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Bundesliga | Gameweek 13
Dec 8, 2024 at 2.30pm UK
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Wolfsburg
4 - 3
Mainz

El Amine Amoura (19'), Tomas (57'), Wind (84', 90+4')
Baku (21'), Arnold (22'), Tomas (68')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Nebel (11', 66'), Burkardt (39')
Henriksen (27'), Amiri (43'), Jae-sung (45+2'), Kohr (56'), Leitsch (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Bundesliga clash between Wolfsburg and Mainz 05, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Wolfsburg 3-0 Hoffenheim
Wednesday, December 4 at 5pm in DFB-Pokal
Last Game: Mainz 2-0 Hoffenheim
Sunday, December 1 at 2.30pm in Bundesliga

We said: Wolfsburg 1-2 Mainz 05

Both sides are in excellent form, and it would not be surprising if each team created several opportunities in front of goal. However, Mainz's away record is excellent, and they have considerably fewer injuries to contend with, so they should come into the clash as slight favourites. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Wolfsburg win with a probability of 41.05%. A win for Mainz 05 had a probability of 33.85% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wolfsburg win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.8%) and 2-0 (6.62%). The likeliest Mainz 05 win was 0-1 (7.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.82%). The actual scoreline of 4-3 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wolfsburg would win this match.

Result
WolfsburgDrawMainz 05
41.05% (-0.124 -0.12) 25.1% (-0.02 -0.02) 33.85% (0.146 0.15)
Both teams to score 56.94% (0.118 0.12)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.48% (0.137 0.14)46.52% (-0.134 -0.13)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.21% (0.13 0.13)68.8% (-0.127 -0.13)
Wolfsburg Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.43%22.57% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.84%56.17% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Mainz 05 Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.53% (0.15400000000001 0.15)26.47% (-0.152 -0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.35% (0.203 0.2)61.65% (-0.201 -0.2)
Score Analysis
    Wolfsburg 41.05%
    Mainz 05 33.85%
    Draw 25.1%
WolfsburgDrawMainz 05
1-0 @ 8.89% (-0.051 -0.05)
2-1 @ 8.8% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-0 @ 6.62% (-0.037999999999999 -0.04)
3-1 @ 4.37% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-0 @ 3.28% (-0.019 -0.02)
3-2 @ 2.9% (0.008 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.63% (-0.002 -0)
4-0 @ 1.22% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.08% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.27%
Total : 41.05%
1-1 @ 11.82% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 5.97% (-0.034 -0.03)
2-2 @ 5.85% (0.017 0.02)
3-3 @ 1.29% (0.01 0.01)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 25.1%
0-1 @ 7.94% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
1-2 @ 7.86% (0.023 0.02)
0-2 @ 5.28% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
1-3 @ 3.48% (0.025 0.02)
2-3 @ 2.59% (0.019 0.02)
0-3 @ 2.34% (0.017 0.02)
1-4 @ 1.16% (0.014 0.01)
Other @ 3.21%
Total : 33.85%

How you voted: Wolfsburg vs Mainz

Wolfsburg
44.2%
Draw
24.7%
Mainz 05
31.2%
77
Head to Head
May 18, 2024 2.30pm
Gameweek 34
Wolfsburg
1-3
Mainz
Paredes (18')
Wimmer (52'), Majer (71')
Gruda (24'), Van den Berg (72'), Burkardt (85')
Jae-sung (12'), Hanche-Olsen (54'), Kohr (89')
Jan 13, 2024 2.30pm
Gameweek 17
Mainz
1-1
Wolfsburg
Widmer (61')
Widmer (3'), van den Berg (46'), Fernandes (56')
Cerny (12')
Vranckx (16'), Jenz (27'), Casteels (54'), Svanberg (79')
Apr 30, 2023 4.30pm
Gameweek 30
Wolfsburg
3-0
Mainz
Wind (5', 28'), Bornauw (13')
Nov 5, 2022 2.30pm
Gameweek 13
Mainz
0-3
Wolfsburg
Wimmer (33'), Arnold (70'), Baku (84')
Apr 22, 2022 7.30pm
Gameweek 31
Wolfsburg
5-0
Mainz
Wind (8', 42'), Kruse (24' pen., 35', 45+2')

Kohr (81'), Hack (82')
Tauer (23')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Bayern MunichBayern31236290296175
2Bayer LeverkusenB. Leverkusen311910266353167
3Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt31167862422055
4Freiburg31156104447-351
5RB Leipzig31131084842649
6Borussia DortmundDortmund311461160491148
7Mainz 05Mainz31138104839947
8Werder Bremen31137114854-646
9Borussia MonchengladbachBorussia M'bach31135135150144
10Augsburg311110103342-943
11Stuttgart31118125651541
12Wolfsburg31109125348539
13Union BerlinUnion Berlin3199133145-1436
14St Pauli3187162636-1031
15Hoffenheim3179154058-1830
16Heidenheim3174203360-2725
17Holstein Kiel3157194574-2922
18VfL BochumVfL Bochum3156203063-3321


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