Thursday , 2 July 2026

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 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
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 Monchengladbach 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 Koln 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

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' Jonas Wind doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 10' 1. FSV Mainz 05 are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 13' Sebastiaan Bornauw is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 14' What a moment for Sebastiaan Bornauw! That strike on 14 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 19' It’s high time Bo Svensson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 28' Jonas Wind is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 29' Goal! Jonas Wind scores his 42 goal in 105 matches.
  • 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 39' Jakub Kaminski has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' Maximilian Arnold is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for 1. FSV Mainz 05 so far.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Stefan Bell. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' The VfL Wolfsburg bench stirs into life. Maxence Lacroix is withdrawn and Nicolas Cozza gets his opportunity.
  • 51' 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.
  • 54' The referee shows 1. FSV Mainz 05 player a Yellow card on 54.
  • 59' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 61' Lee Jaesung makes way for Aymen Barkok at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from 1. FSV Mainz 05.
  • 65' Time for substitution for 1. FSV Mainz 05. Silvan Widmer is replaced by Danny da Costa.
  • 66' Aaron Martin picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' 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.
  • 76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Robin Zentner, as he is very good at scoring at Volkswagen Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 81' The travelling 1. FSV Mainz 05 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 83' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind is replaced by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
  • 86' Sebastiaan Bornauw was booked on 86.
  • 90' Omar Marmoush is ready to make an impact after coming on for Patrick Wimmer at the 90 minute mark.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

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
Max Kruse 3
Maximilian Arnold 3
Jonathan Burkardt 3
Renato Steffen 2
Paul Nebel 2
Maximilian Philipp 2
Sebastiaan Bornauw 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 Monchengladbach 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 Koln 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
1.8 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg51% Draw25% 1. FSV Mainz 0524%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
75%
Draw or 1. FSV Mainz 05
49%
VfL Wolfsburg or 1. FSV Mainz 05
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg36% Draw43% 1. FSV Mainz 0521%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push 1. FSV Mainz 05 covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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