Sports bettors believe Wolfsburg will beat Mainz 05 at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 22.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: VOLKSWAGEN ARENA (30000 seats)

Wolfsburg greet Mainz 05 with expectations of taking all three points. Will they? Read our preview!

Insights:
  • Wolfsburg have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Bundesliga
  • Mainz 05 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Wolfsburg and Mainz 05 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Wolfsburg can neither be promoted or relegated from Bundesliga. Mainz is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Wolfsburg form and stats

Wolfsburg, who have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Bundesliga, have performed here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA this season with 10 wins from 16 Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 2.

Wolfsburg shared the glory with RB Leipzig in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Maximilian Philipp (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.45/10. Philipp scored two goals and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. A disappointing finish for Wolfsburg in their match versus RB Leipzig as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Union Berlin in a game that was won 3-0.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Wolfsburg matches with similar probabilities have ended with zero wins, zero draws and two defeats (from two games).

The Wolfsburg fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 30 goals in 16 league matches. Wolfsburg are not conceding a lot of goals here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 16 matches.

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Mainz 05 form and stats

5-5-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Mainz 05 in their Bundesliga matches away. Mainz are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

The manager B. Svensson was unhappy after their last game, a Bundesliga match played at their home ground OPEL ARENA. Mainz suffered a 1-3 loss to Borussia Dortmund (placed 3rd). Attacker Robin Quaison got a player rating of 7.41 in the game. "Man of the match" Quaison scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Mainz travelled to Eintracht Frankfurt and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Mainz playing away, we found five games. Results were three away wins, one draw and one home win.

Mainz 05 find the net regularly in their away games. 20 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. Mainz have conceded 28 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Mainz 05 - Wolfsburg 0-2 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Wolfsburg victories, six draws and zero Mainz 05 wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

WolfsburgW. Weghorst
W. Weghorst
20 goals
WolfsburgJ. Brekalo
J. Brekalo
7 goals
Mainz 05J. Mateta
J. Mateta
7 goals

Wolfsburg missing players

Mainz 05 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wolfsburg Mainz 05
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
17 10 5 Won W 0 5 9
10 4 0 Drew D 3 5 9
6 2 0 Lost L 2 6 15
59 30 15 Scored S 7 20 36
34 13 4 Conceded C 12 28 54
91% 81% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
82% 69% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 73%
55% 56% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 62% 48%
27% 25% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 44% 36%
12% 19% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 15%
52% 38% 40% BTTS BTTS 100% 69% 61%
42% 56% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 15%
15% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.6 1.8
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13 13.1 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 10.9 10.8
4.6 4.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.4 3.6
39% 42% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 37% 30%
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • Mainz 05 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wolfsburg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Wolfsburg have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Bundesliga

  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 33 23 6 4 94 42 16 12 4 0 59 19 17 11 2 4 35 23 52 75
2 RB Leipzig 33 19 8 6 59 30 17 11 4 2 29 13 16 8 4 4 30 17 29 65
3 Borussia Dortmund 33 19 4 10 72 45 16 10 2 4 37 19 17 9 2 6 35 26 27 61
4 Wolfsburg 33 17 10 6 59 34 16 10 4 2 30 13 17 7 6 4 29 21 25 61
5 Eintracht Frankfurt 33 15 12 6 66 52 16 9 7 0 34 19 17 6 5 6 32 33 14 57
6 Bayer Leverkusen 33 14 10 9 52 36 17 8 5 4 34 22 16 6 5 5 18 14 16 52
7 Union Berlin 33 11 14 8 48 42 16 7 8 1 30 17 17 4 6 7 18 25 6 47
8 Borussia M'gladbach 33 12 10 11 60 54 17 8 4 5 32 19 16 4 6 6 28 35 6 46
9 Stuttgart 33 12 9 12 56 53 16 5 6 5 27 24 17 7 3 7 29 29 3 45
10 Freiburg 33 12 9 12 51 49 17 7 6 4 33 23 16 5 3 8 18 26 2 45
11 Hoffenheim 33 10 10 13 50 53 16 7 3 6 30 23 17 3 7 7 20 30 -3 40
12 Augsburg 33 10 6 17 34 49 17 6 4 7 21 25 16 4 2 10 13 24 -15 36
13 Mainz 05 33 9 9 15 36 54 17 4 4 9 16 26 16 5 5 6 20 28 -18 36
14 Hertha BSC 33 8 11 14 40 50 17 5 5 7 21 26 16 3 6 7 19 24 -10 35
15 Arminia Bielefeld 33 8 8 17 24 52 17 6 2 9 13 23 16 2 6 8 11 29 -28 32
16 Werder Bremen 33 7 10 16 34 53 16 3 5 8 14 24 17 4 5 8 20 29 -19 31
17 Köln 33 7 9 17 33 60 16 2 5 9 19 31 17 5 4 8 14 29 -27 30
18 Schalke 04 33 3 7 23 25 85 17 3 3 11 14 34 16 0 4 12 11 51 -60 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 33 23 6 4 94 42 16 12 4 0 59 19 17 11 2 4 35 23 52 75
2 RB Leipzig 33 19 8 6 59 30 17 11 4 2 29 13 16 8 4 4 30 17 29 65
3 Borussia Dortmund 33 19 4 10 72 45 16 10 2 4 37 19 17 9 2 6 35 26 27 61
4 Wolfsburg 33 17 10 6 59 34 16 10 4 2 30 13 17 7 6 4 29 21 25 61
5 Eintracht Frankfurt 33 15 12 6 66 52 16 9 7 0 34 19 17 6 5 6 32 33 14 57
6 Bayer Leverkusen 33 14 10 9 52 36 17 8 5 4 34 22 16 6 5 5 18 14 16 52
7 Union Berlin 33 11 14 8 48 42 16 7 8 1 30 17 17 4 6 7 18 25 6 47
8 Borussia M'gladbach 33 12 10 11 60 54 17 8 4 5 32 19 16 4 6 6 28 35 6 46
9 Stuttgart 33 12 9 12 56 53 16 5 6 5 27 24 17 7 3 7 29 29 3 45
10 Freiburg 33 12 9 12 51 49 17 7 6 4 33 23 16 5 3 8 18 26 2 45
11 Hoffenheim 33 10 10 13 50 53 16 7 3 6 30 23 17 3 7 7 20 30 -3 40
12 Augsburg 33 10 6 17 34 49 17 6 4 7 21 25 16 4 2 10 13 24 -15 36
13 Mainz 05 33 9 9 15 36 54 17 4 4 9 16 26 16 5 5 6 20 28 -18 36
14 Hertha BSC 33 8 11 14 40 50 17 5 5 7 21 26 16 3 6 7 19 24 -10 35
15 Arminia Bielefeld 33 8 8 17 24 52 17 6 2 9 13 23 16 2 6 8 11 29 -28 32
16 Werder Bremen 33 7 10 16 34 53 16 3 5 8 14 24 17 4 5 8 20 29 -19 31
17 Köln 33 7 9 17 33 60 16 2 5 9 19 31 17 5 4 8 14 29 -27 30
18 Schalke 04 33 3 7 23 25 85 17 3 3 11 14 34 16 0 4 12 11 51 -60 16

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