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VfL Wolfsburg vs FSV Mainz 05: result 1-1 and analysis

BundesligaRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 31, 2025 at 01:30 PM (UTC)Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg
1-1
FSV Mainz 05

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What was the result of VfL Wolfsburg vs FSV Mainz 05?

VfL Wolfsburg and FSV Mainz 05 drew 1-1 on August 31, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 9′A. ZehnterVfL Wolfsburg
  • 89′N. AmiriFSV Mainz 05 (pen.)

Official lineup for VfL Wolfsburg vs FSV Mainz 05

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

VfL Wolfsburg

4-2-3-1
  1. 17D. Pejčinović
  1. 39P. Wimmer
  2. 10L. Majer
  3. 7A. Skov Olsen
  1. 5Vinicius Souza
  2. 27M. Arnold
  1. 25A. Zehnter
  2. 4K. Koulierakis
  3. 15M. Jenz
  4. 2K. Fischer
  1. 1K. Grabara

FSV Mainz 05

3-3-1-3
  1. 7Lee Jae-Sung
  2. 44N. Weiper
  3. 9A. Nordin
  1. 10N. Amiri
  1. 2P. Mwene
  2. 6K. Sano
  3. 19A. Caci
  1. 31D. Kohr
  2. 16S. Bell
  3. 21D. da Costa
  1. 27R. Zentner
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, VfL Wolfsburg have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; FSV Mainz 05 have 5, 5 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 23, 20251. FC Heidenheim(away)3-1Bundesliga
Aug 16, 2025Hemelingen(away)9-0DFB Pokal
Aug 9, 2025Brighton(away)0-2Friendlies Clubs
Aug 2, 2025Feyenoord(away)0-4Friendlies Clubs
Jul 26, 20251. FC Magdeburg(away)4-3Friendlies Clubs
FSV Mainz 05
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 28, 2025Rosenborg(home)4-1UEFA Europa Conference League
Aug 24, 20251. FC Köln(home)0-1Bundesliga
Aug 21, 2025Rosenborg(away)1-2UEFA Europa Conference League
Aug 18, 2025Dynamo Dresden(away)1-0DFB Pokal
Aug 9, 2025Strasbourg(home)0-0Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 VfL Wolfsburg wins, 2 draws, 1 FSV Mainz 05 win.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 19, 2025FSV Mainz 05 2-2 VfL WolfsburgBundesliga
Dec 8, 2024VfL Wolfsburg 4-3 FSV Mainz 05Bundesliga
May 18, 2024VfL Wolfsburg 1-3 FSV Mainz 05Bundesliga
Jan 13, 2024FSV Mainz 05 1-1 VfL WolfsburgBundesliga
Apr 30, 2023VfL Wolfsburg 3-0 FSV Mainz 05Bundesliga
Nov 5, 2022FSV Mainz 05 0-3 VfL WolfsburgBundesliga

Last archived meeting: FSV Mainz 05 vs VfL Wolfsburg on Apr 19, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

VfL Wolfsburg score 1.6 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; FSV Mainz 05 score 1.7 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
VfL Wolfsburg1.61.726/158/15
FSV Mainz 051.71.339/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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5FSV Mainz 056312141010

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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