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VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FSV Mainz 05, Bundesliga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2022-23
VfL Wolfsburg
3 – 0
Full Time
1. FSV Mainz 05
Sun 30 Apr 2023 · 15:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Stefan Bell
Y 54' Dominik Kohr
Y 66' Aaron Martin
Sebastiaan Bornauw 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Rafael Foltyn
  • Referee Daniel Siebert
  • Referee Jan Seidel
  • Referee Christian Dingert
  • Referee Markus Sinn
  • Referee Robin Braun

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

14
7
4
VfL Wolfsburg 25 games · Avg 3.0 goals 1. FSV Mainz 05
Last 5 meetings
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 2021-05-22 VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 1. FSV Mainz 05

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 3–0 W
22 Apr VfL Bochum 1848 A 5–1 W
16 Apr Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–0 D
09 Apr Borussia Mönchengladbach A 0–2 L
01 Apr FC Augsburg H 2–2 D
18 Mar VfB Stuttgart A 1–0 W
1. FSV Mainz 05
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr VfL Wolfsburg A 0–3 L
22 Apr FC Bayern München H 3–1 W
15 Apr 1. FC Köln A 1–1 D
08 Apr SV Werder Bremen H 2–2 D
01 Apr RB Leipzig A 3–0 W
19 Mar SC Freiburg H 1–1 D

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' VfL Wolfsburg have kicked off against 1. FSV Mainz 05. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Against the run of play, Jonas Wind has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 10' 1. FSV Mainz 05 are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 13' Against the run of play, Sebastiaan Bornauw has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 14' What a strike from Sebastiaan Bornauw! The score is 3-0.
  • 19' Silvan Widmer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 24' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 28' Against the run of play, Jonas Wind has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 29' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jonas Wind makes it 5-0.
  • 34' Edimilson Fernandes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 467 appearances.
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Stefan Bell is booked for 1. FSV Mainz 05 — Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' VfL Wolfsburg ring the changes. Maxence Lacroix has done his job and it is now time for Nicolas Cozza to step up.
  • 51' 1. FSV Mainz 05 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 54' Dominik Kohr is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
  • 59' VfL Wolfsburg have won 509 goals from 484 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 61' Time for substitution for 1. FSV Mainz 05. Lee Jaesung is replaced by Aymen Barkok.
  • 65' Another change for 1. FSV Mainz 05 made on 65 minute. Silvan Widmer leaves to be changed by Danny da Costa.
  • 66' Poor challenge from Aaron Martin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 71' With 1 assists to his name this season, Leandro Barreiro Martins is clearly more than just a goal scorer for 1. FSV Mainz 05.
  • 76' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 81' Karim Onisiwo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Jonas Wind as he leaves the pitch. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt steps in for VfL Wolfsburg.
  • 86' It’s a booking for VfL Wolfsburg player. Sebastiaan Bornauw gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Patrick Wimmer as he leaves the pitch. Omar Marmoush steps in for VfL Wolfsburg.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

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
Robin Quaison 2
Renato Steffen 2
Paul Nebel 2
Maximilian Philipp 2

Head to Head

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 2021-05-22 VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 1. FSV Mainz 05

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2023-04-30 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2023-04-22 VfL Bochum 1848 1–5 VfL Wolfsburg W 2023-04-16 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2023-04-09 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2023-04-01 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 FC Augsburg D 2023-03-18 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg W

1. FSV Mainz 05 Form

2023-04-30 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2023-04-22 1. FSV Mainz 05 3–1 FC Bayern München W 2023-04-15 1. FC Köln 1–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 D 2023-04-08 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–2 SV Werder Bremen D 2023-04-01 RB Leipzig 0–3 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2023-03-19 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–1 SC Freiburg D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.72 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg54% Draw25% 1. FSV Mainz 0521%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
79%
Draw or 1. FSV Mainz 05
46%
VfL Wolfsburg or 1. FSV Mainz 05
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg37% Draw46% 1. FSV Mainz 0517%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
10.4%
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
5.7%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push 1. FSV Mainz 05 covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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