Wolfsburg vs Mainz prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-08-30 13:30.
[p]Wolfsburg return home hoping to build on their winning start to the campaign as they welcome a Mainz side looking to bounce back from a matchday one defeat.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Wolfsburg could hardly have wished for a better start to the new league season after recording a 3-1 win away at Heidenheim, marking the first time since 2011 that they scored three goals on matchday one of a Bundesliga season. They’ll be hoping to use the momentum gained from that positive start to end another torrid streak of no wins in their last eight home matches (D5, L3), the joint-worst such streak in the club’s top-flight history, but a wretched record of just two wins from their last 15 Sunday-held Bundesliga fixtures (D4, L9) suggests more misery could ensue here for the home faithful. [/p]
[p]Mainz opened their campaign with a flat 1-0 defeat at home to Cologne, ending a ten-month unbeaten stretch on their own turf and continuing a broader trend that has seen them win just once in ten Bundesliga outings (D4, L5). Bo Henriksen’s men immediately bounced back with an emphatic 4-1 home win over Rosenberg in midweek, securing their place in the league phase of the UEFA Conference League. Now they’re made to hit the road in league action, where their numbers were impressive last season having collected 26 points away from home to mark their second-best return in the club’s Bundesliga history, while also setting a new club record for most goals scored in away top-flight fixtures with 31.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Wolfsburg have enjoyed the better of this fixture in recent years, losing just once across the last seven Bundesliga meetings with Mainz (W4, D2).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Six of Wolfsburg’s last eight fixtures saw over 3.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Eight of Wolfsburg’s last 11 home matches saw both teams score. [/p]
[p]Mainz have been winning at half-time in four of their last six matches.[/p]
[p]None of Mainz’s last 15 away matches ended level (W7, L8).[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Wolfsburg’s captain Maximilian Arnold will be licking his lips at the sight of Mainz, against whom he contributed to three goals last season (G1, A2). Mainz will be hoping a Lee Jae-sung goal sets them up for rare success, since they’ve lost just once in his last 13 goalscoring appearances (W10, D2), including against Wolfsburg last season (D 2-2).[/p]
[p]Wolfsburg defenders Denis Vavro and Joakim Mæhle have joined a growing injury list. Mainz will be without Paul Nebel who picked up a red card last time out, while Benedict Hollerbach worryingly hobbled off after 15 minutes against Cologne.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The last three H2Hs have seen both teams score in the first half, making that market an attractive prospect once again.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]