Match Report
FSV Mainz 05 went into the game 10th in the table on 40 points; VfL Wolfsburg sat 16th on 29 — an 11-point gap. Recent form flatters VfL Wolfsburg's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Per game in the league, FSV Mainz 05 were scoring 1.29 and conceding 1.56, VfL Wolfsburg 1.32 and 2.03, against a competition average of 1.62 goals per team per game.
34 meetings are on record — 8 won by FSV Mainz 05, 12 by VfL Wolfsburg, 14 drawn, at 2.88 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 32% of the wins in this matchup. Goals have risen lately: 3.8 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.88 across the full history.
The match was played at Mewa Arena (capacity 34,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: VfL Wolfsburg led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
FSV Mainz 05: Phillip Tietz (68'), Nadiem Amiri (83'), Dominic van Hoof (73') · VfL Wolfsburg: Mohamed Amoura (3')
Key stats
Possession: FSV Mainz 05 59% · VfL Wolfsburg 41% · Total shots: 20-7 · On target: 9-2 · Corners: 15-1