Mainz 05 vs Wolfsburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th January 2026

Mid-placed Wolfsburg travel to MEWA Arena to face struggling Mainz 05 in a round 19 game, which kicks-off this coming Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Mainz 05 are number 17 in the table on 12 points after 18 matches. Wolfsburg rank as number 12 with 19 points after 18 matches played.

Mainz 05 take on Wolfsburg knowing a win this coming Saturday would close the gap somewhat to their visitors in the Bundesliga standings. They shouldn't be short on motivation, the question is whether their abilities match their ambitions.

Mainz 05 have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 15 goals, or 1.5 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

Wolfsburg scored 18 goals, conceded 25 and managed zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Mainz 05 played Wolfsburg. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Mainz 05 vs Wolfsburg Prediction

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 2-2 draw with Union Berlin, before claiming 3 points in a 2-1 win against FC Heidenheim. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 2-1 defeat at the hands of FC Koln. Mainz 05 claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Bundesliga, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored seven and conceded eight goals.

Wolfsburg Form

Wolfsburg have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Bayern Munich, they came out empty-handed in a 8-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-1 win against St. Pauli. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against FC Heidenheim. In their last six away matches in the Bundesliga, Wolfsburg won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 15 goals conceded and eight scored.

The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Mainz 05 face Wolfsburg, and we see no reason for this to end on Saturday. The value bet lies with goals.

Wolfsburg won three of their previous seven outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed 11 points. They scored ten and conceded nine goals. Mainz 05 have a record of two wins, six draws and ten defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Wolfsburg have a record of five wins, four draws and nine defeats in the Bundesliga.

Mainz 05 vs Wolfsburg Squads

Mainz 05 Squad

Fischer will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Wolfsburg from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Daniel Batz (0/6), Lasse Riess (0/4), Robin Zentner (0/9), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/13), Anthony Caci (0/4), Danny da Costa (1/18), Kacper Potulski (1/5), Lennard Maloney (0/11), Maxim Dal (0/0), Maxim Leitsch (0/3), Phillipp Mwene (0/13), Silvan Widmer (2/13), Stefan Bell (1/14), Daniel Gleiber (0/0), Dominik Kohr (1/14), Jae-Sung Lee (2/16), Jeremiah Debrah (0/0), Kaishu Sano (1/18), Nadiem Amiri (5/15), Niklas Tauer (0/0), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/13), Sota Kawasaki (0/6), Armindo Sieb (2/15), Arnaud Nordin (0/13), Ben Bobzien (0/0), Benedict Hollerbach (1/12), Kasey Bos (0/0), Nelson Weiper (0/13), Paul Nebel (1/14), Phillip Tietz (1/13), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (0/0), William Boeving (0/5).

Wolfsburg Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Wolfsburg players that the manager Daniel Bauer will choose from for the upcoming game:

Jakub Zielinski (0/0), Kamil Grabara (0/18), Marius Mueller (0/0), Pavao Pervan (0/0), Cleiton Santos (0/0), Denis Vavro (1/5), Jan Buerger (0/4), Jenson Seelt (0/9), Joakim Maehle (0/7), Kilian Fischer (0/9), Konstantinos Koulierakis (0/17), Mathys Angely (0/0), Moritz Jenz (1/11), Rogerio (0/0), Sael Kumbedi (0/12), Aaron Zehnter (2/14), Bence Dardai (0/1), Christian Eriksen (1/15), Jesper Lindstroem (0/3), Kevin Paredes (0/3), Lovro Majer (2/16), Mattias Svanberg (2/16), Maximilian Arnold (1/17), Patrick Wimmer (3/15), Pharrell Hensel (0/4), Vini Souza (0/12), Yannick Gerhardt (0/9), Adam Daghim (2/12), Dzenan Pejcinovic (5/15), Jonas Wind (0/8), Mohamed Amoura (6/16), Trevor Benedict (0/0).

Mainz 05 vs Wolfsburg Team News

Mainz 05 seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Saturday. Dominik Kohr and Phillipp Mwene can't be called up by the Mainz 05-manager, with both serving a ban.

At the time of writing, Wolfsburg just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday. Sael Kumbedi and Mohamed Amoura can't be called upon by Wolfsburg, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Mainz 05 vs Wolfsburg Lineups

Mainz 05 vs Wolfsburg H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Mainz 05 played Wolfsburg. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Mainz 05 enter the match against Wolfsburg with a 3-3-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 30%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Mainz 05 vs Wolfsburg Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only two times in ten matches between Mainz 05 and Wolfsburg. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/11 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

Mainz 05 vs Wolfsburg Betting Tips

Nadiem Amiri is the most prolific Bundesliga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Wolfsburg look to Dzenan Pejcinovic, hoping he can add to his current total of five Bundesliga goals in his latest games.

Mainz 05 claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Wolfsburg won four of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost five of the games in this run. Mainz 05 have not exactly been great at shutting out their visitors at MEWA Arena. In their previous 10 lmatches at home, they claimed just two wins, while also holding on to a clean sheet.

Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Mainz 05 managed an average of 1.6 goals, while Wolfsburg averaged 2.2 goals a game. Mainz 05 saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Wolfsburg, who managed to hit the net 1.8 times on average in these games.