VFL Wolfsburg vs FSV Mainz 05 Prediction: These two are feeling too confident

Wolfsburg are back in action against Mainz in the 30th round of the Bundesliga. Last weekend, they won big against Bochum away from home, by a 5-1 scoreline. That win ended their 3 match winless streak, while Mainz 05 caused a major blow to the title race by beating Bayern Munich 3-1 at home. These two will be coming in here with lots of confidence hoping to continue their good result. Just two points separate these two on the Bundesliga table, with Mainz 05 occupying the higher position and VFL Wolfsburg occupying the lower position.

VFL Wolfsburg (WDLDW)

Wolfsburg were on a different level when they faced Bochum in their last match. They trashed Bochum 5-1 at the end of 90 minutes and prior to that, they were winless in the 3 matches. Overall, Wolfsburg have 43 points from 29 matches and they are ranked 8th on the Bundesliga table. They have 11 wins, 10 draws and 8 defeats so far and their goal ratio is 51:37. In the 5-1 win against Bochum, they scored 3 goals in the first half and the goals scorers were Mattias Svanberg, Jakub Kaminski and Patrick Wimmer and in the second half, they scored 2 more goals through Mattias Svanberg and Luca Waldschmidt. The hosts managed to pull one back in the 68th minute, but Wolfsburg went on to win the game.

Team streak: more than 4.5 cards (5/7), more than 10.5 corners (4/5).

FSV Mainz (WDDWD)

Mainz are in a stable form and they also come into this game following a huge win against Bayern Munich at home. Mainz are ranked 7th on the Bundesliga table, with 45 points from 29 matches. They won 12, drew 9 and lost 8 and their goal ratio is 49:40. In the 3-1 win against Bayern Munich, they came back from a goal down in the first half to win the second half. Sadio Mane opened the scoring in the 29th minute for Bayern Munich. In the second half, Mainz scored 3 goals through Ludovic Ajorque, Leandro Barreiro and Aaron Martin. And they went on to win the game at the end. Mainz had only 26% possession, 4 shots on target and 2 corner kicks in that game.

Team streak: no losses (10), without a clean sheet (3), both teams scoring (5/6), less than 10.5 corners (5/5).

Head to Head

Both teams have played 20 times against each other. Wolfsburg leads with 8 wins, while Mainz have 4 wins and 8 matches ended in a draw.

• There were more than 2.5 goals in 5/6 meetings.
• Wolfsburg scored first in 6/8 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 5/6 meetings.
• There were more than 10.5 corners in 7/9 meetings.

Expert Betting Tips

Analysis of Wolfsburg shows they have scored 51 goals and conceded 37. They score an average of 1.8 goals per game, with a 15% conversion rate. They create an average of 2.4 chances per game and take an average of 12.1 shots per game. They take an average of 4.3 shots on target per game and they have kept 11 clean sheets.

Analysis of Mainz shows they have scored 49 goals and conceded 40. They score an average of 1.7 goals per game, with a 13% conversion rate. They create an average of 2.1 chances per game and take an average of 12.8 shots per game. They take an average of 4.9 shots on target per game and they have 7 clean sheets.

Based on Analysis, we say:

• Bet on More than 2 Goals at 1.64 Odd
• Bet on Both Teams to Score at 1.90 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 2-2 at 15 Odds