoRB Leipzig
  • 60'Yellow card · Stefan IlsankerRB Leipzig
  • 65'Yellow card · Daniel DidaviVfL Wolfsburg
  • 90'Yellow card · Marcel HalstenbergRB Leipzig
  • 90+2'Second yellow · Dayot UpamecanoRB Leipzig

Head-to-head

2 meetings: VfL Wolfsburg 1, draws 0, RB Leipzig 1.

Team news

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

Koen Casteels, Paul Verhaegh, Felix Uduokhai, John Brooks, William, Josuha Guilavogui, Maximilian Arnold, Yannick Gerhardt, Daniel Didavi, Yunus Mallı, Mario Gómez

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

Péter Gulácsi, Lukas Klostermann, Ibrahima Konaté, Dayot Upamecano, Marcel Halstenberg, Stefan Ilsanker, Naby Keïta, Kevin Kampl, Bruma, Yussuf Poulsen, Timo Werner