Mainz will host seventh-place Wolfsburg in Bundesliga this weekend.
Venue: MEWA ARENA
Key statistics
- Wolfsburg are unbeaten in their last five away games in Bundesliga against Mainz and have lost only three out of 15 games in total.
- Mainz have lost only one of their last seven home games in the German top-flight.
- Wolfsburg are currently seventh in the league table with 20 points whilst Mainz are ninth with 18 points.
- Karim Onisiwo has provided 5 assists in Bundesliga this season – the most by a Mainz player and fourth overall in the league.
Head to Head record
Wolfsburg have the edge in terms of head to head records against Mainz, winning 12 out of 31 games. The latter have managed eight victories.
Latest performances in all competitions
Mainz: W W D D L
Wolfsburg: W W D L L
FSV Mainz
Mainz are coming on the back of a 2-1 defeat against Vfb Stuttgart in the Bundesliga last week and they have a point to prove against Wolfsburg.
Mainz hold an impressive home record – only one defeat in 7 games – and would look to use it against Wolfsburg.
Currently ninth in the table, Mainz could leapfrog Wolfsburg and get near top-four contention if they claim three points on Saturday.
Jonathan Burkardt is turning out to be one of the top strikers in Bundesliga this season after racking up 6 goals in 13 appearances. His strike partner Karim Onisiwo has provided six assists and the duo has to step up this weekend.
Possible Mainz line-up
Robin Zentner; Moussa Niakhate, Alexander Hack, David Nemeth; Aaron Caricol, Jean-Paul Boetius, Leandro Barreiro, Jae-sung Lee, Silvan Widmer; Jonathan Burkardt, Kerim Onisiwo
Injured: Dominik Kohr, Anderson Lucoqui, Jerry St. Juste
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
VfL Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg are losing their momentum after being winless in their last three games across all competitions. Furthermore, their chance of progressing to the knockouts in the Champions League is looking bleak, as they sit at the bottom of Group G.
They suffered a 3-1 defeat against Borussia Dortmund last week despite Wout Weghorst’s early goal.
The Dutch striker, who has scored 5 goals so far this season, would look to make a big impact against Mainz this weekend.
The visitors are only two points off fourth-placed Freiburg and a win on Saturday could get them closer to the top-four race.
Possible Wolfsburg line-up: Pavao Pernan; Josuha Guilavogui, Maxence Lacroix, John Brooks; Ridle Baku, Maximilian Arnold, Aster Vranckx, Jerome Roussillon; Dodi Lukebakio, Lukas Nmecha; Wout Weghorst
Injured: William, Koen Casteels, Xaver Schlager, Bartosz Bialek
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction: Mainz 0 – 2 Wolfsburg
