Thursday , 2 July 2026

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
19 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 34 89
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62
5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59
7 SC Freiburg 34 47
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44
9 FC Augsburg 34 43
10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40
11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39
12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 38
14 1. FC Koln 34 32
15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32
16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26

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 Koln A 2–3 L
06 Apr FC Augsburg A 1–2 L
03 Apr Borussia Monchengladbach A 1–1 D
19 Mar Arminia Bielefeld H 4–0 W

Season Stats

VfL Wolfsburg 1. FSV Mainz 05
#16 Position #10
29 Points 40
34 Played 34
7 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 10 / 10 / 14
45 Scored 44
69 Conceded 53
-24 GD -9
0.85 PPG 1.18
21% Win % 29%

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season
12% Clean Sheets
1. FSV Mainz 05 this season

VfL Wolfsburg are 16th (29 pts). 1. FSV Mainz 05 are 10th (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against VfL Wolfsburg and 1. FSV Mainz 05 has kicked off!
  • 5' VfL Wolfsburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 8' What a moment for Jonas Wind! That strike on 8 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 13' Ridle Baku is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for VfL Wolfsburg so far.
  • 18' Over 18 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 21' Niklas Tauer is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
  • 23' That is a Red card for 1. FSV Mainz 05. Niklas Tauer will be fuming at that decision.
  • 24' The deadlock is broken! Max Kruse gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
  • 29' Robin Zentner is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for VfL Wolfsburg tonight.
  • 34' 1. FSV Mainz 05 come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Max Kruse is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 40' 1. FSV Mainz 05 have won 398 goals from 436 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 42' Goal! Jonas Wind scores his 42 goal in 105 matches.
  • 46' Fresh legs for 1. FSV Mainz 05! Matondo-Merveille Papela comes on to replace Anton Stach.
  • 47' GOAL! Max Kruse fires home to make it 5-0!
  • 52' Stefan Bell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 57' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 62' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 64' Bartosz Bialek is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lukas Nmecha at the 64 minute mark.
  • 69' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 72' Another substitution for 1. FSV Mainz 05 to replace Jonathan Burkardt by Karim Onisiwo on 72 minute.
  • 74' VfL Wolfsburg ring the changes. Ridle Baku has done his job and it is now time for Kevin Mbabu to step up.
  • 79' Koen Casteels has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 81' It is a substitution in VfL Wolfsburg team. Max Kruse is replaced by Kevin Paredes on 81 minute.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dominik Kohr.
  • 82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alexander Hack.
  • 87' Xaver Schlager has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-0.

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
Max Kruse 3
Maximilian Arnold 3
Jonathan Burkardt 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 Koln 3–2 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2022-04-06 FC Augsburg 2–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2022-04-03 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 D 2022-03-19 1. FSV Mainz 05 4–0 Arminia Bielefeld W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.31 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg58% Draw22% 1. FSV Mainz 0520%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
80%
Draw or 1. FSV Mainz 05
42%
VfL Wolfsburg or 1. FSV Mainz 05
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg44% Draw39% 1. FSV Mainz 0517%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6.2%
3 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.2%
4 – 1
4.1%
4 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push 1. FSV Mainz 05 covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 18% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 21% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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