This is it, this is Bundesliga and this is FSV Mainz 05 - VfL Wolfsburg. Check out our thorough match guide!
- FSV Mainz 05 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- VfL Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This could be an action-packed fixture with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!
FSV Mainz 05 form and stats
The overall Bundesliga statistics playing at home this season for FSV Mainz 05 are 3-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). Mainz have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Mainz are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Stuttgart. Jae-Sung Lee (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.64/10. Lee hit two key passes.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus FC Köln.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how FSV Mainz 05 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won four, drawn three and lost five.
Mainz have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at OPEL ARENA with 11 goals in 7 league matches. From these home matches, Mainz have conceded only 5 goals.
VfL Wolfsburg form and stats
As the visiting team in Bundesliga matches, VfL Wolfsburg have produced an overall stat of 3-1-2 so far.
VfL Wolfsburg might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Borussia Dortmund proved too strong as Wolfsburg slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Volkswagen Arena. Aster Vranckx got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, top player of the team. Vranckx hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 23 successful passes (of 26 total).
It was a Champions League defeat before that one as the away game against Sevilla wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by VfL Wolfsburg in our archives, and the results are: one win for Wolfsburg, one draw and four defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Lille in just four days.
Wolfsburg has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. 8 goals have been conceded by Wolfsburg in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Mainz victories, five draws and four VfL Wolfsburg wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Burkardt 6 goals |   W. Weghorst 5 goals |  L. Nmecha 5 goals |
FSV Mainz 05 missing players
VfL Wolfsburg missing players
| FSV Mainz 05 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 92% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 77% |
| 46% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 8% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 54% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 46% |
| 31% | 43% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 23% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.5 | 14.1 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.3 | 12.5 |
| 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 31% | 29% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 39% | 26% |
| 11.8 | 11.4 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10 | 10.7 |
| 3.4 | 2.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
- All of VfL Wolfsburg's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FSV Mainz 05 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- VfL Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- VfL Wolfsburg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- VfL Wolfsburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 29 | 31 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | Freiburg | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Hoffenheim | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Union Berlin | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 20 |
| 8 | RB Leipzig | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 9 | FSV Mainz 05 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | FC Köln | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Borussia M'gladbach | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | -8 | 16 |
| 13 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 14 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 16 | FC Augsburg | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 13 |
| 17 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 9 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 24 | -28 | 1 |