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1. FSV Mainz 05 vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
1. FSV Mainz 05
0 – 0
Full Time
VfL Wolfsburg
Wed 26 Sep 2018 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 56' Admir Mehmedi
Alexandru Maxim 71' Y
Y 74' Ignacio Camacho

Overview

Match Preview

1. FSV Mainz 05 vs VfL Wolfsburg — Bundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Tobias Stieler
  • Referee Arno Blos
  • Referee Matthias Jollenbeck
  • Referee Markus Schuller
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 31.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 9 21
2 Borussia Dortmund 9 21
3 SC Freiburg 9 19
4 RB Leipzig 9 18
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 16
6 SV Werder Bremen 9 15
7 SV 07 Elversberg 9 13
8 VfB Stuttgart 9 12
9 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 9 12
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 12
11 Hamburger SV 9 12
12 1. FSV Mainz 05 9 10
13 SC Paderborn 07 9 10
14 FC Augsburg 9 9
15 1. FC Köln 9 9
16 1. FC Union Berlin 9 7
17 FC Schalke 04 9 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 4

Head-to-Head

4
7
14
1. FSV Mainz 05 25 games · Avg 3.0 goals VfL Wolfsburg
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-26 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2018-02-10 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 2017-09-19 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg 2017-03-01 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 2017-02-04 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 1. FSV Mainz 05

Recent Form

1. FSV Mainz 05
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep VfL Wolfsburg H 0–0 D
23 Sep Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 0–1 L
15 Sep FC Augsburg H 2–1 W
01 Sep 1. FC Nürnberg A 1–1 D
26 Aug VfB Stuttgart H 1–0 W
18 Aug FC Erzgebirge Aue A 3–1 W
VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 0–0 D
22 Sep SC Freiburg H 1–3 L
15 Sep Hertha BSC H 2–2 D
01 Sep Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 3–1 W
25 Aug FC Schalke 04 H 2–1 W
18 Aug SV 07 Elversberg A 1–0 W

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
1. FSV Mainz 05 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FSV Mainz 05
0-15
–/7
16-30
3/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/2
76+
8/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FSV Mainz 05
Phillip Tietz 6 G
Anthony Caci 3 G 3 A
Sheraldo Becker 2 G 4 A
Philipp Mwene 1 G 1 A
Ransford Konigsdorffer 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Ridle Baku has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His 1. FSV Mainz 05 side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' 1. FSV Mainz 05 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Daniel Brosinski makes way for Philipp Mwene at the 30 minute mark. A tactical switch from 1. FSV Mainz 05.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at . VfL Wolfsburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' VfL Wolfsburg have won 500 goals from 479 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 55' VfL Wolfsburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' The referee shows VfL Wolfsburg player a Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 64' Jean-Paul Boetius has so much to prove this time. He replaces Karim Onisiwo on 64 minute.
  • 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VfL Wolfsburg that had 479 games and scored 500 goals.
  • 70' A change in the VfL Wolfsburg ranks — Admir Mehmedi exits the field as Yunus Malli enters on 70.
  • 71' Alexandru Maxim catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 71.
  • 74' That is a Yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg. Ignacio Camacho will be fuming at that decision.
  • 75' Alexandru Maxim makes way for Jean-Philippe Mateta at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from 1. FSV Mainz 05.
  • 80' Jerome Roussillon is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for VfL Wolfsburg so far.
  • 82' Wout Weghorst has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Ginczek on 82 minute.
  • 87' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruno Labbadia might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 88' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Elvis Rexhbecaj is replaced by Renato Steffen.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

1. FSV Mainz 05 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sandro Schwarz

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Labbadia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jonas Wind 7
Maximilian Arnold 3
Jonathan Burkardt 3
Max Kruse 3
Sebastiaan Bornauw 2
Stefan Bell 2
Wout Weghorst 2
Robin Quaison 2

Head to Head

2018-09-26 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2018-02-10 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 2017-09-19 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg 2017-03-01 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 2017-02-04 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 1. FSV Mainz 05

1. FSV Mainz 05 Form

2018-09-26 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–0 VfL Wolfsburg D 2018-09-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2018-09-15 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–1 FC Augsburg W 2018-09-01 1. FC Nürnberg 1–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 D 2018-08-26 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–0 VfB Stuttgart W 2018-08-18 FC Erzgebirge Aue 1–3 1. FSV Mainz 05 W

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2018-09-26 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–0 VfL Wolfsburg D 2018-09-22 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 SC Freiburg L 2018-09-15 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 Hertha BSC D 2018-09-01 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2018-08-25 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 FC Schalke 04 W 2018-08-18 SV 07 Elversberg 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.92 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 VfL Wolfsburg xG
I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
1. FSV Mainz 0531% Draw32% VfL Wolfsburg37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

1. FSV Mainz 05 or Draw
64%
Draw or VfL Wolfsburg
69%
1. FSV Mainz 05 or VfL Wolfsburg
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
1. FSV Mainz 0520% Draw54% VfL Wolfsburg26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 2
7.8%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 3
2.9%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — 1. FSV Mainz 05

Handicap 1. FSV Mainz 05 covers Push VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 18% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 22% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.