MAINZ. VfL Wolfsburg was in the end too good for FSV Mainz 05 with the goal of P. Wimmer (33′), M. Arnold (70′) and R. Baku (84′). FSV Mainz 05 lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the OPEL ARENA stadium in Mainz on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Siebert with the collaboration of Jan Seidel and Rafael Foltyn. The 4th official was Michael Bacher. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

FSV Mainz 05

0 - 3

VfL Wolfsburg

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 15 Total 10
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 13 Off Target 7
  • 5 Shots blocked 1
  • 134 Attack 78
  • 61 Dangerous attack 24
  • 119 Ball safe 116
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 15 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FSV Mainz 05 had a superior ball possession 56% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FSV Mainz 05 was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, VfL Wolfsburg succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

FSV Mainz 05 shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

FSV Mainz 05 received 2 yellow cards (A. Stach and B. Svensson). On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg received 1 yellow card (R. Baku).

Match Timeline

33'
Patrick Wimmer(goal)R. Baku
53'
Ridle Baku- Yellow
65'
Mattias Svanberg- sub ->Felix Nmecha
65'
Jonas Wind- sub ->Lukas Nmecha
70'
M. Arnold(goal)
Jonathan Burkardt- sub ->M. Ingvartsen
71'
Danny da Costa- sub ->S. Widmer
72'
75'
76'
Kilian Fischer- sub ->P. Wimmer
78'
78'
84'
84'
Ridle Baku(goal)Jakub Kaminski
88'
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848 II
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After this match, FSV Mainz 05 will stay with 18 points like TSG Hoffenheim to remain in the 10th place. On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg will have 17 points like FC Köln to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FSV Mainz 05 will play away against FC Union Berlin on the 4th of February with a 4-1 head to head in favor of FC Union Berlin (2 draws).

VfL Wolfsburg will host FC Bayern München on the 5th of February with a 32-3 head to head stats in favor of FC Bayern München (5 draws).

FSV Mainz 05 – Formation

FSV Mainz 05
G
Robin Zentner 27.Germany
5.4
D
Alexander Hack 42.Germany
6.6
D
Anthony Caci 19.France
6.8
78'
D
Edimilson Fernandes 20.Switzerland
7.0
M
Silvan Widmer 30.Switzerland
6.9
72'
M
Aarón Martín 3.Spain
7.3
M
Dominik Kohr 31.Germany
7.1
M
Anton Stach 6.Germany
6.5
78' 75'
F
Jae-sung Lee 7.South Korea
6.8
84'
F
Karim Onisiwo 9.Austria
6.1
F
Marcus Ingvartsen 11.Denmark
5.8
71'
Substitutes
G
Finn Dahmen 1.Germany
D
Stefan Bell 16.Germany
D
Danny da Costa 21.Germany
6.4
72'
M
Aymen Barkok 4.Morocco
84'
M
Angelo Fulgini 10.France
6.2
78'
M
Niklas Tauer 17.Germany
M
Leandro Barreiro 8.Luxembourg
F
Delano Burgzorg 37.Netherlands
6.4
78'
F
Jonathan Burkardt 29.Germany
6.3
71'

FSV Mainz 05 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Bo Svensson decided to play with the following team: Robin Zentner (5.4), Edimilson Fernandes (7.0), Alexander Hack (6.6), Anthony Caci (6.8), Silvan Widmer (6.9), Anton Stach (6.5), Dominik Kohr (7.1), Aarón Martín (7.3), Marcus Ingvartsen (5.8), Jae-Sung Lee (6.8) and Karim Onisiwo (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Aymen Barkok, Stefan Bell, Danny da Costa (6.6), Angelo Fulgini (6.2), Niklas Tauer, Leandro Barreiro, Delano Burgzorg (6.4), Finn Gilbert Dahmen and Jonathan Burkardt (6.3).

Substitutions

FSV Mainz 05 made 5 changes: M. Ingvartsen for J. Burkardt (71′), S. Widmer for D. da Costa (72′), A. Caci for A. Fulgini (78′), A. Stach for D. Burgzorg (78′) and Lee Jae-Sung for A. Barkok (84′).

Best player: Aarón Martín​

The most impressive player for FSV Mainz 05 was Aarón Martín.

His rating is (7.3) with 39 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 12 crosses.

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Koen Casteels 1.Belgium
7.3
D
Paulo Otávio 6.Brazil
6.8
88'
D
Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium
7.1
D
Micky van de Ven 5.Netherlands
7.5
D
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
6.8
53' 84'
M
M. Arnold 27.Germany
8.1
70'
M
Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany
7.0
M
Felix Nmecha 22.Germany
7.7
65'
M
Jakub Kamiński 16.Poland
6.8
88'
M
Patrick Wimmer 39.Austria
7.3
76' 33'
F
Lukas Nmecha 10.Germany
6.7
65'
Substitutes
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
D
Maxence Lacroix 4.France
D
Kilian Fischer 2.Germany
6.3
76'
D
Jérôme Roussillon 15.Guadeloupe
88'
M
Mattias Svanberg 32.Sweden
6.6
65'
M
Josip Brekalo 14.Croatia
F
Jonas Wind 23.Denmark
6.8
65'
F
Omar Marmoush 33.Egypt
88'
F
Luca Waldschmidt 7.Germany

VfL Wolfsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Niko Kovač played with: Koen Casteels (7.3), Ridle Baku (6.8), Sebastiaan Bornauw (7.1), Micky van de Ven (7.5), Paulo Otávio (6.8), Patrick Wimmer (7.3), Felix Nmecha (7.7), Maximilian Arnold (8.1), Yannick Gerhardt (7.0), Jakub Kamiński (6.8) and Lukas Nmecha (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jonas Wind (6.8), Maxence Lacroix, Pavao Pervan, Mattias Svanberg (6.6), Kilian Fischer (6.3), Josip Brekalo, Omar Marmoush, Jérôme Roussillon and Luca Waldschmidt.

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: L. Nmecha for J. Wind (65′), F. Nmecha for M. Svanberg (65′), P. Wimmer for K. Fischer (76′), Paulo Otavio for J. Roussillon (88′) and J. Kaminski for O. Marmoush (88′).

Best player: Maximilian Arnold​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Maximilian Arnold.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 36 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​