Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the Bundesliga round 17 game between Mainz 05 and Wolfsburg and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Mainz 05 will be hosting a MEWA Arena encounter on Saturday when Wolfsburg arrive for a test of their credentials.
Placed 16th in the Bundesliga table, Mainz 05 have amassed ten points after 16 matches. On 19 points, Wolfsburg rank tenth with 16 matches played this season.
Team form: Mainz 05 vs Wolfsburg
Mainz 05 Form
Mainz 05 failed to win any of their last three matches, though they gained a point against FC Koln in a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against FC Heidenheim in a 0-1 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund. Mainz 05 just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the MEWA Arena. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 11 goals.
Wolfsburg Form
It is all or nothing with Wolfsburg following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 0-1 in an encounter with Freiburg to which, they replied by beating Darmstadt 0-1. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 1-2 against Bayern Munich. Wolfsburg managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 14 times and letting in five.
Betting stats and facts for Mainz 05 and Wolfsburg
Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that Mainz 05 and Wolfsburg played across all competitions.
- Mainz 05 have not won 16 of the last 18 matches
- In the last 7 Mainz 05 matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 8 Mainz 05 matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Mainz 05 have lost 5 of the last 6 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Mainz 05 have lost 5 of the last 6 home matches
- Wolfsburg have lost 7 of the last 8 away matches
- Wolfsburg have lost 6 of the last 8 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Wolfsburg have conceded in 12 of the last 14 away matches
- Wolfsburg have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Wolfsburg have not won 7 of the last 8 away matches
In-form players: Mainz 05 vs Wolfsburg
Marco Richter hit the target once in six Bundesliga matches, while Maximilian Arnold scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both players will be hoping to double that at MEWA Arena.
Popular markets: Mainz 05 vs Wolfsburg
Full-time result
Mainz 05 won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, drawing one and losing six as well. Wolfsburg won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost seven in this run.
Both teams to score
Mainz 05 scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Wolfsburg got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Mainz 05 probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Wolfsburg managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Mainz 05’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. In the previous ten matches for Wolfsburg, betting on over 2.5 goals turned out to be a winning bet in six of them. On average, Wolfsburg scored one goal per game.
Betting tip: Mainz 05 vs Wolfsburg
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Mainz 05 and Wolfsburg seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Bundesliga match.
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