1. FSV Mainz 05

vs

VfL Wolfsburg

Preview

Mainz 05

• Mainz 05 are having a bad time of it in the Bundesliga in 2025-2026 and find themselves in 17th place with only 12 points from 18 games.
• Urs Fischer has had the job since December 2025, but has yet to turn around their poor form.
• He has managed to tighten up Mainz 05 a bit and make them more disciplined and hard to break down on home field where they have won one, drawn three and lost five of their nine Bundesliga games.
• They average 0.78 goals per game scored at home and concede an average of 1.33, so goals are likely to be at a premium in this contest.
• Fischer is a defensive coach and prefers to play with a back three and a packed defence, while his team also like to keep the game narrow to create set-piece opportunities.

Wolfsburg

• Wolfsburg are 12th in the Bundesliga with 19 points after 18 games.
• Daniel Bauer has done a solid job since taking over as head coach in November 2025, bringing a pragmatic approach to the team and some stability to the squad.
• Bauer’s tactical approach has involved setting up in either a 4-2-3-1 or a 4-5-1 formation with enough midfield density to keep the ball and a pacey number 10 to lead counterattacks in transition.
• Mohamed Amoura tops Wolfsburg's scoring charts with six Bundesliga goals in 16 appearances, but Dzenan Pejcinovic has been their most prolific player recently, scoring five of their last ten Bundesliga goals.

Head-to-Head

Key Players

• Jae-Sung Lee - three assists in their last five games.
• Mohamed Amoura - six Bundesliga goals in 16 appearances for Wolfsburg.
• Dzenan Pejcinovic - five of Wolfsburg’s last ten Bundesliga goals.

Betting Insights

• Both Teams To Score is priced at 1.6, but it seems as likely that neither will score as both sides have been a bit lacking in attack recently.
• Mainz 05 2.3 (favourite) - Wolfsburg 2.9 - Draw 3.4.

Prediction