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1. FSV Mainz 05 vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2019-20
1. FSV Mainz 05
0 – 1
Full Time
VfL Wolfsburg
Sat 28 Sep 2019 · 13:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Y 37' Marcel Tisserand
Moussa Niakhate 39' Y
Y 61' Robin Knoche
Y 65' Wout Weghorst
Alexandru Maxim 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

1. FSV Mainz 05 vs VfL Wolfsburg — Bundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Felix Brych
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Martin Thomsen

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Borussia Dortmund 4 12
2 FC Bayern München 4 10
3 SC Freiburg 4 10
4 FC Augsburg 4 7
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 7
6 1. FSV Mainz 05 4 7
7 SV 07 Elversberg 4 7
8 SV Werder Bremen 4 7
9 RB Leipzig 4 6
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 5
11 FC Schalke 04 4 5
12 SC Paderborn 07 4 4
13 1. FC Köln 4 4
14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 3
15 VfB Stuttgart 4 3
16 Hamburger SV 4 3
17 1. FC Union Berlin 4 1
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0

Head-to-Head

4
7
14
1. FSV Mainz 05 25 games · Avg 3.0 goals VfL Wolfsburg
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-28 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-02-16 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 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

Recent Form

1. FSV Mainz 05
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep VfL Wolfsburg H 0–1 L
20 Sep FC Schalke 04 A 1–2 L
14 Sep Hertha BSC H 2–1 W
31 Aug FC Bayern München A 1–6 L
24 Aug Borussia Mönchengladbach H 1–3 L
17 Aug SC Freiburg A 0–3 L
VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 1–0 W
23 Sep TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 1–1 D
19 Sep FK Oleksandriya H 3–1 W
13 Sep TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf A 1–1 D
31 Aug SC Paderborn 07 H 1–1 D
25 Aug Hertha BSC A 3–0 W

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
1. FSV Mainz 05 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as 1. FSV Mainz 05 face off against VfL Wolfsburg in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 9' What a strike from Marcel Tisserand! The score is 0-1.
  • 14' VfL Wolfsburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 19' Josuha Guilavogui has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 24' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 29' 1. FSV Mainz 05 are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against VfL Wolfsburg's shape.
  • 34' Both keepers have barely been tested. 1. FSV Mainz 05 and VfL Wolfsburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 37' Marcel Tisserand catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 37.
  • 39' The referee shows 1. FSV Mainz 05 player a Yellow card on 39.
  • 44' VfL Wolfsburg come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' The 1. FSV Mainz 05 bench stirs into life. Robin Quaison is withdrawn and Karim Onisiwo gets his opportunity.
  • 51' It looks surprising 1. FSV Mainz 05 does not make any changes. Ridle Baku has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' VfL Wolfsburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 61' Robin Knoche is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
  • 62' It is a substitution in 1. FSV Mainz 05 team. Ronael Pierre-Gabriel is replaced by Alexandru Maxim on 62 minute.
  • 65' Poor challenge from Wout Weghorst. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 65' A change in the VfL Wolfsburg ranks — Josip Brekalo exits the field as Felix Klaus enters on 65.
  • 70' Robin Knoche, a Germany centre-back, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' A change in the VfL Wolfsburg ranks — Maximilian Arnold exits the field as Yannick Gerhardt enters on 71.
  • 76' Taiwo Awoniyi gets the nod from 1. FSV Mainz 05. He replaces Edimilson Fernandes and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 84' VfL Wolfsburg ring the changes. Admir Mehmedi has done his job and it is now time for Joao Victor to step up.
  • 86' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alexandru Maxim on 86 minutes.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

1. FSV Mainz 05 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sandro Schwarz

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-09-28 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-02-16 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 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

1. FSV Mainz 05 Form

2019-09-28 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2019-09-20 FC Schalke 04 2–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2019-09-14 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–1 Hertha BSC W 2019-08-31 FC Bayern München 6–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2019-08-24 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2019-08-17 SC Freiburg 3–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 L

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2019-09-28 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg W 2019-09-23 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2019-09-19 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 FK Oleksandriya W 2019-09-13 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg D 2019-08-31 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 SC Paderborn 07 D 2019-08-25 Hertha BSC 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.88 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 VfL Wolfsburg xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
1. FSV Mainz 0524% Draw29% VfL Wolfsburg47%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

1. FSV Mainz 05 or Draw
53%
Draw or VfL Wolfsburg
76%
1. FSV Mainz 05 or VfL Wolfsburg
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
1. FSV Mainz 0517% Draw51% VfL Wolfsburg32%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13%
0 – 2
9.5%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
3.9%
1 – 3
3.9%
2 – 2
3.8%
2 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — 1. FSV Mainz 05

Handicap 1. FSV Mainz 05 covers Push VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 15% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 24% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 14% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

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