Mainz vs Wolfsburg Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Mainz take on Wolfsburg in Bundesliga action this Friday. Read the match predictions to find out why a draw is the betting tip at the Opel Arena
1. FSV Mainz 05 v VfL Wolfsburg TIPS
Odds updated regularly. Odds may be delayed.
Mainz vs Wolfsburg Preview
Mainz have not had a good season at all and are currently sitting in the bottom three in the Bundesliga. They simply haven’t been able to get a good run of form going, and each win seems to be followed by a losing streak of some kind. They will hope to turn their fortunes around in front of their home fans here though.
There are no fresh injury worries for Mainz, so they may go with a similar starting 11 that grabbed them the victory against Hertha Berlin last week. Suat Serdar and Alexandru Maxim compete for a spot in central midfield, while Robin Quaison will start up front after grabbing 2 goals last time.
Wolfsburg have had a miserable season too, and having lost their last three games in a row things don’t look like taking a turn for the better any time soon. Currently 14th in the table, Wolfsburg really need the points in order to move away from the relegation places.
There is a lengthy injury list for the away side. The players missing include; Ignacio Camacho, Jakub Blaszczykowski, John Brooks, Marcel Tisserand and Felix Uduokhai. Gian-Luca Itter challenges William for the spot at left-back.
Mainz vs Wolfsburg Betting Tips
- Mainz have won 4 drawn 0 and lost 6 of their last 10 matches
- Wolfsburg have won 3 drawn 3 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Mainz have scored an average of 1.4 goals and conceded an average of 2.1 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Wolfsburg have scored an average of 1 goal and conceded an average of 1.2 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 3 of Mainz’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Wolfsburg’s previous 10 matches
Mainz vs Wolfsburg Prediction
This will be a fixture that both sides will have targeted three points from. If either side lose they will be in big trouble and in serious danger of dropping out of the top flight of German football. This really is a crucial contest.
Mainz’s win against Hertha Berlin ended a run of 4 straight defeats and gave them a much needed boost, both in terms of points and morale.
Wolfsburg have failed to win 9 of their last 10 away matches in the Bundesliga which does not bode too well for them here. They have really struggled recently and must be low on confidence. Losses to Schalke and Werder Bremen were followed up by defeat against Bayern Munich at the weekend.
The tip is for nothing to be between these two sides, and another draw looks on the cards which will help no-one.
Team Lineups
| Mainz | Wolfsburg |
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| 3-5-2 | 4-4-1-1 |
| Goalkeeper | |
| Robin Zentner |
Koen Casteels |
| Defenders | |
| Abdou Diallo Leon Balogun Stefan Bell |
Jeffrey Bruma Robin Knoche William Paul Verhaegh |
| Midfielders | |
| Gerrit Holtmann Giulio Donati Jean-Philippe Gbamin Danny Latza Suat Serdar |
Riechedly Bazoer Yunus Malli Daniel Didavi Josip Brekalo Joshua Guilavogui |
| Forwards | |
| Robin Quaison Emil Berggreen |
Divock Origi |
| Substitutes | |
| Pablo De Blasis Florian Mueller Yoshinori Muto Daniel Brosinski Anthony Ujah Alexander Hack Nigel de Jong |
Max Gruen Nany Dimata Gian-Luca Itter Victor Osimhen Elvis Rexhbecaj Renato Steffen Admir Mehmedi |
| Coach | |
| Sandro Schwarz |
Bruno Labbadia |
RECENT Head To Head
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Head to Head Statistics
Last2 matches
| Mainz | Wolfsburg |
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| Wins | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Corners | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Shots | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Shots on Target | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Yellow Cards | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Red Cards | |
| 0 | 0 |
Neither side has a particularly positive record in head to head contests against each other, as most of the recent meetings have been draws. Five out of the last six have seen the points shared in fact, which just goes to show how evenly matched these two teams are.
Mainz were the side that won the other game, but that was back in November 2015. The meeting between these two earlier this season was a 1-1 draw. Guilavogui put Wolfsburg ahead in that one but Muto equalised for Mainz. Paul-Georges Ntep was sent off late on for Wolfsburg.
LiveMainz vWolfsburg Updates
| 6' | Josip Brekalo | |
| in Yoshinori Muto out Emil Berggreen | 40' |
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| Yoshinori Muto | 44' |
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| 77' | in Renato Steffen out Yunus Malli | |
| out Suat Serdar in Pablo De Blasis | 78' |
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| 83' | out Josip Brekalo in Admir Mehmedi | |
| in Anthony Ujah out Robin Quaison | 86' |
Compare Odds
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| Under 6.5 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1 | ||||||
| Over 6.5 | 51 | 59.88 | 41 | ||||||
| Under 5.5 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.02 | ||
| Under 4.5 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.07 | ||
| Over 5.5 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 21.98 | 13 | 15 | ||
| Under 8.5 | 1 | ||||||||
| Over 7.5 | 126 | 101 | |||||||
| Over 0.5 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.06 | ||||
| Under 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.72 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.81 | 1.73 | 1.67 | ||
| Under 0.5 | 9 | 7.25 | 8.5 | 10 | 8.5 | ||||
| Over 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.05 | 2.15 | 2.05 | 2.18 | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| Over 3.5 | 3.75 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.75 | 3.95 | 3.5 | 3.75 | ||
| Over 4.5 | 8 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | ||
| Under 3.5 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.31 | 1.29 | 1.25 | ||
| Under 2.25 | 2.01 | ||||||||
| Over 2.25 | 1.89 | ||||||||
| Under 7.5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Under 1.5 | 3.25 | 3 | 3 | 3.25 | 3.4 | 3.25 | 3.25 | ||
| Over 1.5 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.33 | 1.4 | 1.33 | 1.33 |
| Match Odds | |
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| VfL Wolfsburg | 3.39 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.55 | 3.4 | 3.4 | ||
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| Draw | 3.25 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.25 |
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| VfL Wolfsburg - VfL Wolfsburg | 5 | 6 | 6.2 | 6 | 5.5 | ||||
| VfL Wolfsburg - 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 29 | 29 | 38.02 | 26 | 29 | ||||
| VfL Wolfsburg - Draw | 15 | 15 | 14.99 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Draw - VfL Wolfsburg | 7 | 7 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | ||||
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 - 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 4 | 3.75 | 3.75 | ||||
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 - VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 41 | 35.97 | 34 | 41 | ||||
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 - Draw | 15 | 15 | 17.01 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Draw - 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 5.5 | 5 | 5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||||
| Draw - Draw | 4.75 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Both Teams To Score | |
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| No | 1.95 | 1.87 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 2.04 | 2 | 1.91 | ||
| Yes | 1.8 | 1.83 | 1.87 | 1.91 | 1.86 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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