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VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FSV Mainz 05, Bundesliga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2021-22
VfL Wolfsburg
5 – 0
Full Time
1. FSV Mainz 05
Fri 22 Apr 2022 · 18:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Niklas Tauer
Y 21' Niklas Tauer
R 23' Niklas Tauer
Y 81' Dominik Kohr
Y 82' Alexander Hack

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Harm Osmers
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Guido Kleve
  • Referee Jonas Weickenmeier
  • Referee Thorben Siewer
  • Referee Robert Kempter
5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game

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

14
7
4
VfL Wolfsburg 25 games · Avg 3.0 goals 1. FSV Mainz 05
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-22 VfL Wolfsburg 5–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 2021-12-04 1. FSV Mainz 05 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2021-05-22 VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 1. FSV Mainz 05 2021-01-19 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2020-02-23 VfL Wolfsburg 4–0 1. FSV Mainz 05

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 5–0 W
16 Apr Borussia Dortmund A 1–6 L
09 Apr Arminia Bielefeld H 4–0 W
03 Apr FC Augsburg A 0–3 L
20 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–2 L
12 Mar SC Freiburg A 2–3 L
1. FSV Mainz 05
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr VfL Wolfsburg A 0–5 L
16 Apr VfB Stuttgart H 0–0 D
09 Apr 1. FC Köln A 2–3 L
06 Apr FC Augsburg A 1–2 L
03 Apr Borussia Mönchengladbach A 1–1 D
19 Mar Arminia Bielefeld H 4–0 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. VfL Wolfsburg is hosting 1. FSV Mainz 05 for another epic battle.
  • 5' Karim Onisiwo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for 1. FSV Mainz 05 so far.
  • 8' Jonas Wind doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 13' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matondo-Merveille Papela, as he is very good at scoring at Volkswagen Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering 1. FSV Mainz 05 that had 438 games and scored 407 goals.
  • 21' The referee has no hesitation. Niklas Tauer is booked for 1. FSV Mainz 05 — Yellow card on 21.
  • 23' Niklas Tauer was booked on 23.
  • 24' Max Kruse is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 29' The home supporters are growing impatient. VfL Wolfsburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' What composure from Max Kruse! The Germany international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 40' Germany international Anton Stach has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' Against the run of play, Jonas Wind has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 46' It is a substitution in 1. FSV Mainz 05 team. Anton Stach is replaced by Matondo-Merveille Papela on 46 minute.
  • 47' Max Kruse is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 52' Dominik Kohr has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 57' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 62' 1. FSV Mainz 05 are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 64' Bartosz Bialek is replacing Lukas Nmecha for the VfL Wolfsburg side.
  • 69' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VfL Wolfsburg and 1. FSV Mainz 05 are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 72' 1. FSV Mainz 05 ring the changes. Jonathan Burkardt has done his job and it is now time for Karim Onisiwo to step up.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Kevin Mbabu. He replaces Ridle Baku on 74 minute.
  • 79' Maximilian Arnold, a Germany , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 81' Kevin Paredes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Max Kruse on 81 minute.
  • 81' Dominik Kohr has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Alexander Hack. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. 1. FSV Mainz 05 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • Full Time. VfL Wolfsburg beats 1. FSV Mainz 05

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Florian Kohfeldt

1. FSV Mainz 05 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bo Svensson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jonas Wind 7
Jonathan Burkardt 3
Max Kruse 3
Maximilian Arnold 3
Renato Steffen 2
Paul Nebel 2
Maximilian Philipp 2
Sebastiaan Bornauw 2

Head to Head

2022-04-22 VfL Wolfsburg 5–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 2021-12-04 1. FSV Mainz 05 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2021-05-22 VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 1. FSV Mainz 05 2021-01-19 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2020-02-23 VfL Wolfsburg 4–0 1. FSV Mainz 05

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2022-04-22 VfL Wolfsburg 5–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2022-04-16 Borussia Dortmund 6–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2022-04-09 VfL Wolfsburg 4–0 Arminia Bielefeld W 2022-04-03 FC Augsburg 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2022-03-20 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2022-03-12 SC Freiburg 3–2 VfL Wolfsburg L

1. FSV Mainz 05 Form

2022-04-22 VfL Wolfsburg 5–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2022-04-16 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–0 VfB Stuttgart D 2022-04-09 1. FC Köln 3–2 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2022-04-06 FC Augsburg 2–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2022-04-03 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 D 2022-03-19 1. FSV Mainz 05 4–0 Arminia Bielefeld W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.22 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + VfL Wolfsburg to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg60% Draw22% 1. FSV Mainz 0518%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
82%
Draw or 1. FSV Mainz 05
40%
VfL Wolfsburg or 1. FSV Mainz 05
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg46% Draw40% 1. FSV Mainz 0514%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.9%
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
8.5%
3 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
3.9%
4 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push 1. FSV Mainz 05 covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 19% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 22% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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