Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st August 2025

Wolfsburg hope to live up to their early billing as the Bundesliga title favourites this coming Sunday when they welcome Mainz 05 over to the Volkswagen Arena for a round 2 match.

Wolfsburg got what they hoped for in their first match of the season, as they came through the premiere in flying colours with three points.

Wolfsburg booked their first win of the season in the Bundesliga as they claimed all three points in the opener. They are of course looking for a follow-up come matchday in round two,

Both Wolfsburg and Mainz 05 aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side on Sunday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

Wolfsburg go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of one per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane ten times, while conceding 16. That amounts to an average of 1.6 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Mainz 05 managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 18 goals in total, and while claiming zero clean sheets, they conceded 1.8 goals an average per game.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Sunday.

Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 Prediction

Wolfsburg Form

Wolfsburg recorded two wins and a draw in their last three matches. They started off drawing 2-2 with Hoffenheim. Next up was a 0-1 win against Borussia Moenchengladbach, before FC Heidenheim were defeated in 1-3 win. Wolfsburg are without a win in their last six Bundesliga matches on home soil, which produced a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored six goals.

Mainz 05 Form

In their last three matches, Mainz 05 lost against Rosenborg and FC Koln by 2-1 and 0-1, respectively, and beat Rosenborg by 4-1. Mainz 05 won three of a possible six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored ten while also conceding 11 times.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Wolfsburg and Mainz 05.

Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 Squads

Wolfsburg Squad

Paul Simonis will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Mainz 05 from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Jakub Zielinski (0/0), Kamil Grabara (0/1), Marius Mueller (0/0), Pavao Pervan (0/0), David Odogu (0/0), Denis Vavro (0/0), Joakim Maehle (0/0), Kilian Fischer (0/1), Konstantinos Koulierakis (0/1), Mathys Angely (0/0), Moritz Jenz (0/1), Rogerio (0/0), Sael Kumbedi (0/0), Aaron Zehnter (0/1), Bence Dardai (0/0), Jesper Lindstroem (0/0), Kevin Paredes (0/0), Lovro Majer (0/1), Mattias Svanberg (1/1), Maximilian Arnold (0/1), Patrick Wimmer (0/1), Vini Souza (0/1), Yannick Gerhardt (0/1), Andreas Skov Olsen (1/1), Dzenan Pejcinovic (0/1), Jonas Wind (0/0), Mohamed Amoura (1/1), Vaclav Cerny (0/1).

Mainz 05 Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Mainz 05 players that the manager Bo Henriksen will choose from for the upcoming game:

Daniel Batz (0/0), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/1), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/1), Anthony Caci (0/1), Danny da Costa (0/1), Konstantin Schopp (0/0), Lennard Maloney (0/1), Maxim Dal (0/0), Maxim Leitsch (0/0), Phillipp Mwene (0/1), Silvan Widmer (0/1), Stefan Bell (0/1), Daniel Gleiber (0/0), Dominik Kohr (0/1), Jae-Sung Lee (0/1), Kaishu Sano (0/1), Nadiem Amiri (0/1), Niklas Tauer (0/0), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/0), Sota Kawasaki (0/0), Armindo Sieb (0/0), Arnaud Nordin (0/0), Ben Bobzien (0/0), Benedict Hollerbach (0/1), Kasey Bos (0/0), Nelson Weiper (0/1), Paul Nebel (0/1).

Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 Team News

Wolfsburg could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment on Sunday. Sael Kumbedi and Mohamed Amoura can't be called up by the Wolfsburg-manager, with both serving a ban.

Apparently, Mainz 05 have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Sunday. Dominik Kohr and Phillipp Mwene can't be called upon by Mainz 05, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 Lineups

Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Sunday. Wolfsburg hold a 5-2-3 advantage against Mainz 05 from their latest encounters. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/1.

Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 Results

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

Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

As the new Bundesliga campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Wolfsburg and Mainz 05 this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Wolfsburg won only once in their last 10 outings at Volkswagen Arena, but they drew five and lost four in this run. Mainz 05 won six, drew one and lost three of their last 10 games away from home. Goals are usually flowing for Wolfsburg on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Mainz 05 in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between Wolfsburg and Mainz 05, with the former on an average of 2.3 goals a game. Mainz 05 scored 1.5 goals per game and both teams scored five times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Wolfsburg’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Mainz 05, who scored 2.3 times on average in these matches.