Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th April 2023

The spotlight is on Wolfsburg and Mainz 05, as the pair go looking to boost their confidence. They face each other on Sunday at Volkswagen Arena in the Bundesliga.

Entering the match this coming Sunday as favourite, Wolfsburg will be looking to squeeze past Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga table with a win.

Wolfsburg are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 11 goals, or an average of 1.1 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Mainz 05 are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Bundesliga, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.2 times on average per match, for a total of 22 goals. They also let in nine goals, leaving an average of 0.9 per match. They fought their way to three clean sheets.

Wolfsburg had a good reading on Mainz 05 in their last two meetings, which they won by 5-0 and 3-0, respectively.

Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 Prediction

Wolfsburg Form

Wolfsburg have four points to show from their last three matches, as they lost 2-0 against B. M'gladbach, before drawing 0-0 with Bayer Leverkusen. They won their most recent game 1-5 against Bochum. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, Wolfsburg didn't claim a single win. In stead, they've drawn four and lost two, while scoring seven and conceding 12 goals.

Mainz 05 Form

In their last three matches, Mainz 05 drew 2-2 with Werder Bremen, 1-1 with FC Koln and beat Bayern Munich by 3-1. Mainz 05 claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and ten scored.

This particular encounter between Wolfsburg and Mainz 05 looks a little trickier for the favourites, than prices with the bookmakers suggest. All things considered, though, we still believe, the home side has enough about them to pull off a win on Sunday.

Wolfsburg have taken 16 points from their last 13 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won four of these matches with a scoreline of 19 goals to 18. Mainz 05 took three wins from their last 13 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 13 points, scored 17 goals and conceded 24. Wolfsburg are looking at a record of 11 wins, ten draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 enjoy a record of 12 wins, nine draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga.

Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 Stats

Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 Squads

Wolfsburg Squad

The 51-year-old Kovac will select the starting eleven against Mainz 05 from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Koen Casteels (0/29), Lino Kasten (0/0), Niklas Klinger (0/0), Pavao Pervan (0/0), Philipp Schulze (0/0), Kilian Fischer (0/7), Maxence Lacroix (1/23), Micky van de Ven (1/29), Nicolas Cozza (0/2), Paulo Silva (0/25), Sebastiaan Bornauw (0/21), Bartol Franjic (0/5), Felix Nmecha (3/25), Jakub Kaminski (2/26), Josuha Guilavogui (1/18), Kevin Paredes (1/19), Leandro Putaro (0/0), Lukas Ambros (0/1), Mattias Svanberg (4/27), Maximilian Arnold (5/27), Patrick Wimmer (4/21), Ridle Baku (5/28), Yannick Gerhardt (6/24), Dzenan Pejcinovic (0/0), Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (3/14), Jonas Wind (4/19), Lukas Nmecha (4/16), Omar Marmoush (5/28).

Mainz 05 Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 43 year-old Mainz 05 manager Svensson will select his starting XI from these players:

Finn Dahmen (0/6), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/23), Aaron Caricol (4/23), Alexander Hack (0/19), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/13), Anthony Caci (2/26), Danny da Costa (0/19), Maxim Leitsch (0/9), Silvan Widmer (2/25), Stefan Bell (0/25), Anton Stach (1/26), Aymen Barkok (0/18), Dominik Kohr (3/26), Edimilson Fernandes (0/27), Eniss Shabani (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (7/29), Leandro Barreiro (3/27), Philipp Schulz (0/0), Brajan Gruda (0/2), Delano Burgzorg (0/11), Jonathan Burkardt (1/11), Karim Onisiwo (9/26), Ludovic Ajorque (6/13), Marcus Ingvartsen (9/23), Marlon Mustapha (0/5), Nelson Weiper (2/6).

Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 Team News

Wolfsburg have an almost full squad available against Mainz 05 at Volkswagen Arena with only one player possibly missing.

Wolfsburg are unable to field Lukas Nmecha on Sunday against Mainz 05, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Mainz 05 face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Sunday against Wolfsburg.

Names like Anton Stach, Jonathan Burkardt, Maxim Leitsch and Marlon Mustapha most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Wolfsburg.

Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 Lineups

Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 H2H

Wolfsburg won the last two meetings against Mainz 05 by a comfortable margin. A 3-0 win was the follow-up to a 5-0 win in two entertaining encounters. Wolfsburg had a decent reading on Mainz 05 lately, with a 6-2-2 advantage. They are going into this match with very fond memories of their latest meeting, in which Wolfsburg hammered their way to a 3-0 win. The bookmakers have the hosts to win this match at best price odds of 5/4.

Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 Results

In two of the previous ten matches between Wolfsburg and Mainz 05 both teams scored.

Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

Gian-Luca Waldschmidt netted twice in his six last Bundesliga matches for Wolfsburg, who look to him to add a third on Sunday. Ludovic Ajorque racked up five goals in his past six Bundesliga games going for Mainz 05.

Volkswagen Arena witnessed Wolfsburg winning three of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew five and lost two in this run. Mainz 05 won three of their previous 10 games away, drew four and lost three. Of the last 10 times Wolfsburg stepped out in front of their home crowd, "both teams to score" happened six times. Both teams also scored in eight of the last 10 away games for Mainz 05.

Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in the ten encounters most recent outings between Wolfsburg and Mainz 05. More than two goals came out six times, as Wolfsburg scored 2.1 goals on average, with Mainz 05 pulling off 0.7 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Wolfsburg’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Mainz 05, who scored 2.2 times on average in those matches.