1. FSV Mainz 05 vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2023-24

1. FSV Mainz 05

1 – 1

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VfL Wolfsburg

Sat 13 Jan 2024 · 14:30 UTC MEWA Arena 24,000 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 12' Vaclav Cerny

Silvan Widmer 61' 1–1

Silvan Widmer 3' Y

Y 16' Aster Vranckx

Y 27' Moritz Jenz

Sepp van den Berg 46' Y

Y 54' Koen Casteels

Edimilson Fernandes 57' Y

Y 79' Mattias Svanberg

Overview

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1. FSV Mainz 05 vs VfL Wolfsburg — Bundesliga at MEWA Arena.

1. FSV Mainz 05 9 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
VfL Wolfsburg 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Patrick Ittrich
Assistant 1 Sascha Thielert
Assistant 2 Thomas Gorniak

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

1. FSV Mainz 05 25 games · Avg 3.0 goals VfL Wolfsburg

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-13 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2023-04-30 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 2022-11-05 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg 2022-04-22 VfL Wolfsburg 5–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 2021-12-04 1. FSV Mainz 05 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

1. FSV Mainz 05

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jan	VfL Wolfsburg	H	1–1	D
19 Dec	Borussia Dortmund	A	1–1	D
16 Dec	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	H	0–1	L
10 Dec	1. FC Köln	A	0–0	D
03 Dec	SC Freiburg	H	0–1	L
26 Nov	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	1–1	D

VfL Wolfsburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jan	1. FSV Mainz 05	A	1–1	D
20 Dec	FC Bayern München	H	1–2	L
16 Dec	SV Darmstadt 98	A	1–0	W
09 Dec	SC Freiburg	H	0–1	L
05 Dec	Borussia Mönchengladbach	A	0–1	L
02 Dec	VfL Bochum 1848	A	1–3	L

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' 1. FSV Mainz 05 have kicked off against VfL Wolfsburg. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
3' Silvan Widmer has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 3.
8' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
12' Vaclav Cerny makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and VfL Wolfsburg are in front.
16' Controversy at the stadium! Aster Vranckx argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lovro Majer, as he is very good at scoring at MEWA Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
27' VfL Wolfsburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 27.
32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both 1. FSV Mainz 05 and VfL Wolfsburg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
37' Philipp Mwene has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 446 appearances.
42' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jan Siewert might look to freshen things up shortly.
46' Controversy at the stadium! Sepp van den Berg argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
51' It is a cagey affair so far. 1. FSV Mainz 05 in their 3-1-4-2 trying to find a way past VfL Wolfsburg's compact 4-2-3-1.
54' Poor challenge from Koen Casteels. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
57' Edimilson Fernandes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
61' The deadlock is broken! Silvan Widmer gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
62' 1. FSV Mainz 05 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brajan Gruda is hanging Matondo-Merveille Papela on the field on 62 minute.
64' Rogerio is replacing Nicolas Cozza for the VfL Wolfsburg side.
69' Sebastiaan Bornauw, a Belgium defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
71' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Aster Vranckx is replaced by Mattias Svanberg.
76' It looks surprising 1. FSV Mainz 05 does not make any changes. Dominik Kohr has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
78' The 1. FSV Mainz 05 bench stirs into life. Tom Krauss is withdrawn and Leandro Barreiro Martins gets his opportunity.
79' That is a Yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg. Mattias Svanberg will be fuming at that decision.
84' Moritz Jenz is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for 1. FSV Mainz 05 tonight.
88' Another change for 1. FSV Mainz 05 made on 88 minute. Philipp Mwene leaves to be changed by Maxim Leitsch.
90' The VfL Wolfsburg bench stirs into life. Lovro Majer is withdrawn and Yannick Gerhardt gets his opportunity.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

1. FSV Mainz 05 Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

3
Sepp van den Berg
19
Anthony Caci
31
Dominik Kohr
2
Philipp Mwene ↓ Maxim Leitsch 88'
27
Robin Zentner
9
Karim Onisiwo
29
Jonathan Burkardt ↓ Marco Richter 78'
20
Edimilson Fernandes
30
Silvan Widmer
14
Tom Krauss ↓ Leandro Barreiro Martins 78'
24
Matondo-Merveille Papela ↓ Brajan Gruda 62'

Bench

Coach Jan Siewert

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

31
Yannick Gerhardt ↑ 90'
12
Pavao Pervan
20
Ridle Baku ↑ 71'
32
Mattias Svanberg ↑ 71'
13
Rogerio ↑ 64'
5
Cedric Zesiger
11
Tiago Tomas ↑ 71'
2
Kilian Fischer
18
Dzenan Pejcinovic

Coach Niko Kovać

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

1. FSV Mainz 05 Form

2024-01-13 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg D 2023-12-19 Borussia Dortmund 1–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 D 2023-12-16 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 L 2023-12-10 1. FC Köln 0–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 D 2023-12-03 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 SC Freiburg L 2023-11-26 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 D

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2024-01-13 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg D 2023-12-20 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 FC Bayern München L 2023-12-16 SV Darmstadt 98 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg W 2023-12-09 VfL Wolfsburg 0–1 SC Freiburg L 2023-12-05 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2023-12-02 VfL Bochum 1848 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.05 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.3 VfL Wolfsburg xG

I would bet for: 1. FSV Mainz 05 or VfL Wolfsburg 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

1. FSV Mainz 0532% Draw30% VfL Wolfsburg38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

1. FSV Mainz 05 or Draw

62%

Draw or VfL Wolfsburg

68%

1. FSV Mainz 05 or VfL Wolfsburg

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

1. FSV Mainz 0521% Draw50% VfL Wolfsburg29%

Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

11.8%

0 – 1

11.3%

1 – 0

8.9%

1 – 2

8.2%

0 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

6.6%

2 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

3.6%

0 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

2.3%

Asian Handicap — 1. FSV Mainz 05

Handicap	1. FSV Mainz 05 covers	Push	VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	17%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	22%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

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