FSV Mainz 05 vs VfL Wolfsburg
Ref: Daniel Siebert, GermanyMEWA ARENA, Mainz · 34,034 cap
Match recap
FSV Mainz 05 beat VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Tietz, Bell, and Amiri scored for FSV Mainz 05; Amoura replied for VfL Wolfsburg. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.82 for FSV Mainz 05 versus 0.73 for VfL Wolfsburg. FSV Mainz 05 sit 10th in the Bundesliga table while VfL Wolfsburg are 16th.
First Half
3'
⚽
Amoura
Assist: Kumbedi
Posch
Yellow Card
Second Half
60'
Wimmer
Yellow Card
⇄
da Costa
⇄
Nebel
66'
⇄
Amoura
⚽
Tietz
Assist: Amiri
70'
Souza
Yellow Card
⚽
Bell
Assist: Hollerbach
75'
⇄
Wimmer
75'
⇄
Souza
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Amiri
Penalty
84'
⇄
Eriksen
84'
⇄
Gerhardt
Kohr
Yellow Card
Bell
Yellow Card
⇄
Lee Jae-Sung
⇄
Tietz
⇄
Hollerbach
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 9 |  FC Augsburg | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -16 | 43 |
| 10 |  FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 40 |
| 11 |  Union Berlin | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -14 | 39 |
| 15 |  Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
| 16 |  VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 29 |
| 17 |  1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -31 | 26 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
FSV Mainz 05VfL Wolfsburg
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.82VS0.73
Attack6 · 0 won
20
Shots
7
9
Shots on target
2
16
Shots in the box
4
4
Shots outside box
3
5
Shots off goal
3
15
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
425
Total passes
319
333
Accurate passes
216
78%
Pass accuracy
68%
Discipline1 · 2 won
8
Fouls
11
3
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
5
6
Blocked shots
2
1.94
Goals prevented
1.94
FSV Mainz 05
3-5-2
VfL Wolfsburg
4-2-3-1
FSV Mainz 05
3-5-2Starting XI
- 4S. PoschD
- 6K. SanoM
- 7Lee Jae-SungM
- 8P. NebelM
- 16S. BellD
- 17B. HollerbachF
- 20P. TietzF
- 21D. da CostaM
- 30S. WidmerM
- 31D. KohrD
- 33D. BatzG
Substitutes
- 1L. RießG
- 2P. MweneD
- 10N. AmiriM
- 14W. BøvingF
- 15L. MaloneyM
- 24S. KawasakiM
- 26S. Katompa MvumpaF
- 44N. WeiperF
- 48K. PotulskiD
VfL Wolfsburg
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1K. GrabaraG
- 3D. VavroD
- 5Vinicius SouzaM
- 9M. AmouraM
- 15M. JenzD
- 17D. PejčinovićF
- 24C. EriksenM
- 25A. ZehnterD
- 26S. KumbediD
- 31Y. GerhardtM
- 39P. WimmerM
Substitutes
- 2K. FischerD
- 7K. ShiogaiF
- 10L. MajerM
- 11A. DaghimF
- 19J. LindstrømM
- 22M. AngelyD
- 29M. MüllerG
- 32M. SvanbergM
FSV Mainz 05
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Posch | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/3 |
| Dominik Kohr | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jae-sung Lee | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Silvan Widmer(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Benedict Hollerbach | F | 89 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Stefan Bell | D | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Daniel Batz | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaishu Sano | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Nebel | M | 65 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2/3 |
| Danny da Costa | M | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Phillip Tietz | F | 89 | 6.0 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kacper Potulski | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Weiper | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Bøving | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sota Kawasaki | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lasse Riess | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nadiem Amiri | M | 25 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Phillipp Mwene | D | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Silas | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lennard Maloney | M | 8 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
VfL Wolfsburg
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamil Grabara | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saël Kumbedi | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Denis Vavro | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vinícius Souza | M | 75 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Amoura | M | 66 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/3 |
| Christian Eriksen | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Moritz Jenz | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yannick Gerhardt(C) | M | 84 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Wimmer | M | 75 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/6 |
| Dženan Pejčinović | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Aaron Zehnter | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jan Bürger | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marius Müller | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathys Angely | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kilian Fischer | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Daghim | F | 24 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kento Shiogai | F | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mattias Svanberg | M | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Majer | M | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Jesper Lindstrøm | M | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |