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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 🟨 0.2/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
3 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26
4 FC Schalke 04 0 0
5 SC Paderborn 07 0 0
6 SV 07 Elversberg 0 0
7 FC Bayern München 0 0
8 Borussia Dortmund 0 0
9 RB Leipzig 0 0
10 VfB Stuttgart 0 0
11 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0
12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0
13 SC Freiburg 0 0
14 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0
15 FC Augsburg 0 0
16 1. FSV Mainz 05 0 0
17 1. FC Union Berlin 0 0
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0
19 Hamburger SV 0 0
20 1. FC Köln 0 0
21 SV Werder Bremen 0 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

Season Stats

VfL Wolfsburg 1. FSV Mainz 05
#1 Position #16
29 Points 0
34 Played 0
7 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
45 Scored 0
69 Conceded 0
-24 GD +0
0.85 PPG –
21% Win % –

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

VfL Wolfsburg are 1st (29 pts). 1. FSV Mainz 05 are 16th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: 1. FSV Mainz 05 gets underway.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. 1. FSV Mainz 05 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 8' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jonas Wind makes it 1-0.
  • 13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 18' It’s high time Florian Kohfeldt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 21' It’s a booking for 1. FSV Mainz 05 player. Niklas Tauer gets a Yellow card.
  • 23' 1. FSV Mainz 05 player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 24' Max Kruse is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 29' Yannick Gerhardt has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 34' A quiet spell here at Volkswagen Arena. 1. FSV Mainz 05 seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Max Kruse doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 40' VfL Wolfsburg currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 42' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jonas Wind makes it 4-0.
  • 46' 1. FSV Mainz 05 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matondo-Merveille Papela is hanging Anton Stach on the field on 46 minute.
  • 47' Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt with the perfectly-timed delivery and Max Kruse makes no mistake. 5-0!
  • 52' VfL Wolfsburg seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 57' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Stefan Bell suffering a number of foals already.
  • 62' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 64' The VfL Wolfsburg manager makes a substitution. Lukas Nmecha departs to be replaced by Bartosz Bialek.
  • 69' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 72' 1. FSV Mainz 05 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Karim Onisiwo is hanging Jonathan Burkardt on the field on 72 minute.
  • 74' Another change for VfL Wolfsburg made on 74 minute. Ridle Baku leaves to be changed by Kevin Mbabu.
  • 79' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 81' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kevin Paredes is hanging Max Kruse on the field on 81 minute.
  • 81' A moment of madness from Dominik Kohr on 81 minutes earns him a Yellow card. 1. FSV Mainz 05 will be frustrated.
  • 82' Poor challenge from Alexander Hack. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • Another three points for VfL Wolfsburg.

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
Maximilian Arnold 3
Jonathan Burkardt 3
Max Kruse 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
2 / 4
1.57 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.46 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 70% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg60% Draw26% 1. FSV Mainz 0514%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
86%
Draw or 1. FSV Mainz 05
40%
VfL Wolfsburg or 1. FSV Mainz 05
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg42% Draw51% 1. FSV Mainz 057%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
19.8%
2 – 0
15.6%
0 – 0
15.2%
1 – 1
10.1%
3 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 1
4%
4 – 0
3.2%
1 – 2
2.1%
2 – 2
1.8%
4 – 1
1.7%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push 1. FSV Mainz 05 covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 20% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 28% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
63% ✓
1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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