Christopher Nkunku marks comeback with an assist

RB Leipzig return home with all three points following a 3-0 win in Wolfsburg. The Bulls now have 39 points to their name and are just one point off of third and fourth place, while they are four points behind league leaders Bayern München.
 

Goal Facts:

• Dominik Szoboszlai scored his fifth goal of the season and has now been involved in 13 Bundesliga goals in 2022/23. 
   
• Christopher Nkunku provided his third assist of the season on his comeback from injury. 
   
• Konrad Laimer scored his 12th goal of the season, while Emil Forsberg found the back of the net for the fourth time in 2022/23. 
   

Streak Facts:

• RBL are unbeaten in their last nine away games across all competitions
   
• We have won six times and drawn three games in this period, including four wins in the league and two in the Champions League!
   
• We have now won each of our last three games against Wolfsburg.

   

Clean sheet:

• Goalkeeper Janis Blaswich kept his seventh clean sheet of the season (3x Bundesliga, 2x DFB-Pokal, 2x Champions League).

   

Comeback Fact:

• Christo Nkunku made his comeback from injury exactly 98 days after he tore a ligament in his knee. The striker last featured on 12th November 2022 in a 2-1 victory against Werder Bremen.
   

Top Statistics:

PLAYER:

• Distance covered (km): Xaver Schlager – 12.18
   
• Shots: Dominik Szoboszlai – 4
   
• Challenge-success rate: Willi Orbán – 75%
   
• Touches: Joško Gvardiol  – 106
   
• Passes: Willi Orbán – 80
   
• Top speed: Dominik Szoboszlai– 35.10 km/h

   

TEAM:

• RBL enjoyed 55.49% possession. 
   
• We completed 500 of 572 passes (87.41%). 
   
• RBL had 17 shots to Wolfsburg’s 7.