On Apr 22nd, Wolfsburg will host Mainz 05 at Volkswagen Arena in a clash of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Wolfsburg sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-6 blowout loss against Borussia Dortmund. Rothe struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 24th minute, then Axel Witsel added another in the 26th minute. Wolfsburg is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Mainz 05 recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Stuttgart. Neither Mainz 05 nor Stuttgart could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Dec 4th, Mainz 05 hosted Wolfsburg at the Opel Arena in their last match together. Mainz 05 was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Jonathan Burkardt scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 2nd minute, then Anton Stach added another in the 4th minute on a feed from Jae-Sung Lee In the end, Wolfsburg couldn’t muster any offence and Mainz 05 ran away with the shutout win.
Jonathan Burkardt has been the most prolific scorer on Mainz 05 in the last 5 matches with three goals. For Wolfsburg, their top scorers are Max Kruse and Maximilian Arnold, each having 2 goals in their last five matches
Jérôme Roussillon, Koen Casteels, William and Paulo Otávio are unavailable to play for Florian Kohfeldt’s team, while Mainz 05 will be without Jeremiah St. Juste and Delano Burgzorg.