VfL Wolfsburg vs FSV Mainz 05 match preview: Even contest expected at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Fri 22.April
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: VOLKSWAGEN ARENA (30000 seats)

VfL Wolfsburg - FSV Mainz 05 in Bundesliga: Numbers, squad info, fixtures, trends and news. Get our full preview!

Insights:
  • FSV Mainz 05 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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VfL Wolfsburg form and stats

The Bundesliga stats playing at home this season for VfL Wolfsburg are 6-2-7 (wins-draws-losses).

In their previous game, the manager Kohfeldt led his Wolfsburg to a defeat away at Borussia Dortmund. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA. VfL Wolfsburg were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. The striker Wind was declared "man of the match" for Wolfsburg with the rating of 7.2/10. Wind hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match, VfL Wolfsburg won a home game hosting Arminia Bielefeld (4-0).

This is expected to be a close game, with VfL Wolfsburg perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with VfL Wolfsburg as a small favourite), we find five games. VfL Wolfsburg has won three of these, drawn one and lost one.

VfL Wolfsburg are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 15 games. 19 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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FSV Mainz 05 form and stats

There's been little loot from FSV Mainz 05's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 15 away games in the Bundesliga. FSV Mainz 05 only have 2 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 2 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Mainz have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Arminia Bielefeld game.

There were no winners in FSV Mainz 05's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Stuttgart (placed 16th). Zentner (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.81. Zentner topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Köln's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by FSV Mainz 05 in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Mainz, one draw and four defeats.

As for defending, FSV Mainz 05 rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 28 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The latest logged meeting involving both these participants is the FSV Mainz 05 - VfL Wolfsburg 3-0 played previously this season. VfL Wolfsburg-FSV Mainz 05 H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: VfL Wolfsburg four wins, FSV Mainz 05 two wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

FSV Mainz 05J. Burkardt
J. Burkardt
10 goals
WolfsburgL. Nmecha
L. Nmecha
8 goals
FSV Mainz 05K. Onisiwo
K. Onisiwo
5 goals

VfL Wolfsburg missing players

FSV Mainz 05 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
VfL Wolfsburg FSV Mainz 05
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 4 15 30
10 6 2 Won W 1 2 11
4 2 1 Drew D 0 2 6
16 7 2 Lost L 3 11 13
34 18 5 Scored S 5 15 43
51 19 6 Conceded C 7 28 36
97% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
80% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 77%
50% 40% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 53%
37% 33% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 27%
13% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 13%
40% 40% 60% BTTS BTTS 100% 73% 53%
30% 40% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 33%
33% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 20%
 
4.4 5.1 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 4.9 5.2
5 4.6 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.5 4.7
1.8 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 1.9
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
12.7 14.1 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 15.2 13.1 13.9
4.1 4.8 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.4 4.3
27% 25% 16% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 29% 33%
 
12.2 11.3 12 Shots against (avg) S A 11 12.3 11.5
4.3 4.1 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.8 3.7
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • FSV Mainz 05 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FSV Mainz 05 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 29 22 3 4 86 29 15 12 1 2 43 12 14 10 2 2 43 17 57 69
2 Borussia Dortmund 30 20 3 7 76 43 15 12 0 3 47 23 15 8 3 4 29 20 33 63
3 Bayer Leverkusen 29 15 7 7 68 42 14 8 2 4 35 21 15 7 5 3 33 21 26 52
4 RB Leipzig 29 15 6 8 64 31 15 10 2 3 38 15 14 5 4 5 26 16 33 51
5 Freiburg 30 14 9 7 49 34 15 8 4 3 28 18 15 6 5 4 21 16 15 51
6 Köln 30 12 10 8 44 44 15 8 4 3 24 19 15 4 6 5 20 25 0 46
7 Hoffenheim 29 13 5 11 50 45 14 8 3 3 29 16 15 5 2 8 21 29 5 44
8 Union Berlin 29 12 8 9 38 39 14 8 4 2 19 14 15 4 4 7 19 25 -1 44
9 FSV Mainz 05 30 11 6 13 43 36 15 9 4 2 28 8 15 2 2 11 15 28 7 39
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 29 10 9 10 40 40 15 4 5 6 17 19 14 6 4 4 23 21 0 39
11 Borussia M'gladbach 30 10 7 13 42 55 15 6 4 5 25 25 15 4 3 8 17 30 -13 37
12 Bochum 30 10 6 14 30 43 15 7 4 4 19 14 15 3 2 10 11 29 -13 36
13 VfL Wolfsburg 30 10 4 16 34 51 15 6 2 7 18 19 15 4 2 9 16 32 -17 34
14 Augsburg 30 8 8 14 34 47 15 6 4 5 22 21 15 2 4 9 12 26 -13 32
15 Hertha BSC 30 8 5 17 32 66 15 5 3 7 21 31 15 3 2 10 11 35 -34 29
16 Stuttgart 30 6 10 14 36 53 15 5 3 7 25 30 15 1 7 7 11 23 -17 28
17 Arminia Bielefeld 29 5 11 13 23 43 14 2 8 4 13 18 15 3 3 9 10 25 -20 26
18 Greuther Furth 29 3 7 19 24 72 15 3 5 7 13 26 14 0 2 12 11 46 -48 16

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Table
  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 29 22 3 4 86 29 15 12 1 2 43 12 14 10 2 2 43 17 57 69
2 Borussia Dortmund 30 20 3 7 76 43 15 12 0 3 47 23 15 8 3 4 29 20 33 63
3 Bayer Leverkusen 29 15 7 7 68 42 14 8 2 4 35 21 15 7 5 3 33 21 26 52
4 RB Leipzig 29 15 6 8 64 31 15 10 2 3 38 15 14 5 4 5 26 16 33 51
5 Freiburg 30 14 9 7 49 34 15 8 4 3 28 18 15 6 5 4 21 16 15 51
6 Köln 30 12 10 8 44 44 15 8 4 3 24 19 15 4 6 5 20 25 0 46
7 Hoffenheim 29 13 5 11 50 45 14 8 3 3 29 16 15 5 2 8 21 29 5 44
8 Union Berlin 29 12 8 9 38 39 14 8 4 2 19 14 15 4 4 7 19 25 -1 44
9 FSV Mainz 05 30 11 6 13 43 36 15 9 4 2 28 8 15 2 2 11 15 28 7 39
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 29 10 9 10 40 40 15 4 5 6 17 19 14 6 4 4 23 21 0 39
11 Borussia M'gladbach 30 10 7 13 42 55 15 6 4 5 25 25 15 4 3 8 17 30 -13 37
12 Bochum 30 10 6 14 30 43 15 7 4 4 19 14 15 3 2 10 11 29 -13 36
13 VfL Wolfsburg 30 10 4 16 34 51 15 6 2 7 18 19 15 4 2 9 16 32 -17 34
14 Augsburg 30 8 8 14 34 47 15 6 4 5 22 21 15 2 4 9 12 26 -13 32
15 Hertha BSC 30 8 5 17 32 66 15 5 3 7 21 31 15 3 2 10 11 35 -34 29
16 Stuttgart 30 6 10 14 36 53 15 5 3 7 25 30 15 1 7 7 11 23 -17 28
17 Arminia Bielefeld 29 5 11 13 23 43 14 2 8 4 13 18 15 3 3 9 10 25 -20 26
18 Greuther Furth 29 3 7 19 24 72 15 3 5 7 13 26 14 0 2 12 11 46 -48 16

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