Wolfsburg – Mainz : Preview & Prediction
In the opening match of the 31st round of matches, Wolfsburg hosts Mainz in a match that is decisive for their survival. The Wolves’ season has been complicated and far too uneven to hope for a better position at the end of the championship. Florian Kohfeldt’s team is on a bad run in this final sprint with four defeats in the last five games, including a very humiliating 6-1 loss in Dortmund last weekend. Only six points separate the Lower Saxon club from Stuttgart, 16th and first play-off position, so the result must be positive at the end of the 90 minutes or else the end of the season will be more and more stressful. Defeated 3-0 in the first round, Maxence Lacroix’s team-mates must take their revenge to offer their fans some respite in a difficult situation!
Ahead of their opponents in the standings, Bo Svensson’s men have a five-point lead and have nothing left to play for until 14 May, the date of the last game of the year. However, this is no reason for Karim Onisiwo and his team-mates to continue their poor performances (two points from four games), especially as their away results are very poor: no success since the end of October. Wolfsburg will be hoping to find a way through the gap to sink the team based near the Rhine. To turn things around, Mainz 05, as they are known in Germany, need to play at the same level as their home games to come away with maximum points at the final whistle.
Wolfsburg will need to rely on Lukas Nmecha, who scored twice against Bielefeld in early April.
Wolfsburg have won two of their last three home games without conceding a goal.
Wolfsburg have lost two in a row to Mainz (3-0; 3-2) after winning four in a row.
Mainz have only taken 2 points from a possible 30 since November 2021 (8 losses, 2 draws).
Mainz played 3 consecutive away games in April: 2 defeats, 1 draw.
Wolsfburg are playing very big this Friday. In case of defeat, the end of the season would be nervous for the whole club, especially since they receive Bayern Munich on the last day. Mainz are struggling away from home and will not travel to the Volkswagen Arena with full confidence, which could be detrimental to them.
Wolfsburg – Mainz : Betting Tips
Wolfsburg – Win Odds: 2.25
