Wolfsburg vs Mainz prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-05-17 13:30.
[p]There was nothing to split Wolfsburg and Mainz when they played out a 1-1 draw back in Round 17, but the Wolves will need a win to maintain any chance of breaking into the top half on the final day. There is a solid case for that to occur, as Ralph Hasenhüttl’s men had won three successive games prior to their 2-0 defeat against Bayern in the penultimate round.[/p]
[p]Regardless of where they end up in the table this season, this has already been confirmed to be Wolfsburg’s weakest Bundesliga campaign since 2017/18 in terms of points gained. Even so, HasenhĂĽttl may cut a confident character ahead of this final day clash after remaining unbeaten in all but one of his six touchline meetings against Mainz (W4, D1, L1). [/p]
[p]Whilst the hosts play for pride, Mainz travel here battling for their Bundesliga survival on the final day. Only victory will guarantee a 16th consecutive season in Germany’s top flight, whilst a draw would likely be enough given their immensely superior goal difference to Union Berlin. A loss may even suffice as long as Union don’t win their match at home to Freiburg, so the omens are largely positive.[/p]
[p]Their position of relative safety on the final day is partly thanks to Bo Henriksen’s men posting a stunning 3-0 victory over Dortmund last weekend to extend their unbeaten run to eight games (W4, D4). Whether Mainz can end their season on a high must be in doubt based on their away form, as the 05ers have failed to win any of their last 17 road trips (D9, L8), with the most recent of those, a 1-1 against Heidenheim only the third game during that sequence in which they scored first.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Of the five goals that Lovro Majer has scored in Bundesliga action since joining Wolfsburg (G5, A5), only one served to open the scoring. In contrasting fashion, Mainz’s Jonathan Burkardt hit his team’s opener in his last 12 scoring appearances, ten of which were also the first goal of the game.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Mainz played out draws in all five of their Bundesliga away games this season in which they were pre-match favourites.[/p]