Struggling Mainz 05 will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Wolfsburg in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Mainz 05 is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- All of Wolfsburg's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
It's no vacation for neither Mainz 05 nor Wolfsburg as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Mainz 05 form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05, who have the fewest points (2) at home in Bundesliga, have only managed 0 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses from their games here at OPEL ARENA. With eight home Bundesliga games in a row without a win, the Mainz fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Stuttgart game long ago, can be stopped today.
Mainz manager J. Lichte and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Borussia Dortmund (placed 4th) in the Bundesliga. Before that game, the home loss against Eintracht Frankfurt with the scoreline 0-2.
Mainz's goalie Robin Zentner played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Borussia Dortmund with a stunning six saves.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Mainz, as the Bundesliga home game vs RB Leipzig is only four days away.
Mainz have scored 6 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Wolfsburg form and stats
There's been little loot from Wolfsburg's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Bundesliga. Wolfsburg only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 5 draws.
Wolfsburg played 2-2 against RB Leipzig in their previous match. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Union Berlin that ended 2-2.
Goalkeeper Koen Casteels made a total of six saves, making him a hero against RB Leipzig. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Bundesliga trip to Bayer Leverkusen.
Wolfsburg are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 8 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Wolfsburg have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Mainz won one game, six matches ended with a draw and Wolfsburg has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eightTop Goalscorers
  W. Weghorst 11 goals |   J. Mateta 7 goals |  R. Steffen 3 goals |
Mainz 05 missing players
Wolfsburg missing players
| Mainz 05 | Wolfsburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 24 |
| 34 | 15 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 75% | 62% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 81% |
| 56% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 50% |
| 50% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 75% | 69% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 25% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.6 | 11 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 14 | 13.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 29% | 23% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | 32% |
- All of Wolfsburg's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Mainz 05 has the fewest points (2) at home in Bundesliga
- Mainz 05 has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Bundesliga
- Mainz 05 has the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in Bundesliga
- Mainz 05 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Mainz 05 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Mainz 05 have yet to win a game at home.
- Mainz 05 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Mainz 05 is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Wolfsburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 33 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 11 | Augsburg | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 19 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Hoffenheim | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 14 |
| 16 | Köln | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -14 | 12 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -19 | 7 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 26 | -27 | 7 |